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Gerard Truman Magill MacBryan (9 January 1902 – 1953) was a Scotsman who initially served as Rajah Charles Vyner Brooke's Private Secretary and curator at the Sarawak Museum, was notable for his involvement in the annexation of Raj of Sarawak by the British Crown and later meddled in Brunei's affairs, gaining the trust of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin through connections made in Kuching. [1]
She married Rajah Charles, at 20 years old, at Highworth on 28 October 186. After the marriage, Rajah Charles automatically appointed her the title of Ranee of Sarawak with the style of Her Highness. She was the first to hold the position, the previous White Rajah, James Brooke being unmarried.
Halliburton narrates an account of the visit in his book of the same name. [4] Sylvia Brett enjoyed dressing up in sarongs and exotic jewelry and decorated her London home with spears, totem poles. [5] Brett was the author of eleven books, including Sylvia of Sarawak and Queen of the Head-Hunters (1970). [3]
Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak KCB (29 April 1803 [3] – 11 June 1868), was a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo. He ruled as the first White Rajah of Sarawak from 1841 until his death in 1868.
Fenella Marion Feldman was born on 17 November 1927 [4] in Hackney, London, [5] to a Romanian Jewish mother, Tilly (née Katz; 1902–1977), and a Lithuanian Jewish father, Philip Feldman. [6] [7] She was the younger sister of Basil, later Baron Feldman. She grew up in Lower Clapton and later Edgware [8] where she attended North London ...
He entered the service of his uncle James, the first Rajah of Sarawak, in 1852, took his name, and began as Resident at the Lundu station in the Raj of Sarawak. In the 1857 rebellion against the White Rajah, Charles Brooke helped his uncle put down the rebellion led by Liu Shan Bang with his force composed of Ibans and local Bidayuh tribes.
The two men were formerly involved in some regional intrigues. The white man finds that Arsat’s wife, Diamelen, is dying from a mysterious illness. Arsat begins to tell a story, starting with the time when he and his brother kidnapped Diamelen (who was previously a servant of the rajah's wife). They all fled in a boat at night and traveled ...
According to Ache's 1521 account, Salalila died while Ache was still very young, and was succeeded by his wife, who was not named in the accounts. [4] By 1570, Salalila's wife had died and Ache had succeeded to Salalila's position himself, and introduced himself as "Rajah Matanda" to the forces of Martin de Goiti (in 1570) and Miguel López de ...