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His counter-attack with Dayak warriors drove the Chinese out of Bau and across the Sarawak border.
In exchange for helping the regent end a revolt of uppity Malay chiefs, Brooke was made Rajah of Sarawak in 1841, with his capital in Kuching (founded by the Malays just 11 years earlier).
Easter: Peninsular Eurasians and indigenous Christian converts in Sarawak and Sabah celebrate with Good Friday processions, the most famous being organized by the Portuguese community of Melaka at St. Peter’s Church.
As a counterweight to the Singapore Chinese, he would bring in the North Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak, granting them special privileges for their indigenous populations and funds for the development of their backward economies.
In 1863, Brooke retired to Britain, handing Sarawak over to his nephew Charles.