Rajah of Sarawak

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The Rajah of Sarawak was the hereditary monarch of the Kingdom of Sarawak on Borneo, held by the Brooke family—known as the White Rajahs—from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state title
hereditary monarchy
royal title
alsoKnownAs White Rajah
linked to: White Rajahs
appliesToJurisdiction Sarawak
associatedWith Kingdom of Sarawak
White Rajahs
capitalOfRealm Kuching
coatOfArmsOfRealm Coat of arms of Sarawak
continent Asia
country Kingdom of Sarawak
dissolved 1946
dynasty Brooke dynasty
endedBy cession of Sarawak to the United Kingdom
endedByEvent establishment of the Crown Colony of Sarawak
endTime 1946
establishedAfter cession of territory by the Sultan of Brunei
establishedBy James Brooke
ethnicBackgroundOfDynasty British
firstHolder James Brooke
flagOfRealm Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
governmentType personal rule
heldByDynasty Brooke family
hereditaryIn Brooke family
historicalEra 19th century
20th century
inception 1841
languageOfAdministration English
Malay
lastHolder Charles Vyner Brooke
locatedIn Borneo
monarchOf Kingdom of Sarawak
nativeLanguageName Rajah Sarawak
linked to: Rajah of Sarawak
notableHolder Charles Brooke
Charles Vyner Brooke
James Brooke
numberOfHolders 3
politicalSystem absolute monarchy
predecessorPolity Bruneian Empire
region Southeast Asia
religionAssociated Anglicanism
residence Astana, Kuching
startTime 1841
styleOfAddress His Highness
successorPolity Crown Colony of Sarawak
successorTitle Governor of Sarawak
territoryRuled Sarawak on Borneo
linked to: Sarawak
titleCreatedFor James Brooke
typeOfMonarchy hereditary absolute monarchy

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White Rajahs hasMonarch Charles Vyner Brooke
linked to: Rajah of Sarawak
White Rajahs lastRuler Charles Vyner Brooke
linked to: Rajah of Sarawak
White Rajahs titleOfRuler Rajah of Sarawak
Brooke family hasMember Charles Vyner Brooke
linked to: Rajah of Sarawak
Brooke family title Rajah of Sarawak
James Brooke title Rajah of Sarawak
subject linked to: Brooke family
Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke title Rajah of Sarawak
subject linked to: Brooke family
Charles Vyner Brooke title Rajah of Sarawak
subject linked to: Brooke family
James Brooke positionHeld Rajah of Sarawak
Governor of Sarawak follows Rajah of Sarawak
Batu Lintang camp countryDuringOperation Raj of Sarawak (under Japanese occupation)
linked to: Rajah of Sarawak
Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke styleOfAddress His Highness the Rajah of Sarawak
linked to: Rajah of Sarawak
Rajah of Sarawak nativeLanguageName Rajah Sarawak
linked to: Rajah of Sarawak
Brooke dynasty styleOfRulers Rajah of Sarawak
Vyner Brooke honorificTitle Rajah of Sarawak
Vyner Brooke positionHeld Rajah of Sarawak
James Brooke positionHeld White Rajah of Sarawak
subject linked to: Anna Maria Brooke
linked to: Rajah of Sarawak
James Brooke title Rajah of Sarawak
subject linked to: Anna Maria Brooke
James Brooke title White Rajah of Sarawak
subject linked to: Anna Maria Brooke
linked to: Rajah of Sarawak
Charles Vyner Brooke positionHeld Rajah of Sarawak
Charles Vyner Brooke title Rajah of Sarawak