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.

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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

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White Rajahs flagUsed Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
Crown Colony of Sarawak flag Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
this entity surface form: Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak