Datu, 1843īrooke was born in Bandel, near Calcutta, Bengal, but baptised in Secrole, a suburb of Benares. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace was one of many visitors whose published work spoke of his hospitality and achievements.Īttack by Illanun pirates on Brooke's Jolly Bachelor, T. He was, however, honoured and feted in London for his activities in Southeast Asia. He ruled until his death.īrooke was not without detractors and was criticised in the British Parliament and officially investigated in Singapore for his anti-piracy measures. 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 then bought a ship and sailed out to the Malay Archipelago where, by helping to crush a rebellion, he became governor of Sarawak.
After a few years of education in England, he served in the Bengal Army, was wounded, and resigned his commission. He ruled as the first White Rajah of Sarawak from 1841 until his death in 1868.īrooke was born and raised under the Company Raj of the British East India Company in India. Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak KCB (29 April 1803 – 11 June 1868), was a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo.
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