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Brooke family

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The Brooke family is an English family that ruled the Raj of Sarawak from 1841 until the 1st of July, 1946 when Charles Vyner Brooke ceded Sarawak to the British Empire due to the lack of resources to finance reconstruction after World War 2.

Brooke family
Country Raj of Sarawak
Foundedc.1841
FounderJames Brooke
Current headJason Brooke
Final rulerCharles Vyner Brooke
Deposition1 July 1946

Rajahs of Sarawak:

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