Sultanate of Brunei authority in Sarawak
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The Sultanate of Brunei authority in Sarawak was the pre-colonial Bruneian rule over the Sarawak region on Borneo, which ended when James Brooke established his own governance there in the 19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultanate of Brunei authority in Sarawak canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
ⓘ
pre-colonial political authority ⓘ |
| affectedPeoples |
Dayak communities in Sarawak
ⓘ
Malay communities in Sarawak ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion | northwestern Borneo ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Malay sultanate system ⓘ |
| economicBasis |
control of riverine trade
ⓘ
levying of duties on coastal and inland trade ⓘ |
| endCause |
cession of Sarawak to James Brooke
ⓘ
weakening of Brunei’s control over outlying territories ⓘ |
| endDateApproximate | 1840s ⓘ |
| endedBy | James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedWith | establishment of James Brooke’s rule in Sarawak ⓘ |
| exercisedBy | Sultan of Brunei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercisedThrough |
local aristocracy
ⓘ
regional governors ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Brooke Raj in Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sarawak under James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
competition among regional powers in Borneo
ⓘ
early phase of European expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Bruneian-appointed officials
ⓘ
local Malay chiefs under Brunei suzerainty ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
its decline facilitated European colonial penetration in Sarawak
ⓘ
represents Brunei’s former territorial extent in Borneo ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Malay customary law under Bruneian influence ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Borneo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bruneian sphere of influence in Borneo ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
dependency of Brunei
ⓘ
vassal territory of Brunei ⓘ |
| precededBy | indigenous Dayak polities in the Sarawak area ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Brooke–Brunei treaties of the 1840s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
James Brooke’s acquisition of Sarawak
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultanate of Brunei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic sultanate overlordship ⓘ |
| sovereign | Sultanate of Brunei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
before mid-19th century
ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| tributaryRelations | local communities paid tribute to Brunei ⓘ |
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