Brooke family

The Brooke family is an English family that ruled the Raj of Sarawak, from 1841 until 1 July, 1946, when Charles Vyner Brooke, the third and last "White Rajah" ceded Sarawak to the British Empire due to the lack of resources to finance reconstruction after World War II.

Brooke Family
Country Raj of Sarawak
Founded24 September 1841
FounderJames Brooke
Current headLaurence Brooke
Final rulerCharles Vyner Brooke
Deposition1 July 1946

White Rajahs of Sarawak:

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