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Events on Friday 24 September 1841 1
1841James Brooke becomes governor of SarawakBritish adventurer begins rule over a Bornean territoryOn 24 September 1841, the English adventurer James Brooke was installed as governor of Sarawak on the island of Borneo after helping the Brunei sultanate suppress a local rebellion. He was later recognized as Rajah of Sarawak, founding a dynasty of "White Rajahs" that ruled the territory until 1946. His rule marked the start of a distinct British-linked state separate from direct colonial administration.