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| Sir James Brooke | |
|---|---|
| Rajah of Sarawak 1st | |
 Rajah James Brooke | |
| Rajah of Sarawak | |
| Reign | 18 August 1842 – 11 June 1868 |
| Installation | 18 August 1842 |
| Predecessor | Sultan Tengah (as Sultan of Sarawak) Pengiran Indera Mahkota Mohammad Salleh (as Governor of Sarawak) |
| Successor | Charles of Sarawak |
| Born | 29 April 1803 Bandel, Hooghly, British India |
| Died | 11 June 1868 (aged 65) Burrator, United Kingdom |
| Burial | |
| Spouses | none |
| House | Brooke dynasty |
| Father | Thomas Brooke |
| Mother | Anna Maria Brooke |
| Religion | Christianity (Church of England) |
| Occupation | Former soldier, trader, independent gentleman, Governor; Rajah |
| 1st Governor of Labuan | |
| In office 1848–1852 | |
| Lieutenant | William Napier (1848–1850) John Scott (1850–1856) |
| Preceded by | Newly Created |
| Succeeded by | George Warren Edwards |
| Personal details | |
| Children | Reuben George Brooke (son) (1834–1874) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British Empire |
| Branch/service | Bengal Army, British East India Company |
| Rank | Ensign |
| Battles/wars | (1824–1825) |
Sir James Brooke, Rajah[note] of Sarawak, KCB (29 April 1803[1] – 11 June 1868), was a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo. He ruled as the first White Rajah of Sarawak from 1841 until his death in 1868.
Brooke was born and raised under the Company Raj of the British East India Company in India. After a few years of education in England, he served in the Bengal Army, was wounded, and resigned his commission. He then bought a ship and sailed out to the Malay Archipelago where, by helping to crush a rebellion, he became governor of Sarawak. He then vigorously suppressed piracy in the region and, in the ensuing turmoil, restored the Sultan of Brunei to his throne, for which the Sultan made Brooke the Rajah of Sarawak. He ruled until his death.
Brooke was not without detractors and was criticised in the British Parliament and officially investigated in Singapore for his anti-piracy measures. He was, however, honoured and feted in London for his activities in Southeast Asia. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace was one of many visitors whose published work spoke of his hospitality and achievements.
- ^ Calcutta Monthly Journal Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, May 1803, p.158, "Bengal Births..At Bandel, on the 29th ultimo, the Lady of T.Brooke, Esq. of a Son"
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