JAMES BROOKE AS

RAJA OF SARAWAK
 In August 1839:
He arrived in
Kuching ,he was
welcomed by
Pengiran Muda
Hashim and
Pengiran Indera
Mahkota.
 He was interested
in Sarawak
because it is rich
 TWO opportunity for Brooke to
intervene Sarawak

i. The friction
ii. Local
between the 2
disturbances
nobles

He later took advantage by being

friendly with
Pg. Muda Hashim.
Later Pg. Muda Hashim offered him to
control the administration of Sarawak in
returned of winning him on his friction
 Later both of them signed
the Treaty of 1841 which
contain the appointing of
James Brooke as the
Governor Of Sarawak.
 However, James Brooke
realized that this treaty was
not binding without Sultan’s
 Later, James Brooke and
Pg. Muda Mahkota went to Brunei
for the signing of Treaty of 1842
with SOAS II.
 In the treaty, there were 2 terms:
1) James Brooke was appointed as
Sultan’s Representative in Sarawak.
2)Pg. Indera Mahkota was forced to
step down as the Governor of
Sarawak and to leave Sarawak.
 Began from that moment, James
THE BRITISH ATTACK ON BRUNEI IN
1846 (part 1)
 In 1845, Pg. Muda
Hashim and his
followers came to
Brunei
 He wanted to claim the
throne of Brunei with
the support of James
Brooke. Later Pg. Anak
Badaruddin proclaimed
Pg. Muda Hashim as the
Sultan of Brunei but it
was not valid according
to royal tradition in
Brunei.
 Later, Pg. Muda Hashim
THE BRITISH ATTACK ON BRUNEI IN
1846 (part 2)
 Later, he and most of his family were
killed and this news had made James
Brooke angry.
 This gave him an opportunity to
attack Brunei with Thomas
Cochrane and two warships
from Sarawak.
 8 July 1846:with the permission
from the British Governor-
General of India, Sir Robert
Maddock to attacked and
occupied Brunei.
 THE BRITISH ATTACK ON BRUNEI IN
1846 (part 3)

 2 August 1846: SOAS

II and James Brooke
had to sign a treaty to
end the occupation of
Brunei.
 After the signing the
British forced SOAS II
to ceded Labuan
because Labuan was
strategically sited to
protect British interest
in the region
especially the China
trade route.
 THE TREATY OF LABUAN 1846
(part 1)
 Captain
Rodney
Mundy lined
up the
British
warships
near the
Sultan’s
palace with
cannons
ready to fire
the Sultan if
 THE TREATY OF LABUAN 1846
(part 2)
*18 December: The Treaty of Labuan
was signed.
 The British wanted a Treaty of
Friendship and Commerce with
SOAS II.
 27 May: the treaty was signed
between Brunei: SOAS II and
British: James Brooke.
 Group work of:

Rafidah, Md Azri,
Safwanah
Form 3 Baharun