Ruler · 1803 – 1868

James Brooke

Lived 1803 – 1868; politician, diplomat, writer. Rajah of Raj of Sarawak, 1841 – 1868. The atlas files them under United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Lived: 1803 – 1868; 65 years
In office: 27 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Raj of Sarawak
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

Rajah

Raj of Sarawak · the 1st of 3 dated reigns · 1841 – 1946

James Brooke1841 – 1868

Charles Brooke1868 – 1917

Charles Vyner Brooke1917 – 1946

left alive by a regular roadending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1841 – 1868 · 27 years

Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

After a few years of education in England, he served in the Bengal Army, was wounded, and resigned his commission.

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