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Brooke's Arrival and Intervention

When
August 1838
Where
Kuching
Part of
James Brooke appointed Rajah of Sarawak

James Brooke arrived in Kuching in August 1838 to find the settlement facing an uprising against the Sultan of Brunei.

Setting sail for Borneo in 1838, Brooke arrived in Kuching in August to find the settlement facing an uprising against the Sultan of Brunei. He met the Sultan's uncle, Pengiran Muda Hashim, and gave assistance in crushing the rebellion, winning the gratitude of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II.

Sources

  1. James Brooke Wikipedia

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