Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)

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The Kingdom of Sarawak was a 19th- and early 20th-century independent state on the island of Borneo, ruled as a personal monarchy by the Brooke family, known as the "White Rajahs."

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Kingdom of Sarawak 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former monarchy
sovereign state
alsoKnownAs White Rajahs' Sarawak NERFINISHED
borderedBy Dutch Borneo NERFINISHED
North Borneo NERFINISHED
Sultanate of Brunei NERFINISHED
capital Kuching NERFINISHED
cessionYear 1946
coatOfArms Arms of the Brooke Rajahs of Sarawak NERFINISHED
commonName Sarawak NERFINISHED
continent Asia
currency Sarawak dollar NERFINISHED
endCause cession to the United Kingdom
endYear 1946
establishedAsState 1841
firstRuler James Brooke NERFINISHED
flag Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED
founder James Brooke NERFINISHED
governmentType absolute monarchy
personal monarchy
headOfStateTitle Rajah
languageCommon Chinese languages NERFINISHED
Iban
Malay
languageOfAdministration English
lastRuler Charles Vyner Brooke NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Malaysia NERFINISHED
State of Sarawak NERFINISHED
locatedOn Borneo NERFINISHED
mottoLanguage Latin
nicknameOfRulers White Rajahs NERFINISHED
partOfHistoricalEra 19th century
Age of Imperialism NERFINISHED
early 20th century
predecessor Bruneian Empire NERFINISHED
Sultanate of Brunei NERFINISHED
protectorateOf United Kingdom NERFINISHED
protectorateStatusStartYear 1888
recognizedAsIndependentBy United Kingdom NERFINISHED
recognizedAsIndependentYear 1864
region Southeast Asia
religionOfficial none
rulingDynasty Brooke family NERFINISHED
secondRuler Charles Brooke NERFINISHED
startYear 1841
status British protectorate
independent state
successor British Crown Colony of Sarawak NERFINISHED
Crown Colony of Sarawak NERFINISHED
thirdRuler Charles Vyner Brooke NERFINISHED

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James Brooke founded Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)
Crown Colony of Sarawak precededBy Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Sarawak