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Revision as of 01:48, 13 April 2003 by 65.94.51.98 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sarawak is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Situated on the north-west of the island, Sarawak is larger than its sister state, Sabah. The administrative capital of this state is Kuching which literally means 'cat'.
For more details about the population see Demographics of Malaysia.
History
James Brooke became governor of Sarawak on September 24, 1841 and was appointed Rajah by the Sultan of Brunei on August 18, 1842. He ruled Sarawak until he died in 1868. His nephew Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke became Rajah after his death. He was succeded by his son Charles Vyner Brooke. Japan invaded in 1941. The area was succured by Australian forces in 1945, and the Rajah formally seedded soveriegnty to the British crown in 1946. Sarawak became a state of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963