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Brooke Raj

(1841–1946) Dynasty of British rajas that ruled Sarawak (now a state in Malaysia) for a century. Sir James Brooke (1803–68) served with the British East India Company and fought in the first Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26) before using his family fortune to outfit a schooner and sail for the Indies (1838). He was awarded the title of raja of Sarawak by the sultan of Brunei for helping suppress a rebellion. Brooke established a secure government on Sarawak and was succeeded by his nephew, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke (1829–1917), who had spent much of his life on Sarawak, knew the local language, and respected local beliefs and customs. Under him, social and economic changes were limited. His eldest son, Sir Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke (1874–1963), succeeded him and began a modernization program after World War I. He terminated Brooke rule in 1946, ceding Sarawak to Britain.

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No references found			This is so, even though, as the editors of this volume note, local officers have played an integral part in the administration of Sarawak from the earliest days of the Brooke Raj onward. James U.H. Chin and Jayl Langub, editors, Reminiscences: ... by Sather, Clifford / Borneo Research Bulletin McDougall also features, of course, in Graham Saunders' Bishops and Brookes: The Anglican Mission and the Brooke Raj in Sarawak, 1848-1941 (1992). Further notes on the historiography of British Borneo by Tarling, Nicholas / Borneo Research Bulletin Since he debuted with The Name of Brooke nearly twenty-five years ago, Reece has specialized in the history of the Brooke Raj and the lives of the Rajahs. Bob Reece, The White Rajahs of Sarawak, a Borneo Dynasty by Steinmayer, Otto / Borneo Research Bulletin			bronzing bronzing liquid Bronzino Bronzino Il Bronzino, Il bronzite bronzitfels bronzitite brooch Brood brood capsule brood parasitism brood pouch Brooder Brooder House Brook Farm Brook Park Brook Taylor brook trout Brook's law Brook, Alexander Brook, Peter Brook, Sir Peter Brooke Brooke County Brooke Raj Brooke, Alan Francis Brooke, Dorothea Brooke, Edward W. Brooke, Edward William Brooke, Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, Henry Brooke, John Mercer Brooke, Rupert Brooke, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, Sir James Brookeborough, Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookfield Brookhaven Brookhaven National Laboratory Brookings Brookings County Brookings Institution Brookings, Robert Somers Brookite Brookline Brooklyn Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Center			brook trout brook trout brook trout Brook Valley Country Club Brook's Law Brook, Alexander Brook, Peter Brook, Peter (Stephen Paul) Brook, Peter (Stephen Paul) Brook, Peter (Stephen Paul) Brook, Sir Peter Brookdale Community College Brookdale Computer Users Group Brookdale Elementary School Brookdale Living Communities, Inc. Brookdale Senior Living Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Brooke Brooke Brooke Army Medical Center Brooke Army Medical Centre Family Care Clinic Brooke Bond Oxo Brooke County Brooke County, West Virginia Brooke County, WV Brooke Group Ltd Brooke Hancock Jefferson Brooke High School Brooke Raj Brooke Siren Systems Audio Ltd Brooke Street Medical Centre Brooke Tower Hall Council Brooke's tumor Brooke's tumor Brooke's tumor Brooke, Alan Francis Brooke, Dorothea Brooke, Edward W. Brooke, Edward William Brooke, Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, Henry Brooke, John Mercer Brooke, Rupert Brooke, Rupert Brooke, Rupert (Chawner) Brooke, Rupert (Chawner) Brooke, Rupert Chawner Brooke, Rupert Chawner Brooke, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, Sir James Brookeborough, Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount brooked brooked brooked Brooker t washington Brooker T. Washington Brooker washington Brooker-Wills Interlocking Intramedullary Nailing

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