Overview of Sarawak: History

One of the stranger episodes in Malaysian history began in 1841 when James Brooke, an English adventurer armed only with a single ship and diplomatic skills, was made Rajah of Sarawak by the Sultan of Brunei. Read More »

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Overview of Sarawak: History is based on Sarawak by Claus Hansen, Backpackersfreak, Ryan Holliday, Bryony, David Higham, David Tellett, Anwarul Adzizi, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.