Brooke family

The Brooke family is an English family that ruled the Raj of Sarawak, from 1841 until 1 July, 1946, when Charles Vyner Brooke, the third and last "White Rajah" ceded Sarawak to the British Empire[1] due to the lack of resources to finance reconstruction after World War II.[2]

Brooke Family
Country Raj of Sarawak
Founded24 September 1841
FounderJames Brooke
Current headJason Brooke
Final rulerCharles Vyner Brooke
Deposition1 July 1946

Rajahs of Sarawak:

Family tree

Thomas Brooke
Francis JohnsonEmma BrookeJames Brooke
1st White Rajah
John Brooke Johnson Brooke
Rajah Muda		Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke
2nd White Rajah		George Brooke
Esca Brooke-DaykinCharles Vyner Brooke
3rd White Rajah		Bertram Brooke
Rajah Muda
Anthony Brooke
Rajah Muda
James Lionel Brooke
Jason Brooke

References

  1. ^ "Sarawak as a British Crown Colony (1946 â€" 1963)".
  2. ^ Lockard, Craig A. (2009). Southeast Asia in World History. New York: Oxford. pp. 101–102.
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