Brooke, Sir James
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Brooke, Sir James (1803–68). Brooke, ‘the White Raja of Sarawak’, was born at Benares, educated in England, and recruited to the Madras army in 1819. Wounded in the first
Burmese war (1824–6), he resigned his commission in 1830. Inheriting a fortune five years later, he became an explorer in south-east Asia. In 1841, while recuperating at Singapore, he heard that his friend, the raja of Sarawak, was facing a major rebellion but that no official relief expedition was planned. He rushed to the raja's aid and helped to crush the rebellion. As a reward, and after the death of the raja, he was offered the rajadom by its overlord, the sultan of
Brunei. He accepted and established a dynasty. He cleared the region of pirates and established the Borneo Company to promote development. He was recognized by the USA as the ruler of an independent state in 1850; and by the British in 1864.
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White Rajah: a biography of Sir James Brooke.(General)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 6/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; BARLEY, NIGEL. White Rajah: a biography of Sir James Brooke, viii, 262 pp., maps, illus., bibliogr. London...Beginning with the birth and ending with the death of James Brooke, first Rajah of Sarawak, it peters out with an episode...
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The Enigmatic Sir James Brooke. (Reviews).(White Rajah)(Book Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...involving book deals with the enigmatic Sir James Brooke, self-styled Rajah of Sarawak...in Borneo. Enigma surrounds even Brooke's place of birth; some sources...thorough research informs us that Brooke was born in Benares.) Like many...
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Kingdom in the east.(White Rajah: a Biography of Sir James Brooke)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 2/1/2003; ; 643 words
; White Rajah: a Biography of Sir James Brooke by Nigel Barley, Little, Brown, hb, pp262, 16...fascinating character for his biography White Rajah. Sir James Brooke, the English founder of a line of `white rajahs...
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Brooke, James Un rajah blanc a Borneo. La vie de Sir James Brooke.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Biography; 3/22/2007; ; 483 words
; Brooke, James Un rajah blanc a Borneo. La vie de Sir James Brooke. Nigel Barley. Trans. Bernard Blanc...Jim is never mentioned, yet he is Sir James's best scion. The destiny of Barley...
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Birth of Sir James Brooke: April 29th, 1803. (Months Past).(Biography)
Magazine article from: History Today; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...WHITE Rajah of Sarawak was the son of Thomas Brooke, a wealthy judge in the service of the East...returned to retirement in Bath and had young James tutored at home. Back in India at sixteen, James Brooke took a commission in the East India Company...
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James Brooke lives on in Kuching
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 6/21/2002; ; 458 words
; ...The White Rajahs The James Brooke is named after the first...from 1841 to 1941. Sir James Brooke was an English gentleman...by his nephew Charles Brooke; Charles' son Charles...Illustrations/Photos: James Brooke Coffeehouse and...
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Brooke - the White `oriental' despot or civilising Westerner?
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/17/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...New Straits Times 01-17-2004 Brooke - the White `oriental' despot...Sarawak's first "White Rajah", Sir James Brooke, had forged with the Royal Court...Rajah, penned a synopsis of Sir James, journeyed off to Hollywood and...
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Sikhs recruited by Rajah Brooke to quell uprising
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 9/15/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...15-2002 Sikhs recruited by Rajah Brooke to quell uprising Byline: Sarban...Sikhs were recruited by Sarawak Rajah Sir James Brooke from Singapore in 1857 to quell Chinese...Sikhs was best described by Governor Sir Frederick Weld who after inspecting...
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Rajah Brooke. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Magazine article from: History Today; 5/1/2003; ; 363 words
; I was surprised by your piece `Birth of Sir James Brooke'. (Months Past, April 2003) ,presenting him as a benign character who cleared up a country `infested' with pirates and...
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Sir Steven Runciman, Expert on Crusades, World Traveler, Dies
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/4/2000; 700+ words
; Sir Steven Runciman, 97...death was not reported. Sir Steven's three-volume...Christian Holy Land, Sir Steven drew on Muslim...gifts of grace." James Cochran Stevenson Runciman...soldier-poet Rupert Brooke. Sir Steven lived much...
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Sir James Brooke
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir James Brooke Sir James Brooke (1803-1868) was a British empire builder and the first "white ruler" of Sarawak, Borneo. Founder of a dynasty, Brooke ruled with integrity, justice, and a sympathetic understanding of the indigenous population...
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Brooke, Sir James
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Brooke, Sir James (1803–68). Brooke, ‘the White Raja of Sarawak’, was born at Benares, educated in England, and joined the Madras army in 1819. Wounded in the first Burmese War (1824–6...
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Sir Charles Vyner Brooke
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Charles Vyner Brooke see Brooke, Sir James .
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Sir Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke see Brooke, Sir James .
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Greville, Sir Fulke, first Baron Brooke
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Greville, Sir Fulke, first Baron Brooke (1554–1628), was from...granted Warwick Castle and Knowle Park by James I. Greville began to write poetry...His major prose work, the Life of Sir Philip Sidney , is as much about Greville...
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