The British Adventurer who Founded a Kingdom in Asia

On 16 December 1838 a schooner called “the Royalist” set sail from England to Singapore. Its owner, a former soldier called James Brooke had put together a crew of old friends to go on an adventure in Southeast Asia, exploring the island of Borneo. It would be nine years until he returned, and by that time he was no longer a private citizen. He had become the first of a series of rulers known as the White Rajahs of Sarawak, a de-facto independent state on the island. This is the story of how James Brooke founded a dynasty that would last 100 years, and a state that still exists today.

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Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - II. Andante - Johannes Brahms
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Danse sacrée et danse profane - 1. Danse sacrée - Claude Debussy
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Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 (Violin & piano arr.) - Camille Saint-Saëns
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The Crown of India, Op. 66 - 2. Menuetto (For Military Band - Winterbottom) - Edward Elgar
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Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 - II. Adagio non toppo - Johannes Brahms
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Second Suite for Military Band, Op. 28 no. 2 - II. Song without Words: 'I'll Love My Love'. Andante - Gustav Holst
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First Suite for Military Band, Op. 28 no. 1 - I. Chaconne - Gustav Holst
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II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace - Gustav Holst
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White Rajah: A Biography of Sir James Brooke - Nigel Barley (2002)

Power and Prowess: The Origins of Brooke Kingship in Sarawak - J. H. Walker (2002)

Economic Change in East Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak since 1850 - Amarjit Kaur (1998)

Brooke Raj - Encyclopedia Britannica

History of Sarawak - www.brooketrust.org

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