Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
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The Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak was the distinctive colonial-era banner of the Brooke dynasty’s White Rajah rule in Borneo, featuring a yellow field with a central red and black cross.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Brooke dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles Brooke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ Vyner Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Asia
ⓘ
Flags of former countries ⓘ Historical flags of Malaysia ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | British-influenced heraldry in Borneo ⓘ |
| design | yellow field with a central red and black cross ⓘ |
| era | White Rajah era ⓘ |
| feature |
black cross
ⓘ
red cross ⓘ |
| fieldColor | yellow ⓘ |
| governmentTypeRepresented | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| politicalEntityRepresented | Brooke-ruled Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatusRepresented | independent kingdom ⓘ |
| region | Borneo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brooke family coat of arms
ⓘ
modern Flag of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | historical flag ⓘ |
| symbolicColorMeaning |
black associated with authority
ⓘ
red associated with courage ⓘ yellow as royal color ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Brooke rule in Sarawak
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInUse | 19th–20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfCross | central cross ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Brooke dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ White Rajahs of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
government buildings
ⓘ
official residences of the White Rajah ⓘ ships of the Kingdom of Sarawak ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1946 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak