Brooke family explained

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^[1] due to the lack of resources to finance reconstruction after World War II.^[2]

Rajahs of Sarawak:

• James Brooke (1841–1868)
• Charles Brooke (1868–1917)
• Charles Vyner Brooke (1917–1946)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sarawak as a British Crown Colony (1946 – 1963).
2. Book: Lockard, Craig A. . Southeast Asia in World History . 101-102 . 2009 . Oxford . New York .