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<p> [[Rajah]] of Sarawak, born at Benares, educated in England; entered the Indian army; was wounded in the Burmese war, returned in consequence to England; conceived the idea of suppressing piracy and establishing civilisation in the Indian Archipelago; sailed in a well-manned and well-equipped yacht from the [[Thames]] with that object; arrived at Sarawak, in Borneo; assisted the governor in suppressing an insurrection, and was made rajah, the former rajah being deposed in his favour; brought the province under good laws, swept the seas of pirates, for which he was rewarded by the English government; was appointed governor of Labuan; finally returned to [[England]] and died, being succeeded in Sarawak by a nephew (1803-1868). </p> | <p> [[Rajah]] of Sarawak, born at Benares, educated in England; entered the Indian army; was wounded in the Burmese war, returned in consequence to England; conceived the idea of suppressing piracy and establishing civilisation in the Indian Archipelago; sailed in a well-manned and well-equipped yacht from the [[Thames]] with that object; arrived at Sarawak, in Borneo; assisted the governor in suppressing an insurrection, and was made rajah, the former rajah being deposed in his favour; brought the province under good laws, swept the seas of pirates, for which he was rewarded by the English government; was appointed governor of Labuan; finally returned to [[England]] and died, being succeeded in Sarawak by a nephew (1803-1868). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_69751"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/brooke,+sir+james Sir James Brooke from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_69751"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/brooke,+sir+james Sir James Brooke from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 15 October 2021
Sir James Brooke [1]
Rajah of Sarawak, born at Benares, educated in England; entered the Indian army; was wounded in the Burmese war, returned in consequence to England; conceived the idea of suppressing piracy and establishing civilisation in the Indian Archipelago; sailed in a well-manned and well-equipped yacht from the Thames with that object; arrived at Sarawak, in Borneo; assisted the governor in suppressing an insurrection, and was made rajah, the former rajah being deposed in his favour; brought the province under good laws, swept the seas of pirates, for which he was rewarded by the English government; was appointed governor of Labuan; finally returned to England and died, being succeeded in Sarawak by a nephew (1803-1868).
