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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Brooke
	First Name(s)	Sir James
	Year of Birth	1803
	Year of Death	1868
	Entry	Raja of Sarawak : son of Thomas Brooke of the India Civil Service : born at Benares in 1803 : educated at Norwich : ran away from school and entered the Bengal Native Infantry in 1819 : served in the Burmese war of 1824 : was wounded and sent home : resigned the E. I. Co.'s service in 1830 : in 1838 he sailed in a private vessel to Borneo, to Sarawak : and became its Raja in 1841 by invitation : there he passed the remainder of his career, suppressing rebellion, piracy, cruelty, and establishing civilized government : retired in 1860 : was made K.C.B : D.C.L. Oxford: died in 1868.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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