Well Ive been around a while and this is my first effort at making an actual TL - I hope you like it even though it is probably extremely eccentric - please help by pointing out wherever it is implausible. Thanks.
Ooh, a Kingdom of Sarawak timeline? I've always been a fan of the White Rajahs partly just for the insanely cool way James Brooke came by his kingdom and that they also seem to of been pretty good rulers so I shall watch this thread with interest.
Edit: That is of course if it's a Brooke on the throne and not a new local now since we seem to of posted at the same time. Making assumptions and all that.
Excellent. How things got started is what got me interest in the place to begin with, had something of a soft spot for it ever since. A modern independent Sarawak is just as agreeable.Thanks - afraid this is modern so but hopefully once I get into the swing of it the fun will pick up.
Even better. Graduate of SAOS, been designated heir - with a few interruptions, various postings in the Sarawak civil service, ran the Kingdom for a year, military service, seems to be fairly well suited to the job of monarch - most likely constitutional, although possibly still fairly influential.It will indeed be a Brooke returning to the Throne of Sarawak as White Rajah - its just taking a little while to get there. It will be Anthony Brooke as 4th Rajah.
Even better. Graduate of SAOS, been designated heir - with a few interruptions, various postings in the Sarawak civil service, ran the Kingdom for a year, military service, seems to be fairly well suited to the job of monarch - most likely constitutional, although possibly still fairly influential.
A white ruler in post-war Sarawak...I'm not sure if this'll be looked too kindly on by Indonesia and Malaysia but it depends on how you play it.
As a fan of an independent Sarawak, I highly approve
FUCK YES! I love Sarawak! The Brookes shall reign!
I just know this is going to kick ass.
I've always thought this was an interesting PoD that had never been looked at in any serious way.
Good luck!
I wonder if the Raj or his heirs would marry in with locals. I imagine that the usual barriers (racism!) to this would break down pretty quickly, as per OTL. So the Brooke family could retain control but become indigenous