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 | |
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| Country |  Raj of Sarawak |
| Founded | 24 September 1841 |
| Founder | James Brooke |
| Current head | Jason Brooke |
| Final ruler | Charles Vyner Brooke |
| Deposition | 1 July 1946 |
Rajahs of Sarawak:
- James Brooke (1841–1868)
- Charles Brooke (1868–1917)
- Charles Vyner Brooke (1917–1946)
Family tree
edit| Thomas Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Johnson | Emma 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 Rajah Muda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Brooke Rajah Muda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Lionel Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Brooke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Sarawak as a British Crown Colony (1946 â€" 1963)".
- ^ Lockard, Craig A. (2009). Southeast Asia in World History. New York: Oxford. pp. 101–102.
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