The Sultan Of Sarawak

Author : Ian Hamilton
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781487010164

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The Sultan of Sarawak by Ian Hamilton Pdf

Ava Lee clashes with the most powerful family in Malaysian Borneo in this exhilarating new thriller from bestselling author Ian Hamilton. After a warehouse owned by the Three Sisters is destroyed under suspicious circumstances, Ava Lee travels to the Malaysian province of Sarawak to investigate. She quickly discovers that the powerful Chong family has a political and economic stranglehold on the province and is likely responsible for the warehouse. As Ava digs deeper into the Chongs, she is shocked to learn of their billion-dollar illegal logging operation in Sarawak, which has decimated the Bornean rainforest and threatens the existence of the Penan — a nomadic Indigenous people who have lived in the region for centuries. Determined to avenge the harm caused by the Chongs and to put an end to their dominion over Sarawak, Ava follows a money trail that leads back to the Hong Kong real estate market. There, Ava and Sonny Kwok embark on a campaign of terror against the Chong family — attacking their holdings and bank accounts. Can Ava attain the vengeance she seeks? Or will the powerful Chong family triumph once again?

Author : Steven Runciman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0521128994

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The White Rajah by Steven Runciman Pdf

The White Rajah documents a fascinating time in Sarawak made possible by high integrity of three generations of Brooke men.

Author : Steven Runciman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1960-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0521061687

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The White Rajah by Steven Runciman Pdf

The Sultan of Brunei gave the title of Rajah and sovereignty of Sarawak, a province of Borneo, to James Brooke in 1841 as a reward for helping to peacefully resolve an uprising in the region. Brooke established his reign over the area, and two further Brooke descendants ruled Sarawak as a British protectorate for the next hundred years until Japanese occupation during World War II followed by cession to Britain. Between the three Rajahs they expanded Sarawak territory, successfully squashed piracy and put in place a structured government and justice system that brought harmony to a diverse multicultural society that had long been in turmoil from clashing cultures, particularly with the widespread practice of headhunting. Published first in 1960 as Sarawak ceded to Malaysia, The White Rajah documents this unique and fascinating time made possible by the 'human sympathy, selflessness and a high integrity' of three generations of Brooke men.

Author : George Foggo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Sarawak
ISBN : UCLA:31158002232782

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Adventures of Sir James Brooke, K.C.B. by George Foggo Pdf

Author : C. A. Bampfylde
Publisher : anboco
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783736415225

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A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs 1839-1908 by C. A. Bampfylde Pdf

Geographical and geological description—Its jungles—Natural history—Races of men in Sarawak—Census—Area—Climate Early Chinese and Hindu-Javanese influence, and settlements—Rise of the Malays—Their sultanates in Borneo—European intercourse with Northern Borneo from 1521-1803—Decline of Bruni—Earliest records of Sarawak—English and Dutch in the Malayan Archipelago and Southern Borneo from 1595—Trade monopolies an impulse to piracy—How the Sea-Dayaks became pirates—Cession of Bruni territory to Sulu—Transferred to the East India Company—Events in Bruni that led to Rajah Muda Hasim becoming Regent—His transfer to Sarawak—Oppression and depopulation of the Land-Dayaks—Condition of North-West Borneo in 1839—List of the Sultans of Bruni Early life of James Brooke—First visit to Sarawak—Condition of the country—Dutch trading regulations—Brooke offered the Raj-ship—He suppresses the insurrection—The intrigues of Pangiran Makota, and the shuffling of the Rajah Muda—A crisis: Brooke invested as Rajah—Makota dismissed—Sarawak and other provinces—The Sherips—Condition of the country—The Datus—Laws promulgated—Redress of wrongs—Measures taken to check the Sekrang and Saribas pirates—Sherip Sahap receives a lesson—Brooke visits Bruni—Bruni and its court—Cession of Sarawak to Brooke confirmed—Installation at Kuching—Makota's discomfiture, and banishment—Reforms introduced—Suppression of piracy and head-hunting—Captain the Honourable H. Keppel induced to co-operate A general account of the pirates—Cruise of the Dido—Brushes with the pirates—Expedition against the Saribas—The Rajah visits Bruni—Sir Edward Belcher's mission—The Rajah joins a naval expedition against Sumatran pirates—Is wounded—Dido returns to Sarawak—The Batang Lupar expedition—Sarawak offered to the British crown—The Rajah's difficult position—Return of Rajah Muda Hasim to Bruni—The Rajah appointed H.M.

Author : Sir Spenser St. John
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : British
ISBN : UCAL:$B294758

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The Life of Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak by Sir Spenser St. John Pdf

Author : Nigel Barley
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780349139852

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White Rajah by Nigel Barley Pdf

Sir James Brooke was an extraordinary 'eminent' Victorian, whose life was the stuff of legend.His curious career began in 1841 when he was caught up in a war in Brunei which had started because a party of local Dayaks had refused to furl their umbrellas in the presence of the Sultan. Brooke was an opportunist who, with the Sultan's backing, made war on the Dayaks tribespeople and eventually found himself ruling over Sarawak - a kingdom the size of England - as a result. How he achieved it is a romantic, sometimes horrifying story. Brooke is someone that George Macdonald Fraser would scarcely dare to invent. Errol Flynn wanted to play him in a movie, seventy years after his death and his dynasty is remembered throughout South-East Asia.

Author : Gertrude Le Grand Jacob
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Sarawak
ISBN : UOM:39015014521457

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The Raja of Saráwak by Gertrude Le Grand Jacob Pdf

Author : Hugh Low
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Borneo
ISBN : UOM:39015049836714

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Sarawak; Its Inhabitants and Productions: Being Notes During a Residence in that Country with H. H. the Rajah Brooke by Hugh Low Pdf

Author : Charles de Ledesma,Mark Lewis,Pauline Savage
Publisher : Rough Guides
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Brunei
ISBN : 1843530945

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Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei by Charles de Ledesma,Mark Lewis,Pauline Savage Pdf

Lonely Planet's Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get to the heart of this region's cultural melting pot, all with your trusted travel companion.

Author : Europa Publications
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135356590

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A Political Chronology of South East Asia and Oceania by Europa Publications Pdf

Charts the major events and memorable dates in the political histories of the countries of South-East Asia and Oceania. * Alphabetically listed individual country chronologies * Each chronology lists the major events from the birth of the nation to the most recent political history * Records economic, social and cultural developments that have affected political history *Covers major events including: elections, wars, border disputes, invasions, assassinations, the formation of leading parties, treaties and constitutional changes.

Author : Brunei
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Brunei
ISBN : UOM:39015015359170

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Annual Report on the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Brunei by Brunei Pdf

Author : Graham Saunders
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136874017

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A History of Brunei by Graham Saunders Pdf

The only full-length study of the Brunei Sultanate from the earliest times to the present. First published in 1994 and a sell-out success, RoutledgeCurzon is pleased to present this new edition, updated to the present. Saunders skilfully elucidates historiographical controversies over important events, persons and developments in Brunei's past which are still important issues in defining Brunei's identity and its political and social systems today. These controversies, over the antecedents of the Sultanate, the date of the conversion to Islam, the reigns of the early sultans, early contacts with Europeans and others, retain their relevance. Newly presented are interpretations of events since 1945 during the transition from protected state to full independence, and thence to the present Malay Islamic Monarchy.

Author : Lady Margaret Brooke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Queens
ISBN : CORNELL:31924050049448

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My Life in Sarawak by Lady Margaret Brooke Pdf

Margaret de Windt, who married Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, in 1869, describes her adventurous and lonely life as Ranee of that wild and remote land.

Author : Trudy Ring,Noelle Watson,Paul Schellinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781136639791

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Asia and Oceania by Trudy Ring,Noelle Watson,Paul Schellinger Pdf

From the Taj Mahal to the Parthenon, from Gettysburg to Heidelberg, from Beacon Hill to Tower Hill, from the Great Wall to Hadrian's Wall, from Jerusalem to Kyoto, the International Dictionary of Historic Places presents some 1,000 comprehensive and fully illustrated histories of the most famous sites in the world. Entries include: location, description, and site office details; and a 3,000 to 4,000 word essay that provides a full history of the site and the condition of the site today. An annotated Further Reading list of books and articles about the site completes each entry.