The White Rajahs by Steven Runciman

The White Rajahs

Steven Runciman

332 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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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 fur...

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