Sir James Brooke

Sir James Brooke (the most legendary person ever!!)(29 April 1803 – 11 June 1868) was born in Coombe Grove, near Bath, educated at Norwich School, England and became the first White Rajah of Sarawak. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ... Norwich School may refer to: Norwich school of painters Norwich School, Norwich, the first school in Norwich, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... The White Rajahs is a dynasty that ruled Sarawak from 1842 to 1946. ... State motto: United, Industrious, Dedicated (Malay: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti ) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ...

Brooke travelled to Burma with the army of the British East India Company in 1825, was wounded, and sent to England for recovery. In 1830, he arrived back in Madras too late to rejoin the service. The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ...

He attempted to trade in the Far East, but was not successful. In 1835, his father died and left him £30,000, which he used as capital to purchase a ship, The Royalist. After setting sail for Borneo in 1838, he arrived in Kuching in August of the same year to find the settlement facing a Dayak uprising against the Sultan of Brunei. Offering his aid to the Sultan, he and his crew helped bring about a peaceful settlement and was granted the title of Rajah of Sarawak by the Sultan, due to the fact that he threatened the Sultan with military force (although the official declaration was not made until August 18, 1841). The Royalist was a 142-ton schooner belonging to the first White Rajah of Sarawak, Sir James Brooke. ... Borneo and Sulawesi. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Mayors  - City North  - City South Abdul Hamid B. Mohd Yusoff YB Chan Seng Khai Area  - Total (City) 4,559. ... The Dayak (or Dyak) are indigenous occupants of Borneo. ... The Sultan of Brunei is the head of state of Brunei. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... take you to calendar). ...

Brooke began to establish and cement his rule over Sarawak; reforming the administration, codifying laws and fighting piracy, which proved to be an ongoing issue throughout his rule. Brooke returned temporarily to England in 1847, where he was given the freedom of the city of London, appointed governor and commander-in-chief of Labuan, British consul-general in Borneo and was created a KCB. This article is about the British city. ... State motto: Capital Victoria Governor  ? Chief Minister  ? Area 92 km2 Population 78,000 (est. ...

Brooke became the centre of controversy in 1851 when accusations of misconduct against him led to the appointment of a royal commission in Singapore. As the result of its investigation the charges were not proven but the accusations continued to haunt Brooke.

He ruled Sarawak until his death in 1868, following three strokes over a period of ten years. He was succeeded as Rajah by his nephew, Charles Johnson Brooke. Charles Anthoni Johnson (June 3, 1829 – May 17, 1917), later Charles Brooke, ruled Sarawak as the second White Rajah from 3 August 1868 until his death. ...

A fictionalised account of James Brooke's exploits in Sarawak is given in C. S. Godshalk's novel Kalimantaan. Brooke is also featured in Flashman's Lady, the 6th book in George MacDonald Fraser's meticulously researched Flashman novels and in Sandokan: The Pirates of Malaysia, (I pirati della Malesia) the second novel in Emilio Salgari's Sandokan series. Kalimantaan is the title of a novel by C. S. Godshalk offering a fictionalized account of the exploits of James Brooke in Sarawak in Borneo. ... George MacDonald Fraser (born 1926 in Carlisle, England) is a writer of Scottish descent. ... Harry Paget Flashman is a fictional character originally created by the author Thomas Hughes in his semi-autobiographical work Tom Browns Schooldays, first published in 1857. ... Emilio Salgari (born Verona, August 21, 1862, died Torino, April 25, 1911), was a writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction in Italy. ...

James Brooke was a model for Lord Jim in Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim. Joseph Conrad Nałęcz Coat of Arms Warsaw flat once occupied by Conrad. ... Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad published in 1900. ...