Tuan Besar
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Tuan Besar was a Malay honorific title denoting the ruling White Rajah of Sarawak, signifying his status as the paramount leader.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malay honorific title
ⓘ
honorific ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Rajahs of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Malay titles
ⓘ
honorifics ⓘ royal titles ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Malay-speaking communities in Borneo ⓘ |
| denotes | ruling White Rajah of Sarawak ⓘ |
| denotesPoliticalRole | sovereign authority in Sarawak ⓘ |
| denotesSocialRank | highest traditional rank in Sarawak under the White Rajahs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsOver | subjects of Sarawak ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Besar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuan ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalRoot |
Malay word "besar" meaning "great"
ⓘ
Malay word "tuan" meaning "lord" ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | great lord ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| impliesAuthorityOver |
administration of Sarawak
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Sarawak ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
Rajah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Rajah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signifiesStatusAs | paramount leader ⓘ |
| titleHolderType | male ruler ⓘ |
| usedAs | form of address for the White Rajah ⓘ |
| usedFor | ruling monarch of Sarawak under the Brooke dynasty ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyBy | Brooke dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Malay language ⓘ |
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