Charles Vyner Brooke (1874–1963)

Born 1874 CE, died 1963 CE.

Sir Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke (26 September 1874 – 9 May 1963) was the last rajah of Sarawak from 1917 until his abdication in 1946. His cession of Sarawak to the British Empire marked the end of the Raj of Sarawak as well as the Brooke dynasty's 100-year rule over Sarawak.

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