The territorial expansion of Sarawak
An artist's impression of James Brooke at the court of the sultan of Brunei. All present-day Sarawak was obtained over a period of time by James and Charles Brooke from the Brunei sultanate.
The area called 'Sarawak' which was acquired by James Brooke in 1841 from Raja Muda Hassim was only a small part (the later First Division) of the present-day state of Sarawak. Additional areas were acquired between 1853 and 1905 by James Brooke and his successor,his nephew Charles Brooke, from three successive sultans of Brunei—Omar Ali, Abdul Mumin and Hashim. From the early 16th century, the sultanate of Brunei had claimed—and to varying degrees exerted—political authority over the entire area of northwest Borneo.
- Information in the full article includes
- Sarawak Proper
- Sadong, Batang Lupar, Saribas and Kalaka
- The 1857 Chinese rebellion
- The Rajang
- Mukah
- Baram and Trusan
- Limbang and Lawas