Brooke dynasty
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The Brooke dynasty was a British ruling family that governed the Kingdom of Sarawak on the island of Borneo as personal monarchs, known as the "White Rajahs," from the mid-19th to mid-20th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British family
ⓘ
ruling dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Kuching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of the Rajahs of Sarawak ⓘ |
| continentRuled | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | cession of Sarawak to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endEvent | establishment of the Crown Colony of Sarawak ⓘ |
| endTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | British ⓘ |
| firstRuler | James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak ⓘ |
| followedBy | British Crown Colony of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
absolute monarchy
ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Charles Vyner Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on modern Sarawak identity
ⓘ
preservation of some indigenous customary laws ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfRealm | independent kingdom under personal rule ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivitiesInRealm | agriculture ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivitiesInRealm |
resource extraction
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| nickname | White Rajahs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConflict |
World War II Japanese occupation of Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conflicts with local pirates ⓘ |
| notableInfrastructureProjects | development of Kuching as administrative center ⓘ |
| notablePolicy |
protection of indigenous groups (stated policy)
ⓘ
suppression of piracy ⓘ territorial expansion in Borneo ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Vyner Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRulers | 3 ⓘ |
| parentCountryAtEnd | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postDynastyMovement | anti-cession movement in Sarawak ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bruneian control over Sarawak ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Borneo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOfRulers | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1841 ⓘ |
| styleOfRulers | Rajah of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary succession within the Brooke family ⓘ |
| territorialLocation | northwestern Borneo ⓘ |
| vassalRelations | nominal suzerainty of the Sultanate of Brunei (early period) ⓘ |
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