Brooke family

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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
Coat of arms of the Raj of Sarawak.svg
CountryFlag of the Kingdom of Sarawak (1870).svg Raj of Sarawak
Founded24 September 1841
Founder James Brooke
Current headLaurence Brooke[ citation needed ]
Final ruler Charles Vyner Brooke
Deposition1 July 1946

White Rajahs of Sarawak:

Family tree

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

References

  1. ↑ "Sarawak as a British Crown Colony (1946 â€" 1963)". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Lockard, Craig A. (2009). Southeast Asia in World History. New York: Oxford. pp. 101–102.
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