Raj of Sarawak

This article is about the specific polity Raj of Sarawak and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a polity in the northwestern part of the island of Borneo. It was established as an independent state from a series of land concessions acquired by an Englishman, James Brooke, from the Sultanate of Brunei. In 1888, the Raj acquired protectorate status from the British Government.

Establishment

September 1841: The Raj of Sarawak was established as an independent state from a series of land concessions acquired by an Englishman, James Brooke, from the Sultanate of Brunei.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1854: The Sultan of Brunei ceded Saribas and Skrang districts, which later became the Second Division, to the Sarawak Raj Brooke in 1853.

January 1862: In 1861, the Rajah of Sarawak acquired the vast Rajang River basin, which subsequently became the Third Division of the country.

January 1863: Expansion of the Dutch East Indies in Indonesia by 1862.

January 1883: Charles Brooke expanded the Raj of Sarawak's territory at the expense of Brunei.

January 1885: Charles Brooke expanded the Raj of Sarawak's territory at the expense of Brunei.

Disestablishment

January 1889: In 1888, the Raj of Sarawak acquired protectorate status from the British Government.

Selected Sources

Dutch East Indies Expansion. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 7 April 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dutch_East_Indies_Expansion.gif

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