Many; see article Birdwings are large, tropical papilionid butterflies native to mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia and Australasia (with one Indian species), and are usually regarded as belonging to three genera: Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides. Other genera are recognised by some authorities, with a species count ranging from ca. 10–30. Birdwings are named for their except ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). 1841 - Events. January 26 - The United Kingdom occupies Hong Kong. Later during the year, the first census of the island recorded a population of about 7,500. February 18 - The first ongoing filibuster in the United States Senate begins and lasts until March 11. March 4 - Martin Va ...

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The White Rajahs refers to a dynasty that ruled Sarawak from 1841 to 1946. A Rajah (or Raja) is a king, or princely ruler in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. White Rajahs - History. Sarawak was part of the realm of Brunei until James Brooke, the first White Rajah received a sizable chunk of land from the Bruneian Sultan. Throughout the first two Brookes' rule, Sarawak's size increased tremendously. There were three White Rajahs: Sir James Brooke (1841 - 1868) Charles Anthoni ...

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Bintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of the Bintulu District (7,220.4 square kilometers) in the Bintulu Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is about 650 kilometers from Kuching and about 215 kilometers from either Sibu or Miri. The ethnic composition is primarily Iban, Chinese, Malay, Melanau, and a large number of foreign workers. Bintulu was annexed as part of Sarawak by Rajah James Brooke in 1861. A memorial near the town center commemorates Sarawak's first State Council (Majlis Negeri), held in 1867. Until the 19 ...

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Brooke is the name of several places: Brooke, Rutland, England Brooke, Norfolk, England Brooke County, West Virginia, United States Brooke is also the name of several people: Brooke Burns Brooke Burke Brooke Woodward Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookborough Edward Brooke (Edward William Brooke) Henry Brooke James Brooke Jocelyn Brooke (Jocelyn Bernard Brooke), write ...

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A Raja (sometimes spelled Rajah) is a king, or princely ruler. The female equivalent is Rani (sometimes spelled Ranee). Raja comes from the Sanskrit word rājan, and is cognate to the Latin rex, regnum, regis and the Irish rí. The title has a long history in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Some rulers would give themselves the title as a means to increase prestige among their subjects. The word maharaja connotes a raja who has conquered other rajas, thus becoming a great ruler. Variant ...

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Fort Emma is a fort built in 1859 by Rajah James Brooke, out of timber and bamboo. It was named after Emma Brooke, sister of Rajah Charles Brooke. The fort remains impressive, despite years of neglect. It is currently closed to the public. Fort Emma was also the site of the last serious challenge to Brooke rule in Sarawak. In 1859, a number of Malay chiefs, led by Sharif Masahor of Mukah and supported by the Sultan of Brunei planned a series of attacks to kill all the Europeans in Sarawak and Dutch Borneo. In June 1859, Brooke ...

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Kanowit, Kanowit - Fort Emma, Kanowit - Infrastructure, Kanowit - External link

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Sarawak was part of the realm of Brunei until James Brooke, the first White Rajah received a sizable chunk of land from the Bruneian Sultan. Throughout the first two Brookes' rule, Sarawak's size increased tremendously. There were three White Rajahs: Sir James Brooke (1841 - 1868) Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke (1868 - 1917) Sir Charles Vyner Brooke (1917 - 1946) After World War II, the last White Rajah ceded Sarawak to the British Empire for a sizeable pension for him and his three daughters. Cha ...

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White Rajahs, White Rajahs - History, White Rajahs - Heraldry and Emblems, White Rajahs - Architectural Legacy, White Rajahs - Select Bibliography

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The history of the Iban is committed to memory and recorded in a system of writing on boards (papan turai) by the initiated shamans (lemambang). Elaborate genealogies go back to 15 generations or more with a surprising degree of accuracy. Some genealogies are as long as 25 generations and can still be connected with actual places and incidents. A genealogy (tusut) normally begins with the most remote ancestor and is a list of who married and begat whom. Sometimes, the ancestors are characterised in short descriptions. Other son ...

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Iban, Iban - Religion and Festivals, Iban - Iban History, Iban - Branches of the Iban People, Iban - Speaking Iban, Iban - Bibliography

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Sandokan "The Tiger of Malaysia" is Emilio Salgari's most enduring creation. Orphaned when the British murdered his family and stole his throne, Sandokan gathered a legion of pirates and took to the sea to attain his vengeance. Under the command of Sandokan and his loyal friend Yanez de Gomera, the Tigers of Mompracem fight for the defense of tiny native kingdoms against the colonial powers of the Dutch and British empires. The first Sandokan adventure appeared in serial form in the La Nuova Arena in 1883, and was published as Le tigr ...

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Emilio Salgari, Emilio Salgari - The Sandokan Series, Emilio Salgari - The Black Corsair Series, Emilio Salgari - The Pirates of Bermuda Series, Emilio Salgari - Adventures in the Old West Series, Emilio Salgari - Other series, Emilio Salgari - Other adventures

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Sarawak was a part of the Sultanate of Brunei 200 years ago but as a reward for its help in putting down a rebellion, it was ceded to an English adventurer called James Brooke who ruled it as his personal kingdom. Kuching was made his capital and headquarters. The Brooke family ruled Sarawak until the end of the Second World War when the third and last Rajah, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke in turn ceded it to the British Crown in 1946. Sarawak and the British Commonwealth fought an "Undeclared War" with Indonesia to keep Sarawak from being absorbe ...

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Kuching, Kuching - History, Kuching - Transportation, Kuching - Tourist attractions, Kuching - Cuisine

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Sarawak had been a loosely governed territory under the control of the Brunei Sultanate in the early 19th century. James Brooke (see figure below) became governor of Sarawak on September 24, 1841 and was appointed Rajah by the Sultan of Brunei on August 18, 1842; originally this territory was just the western end of later Sarawak, around Kuching. He ruled Sarawak until his death in 1868. His nephew Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke became Rajah after his death; he was succeeded by his son Charles Vyner Brooke. The territory was greatly expanded ...

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Sarawak, Sarawak - History, Sarawak - Geography, Sarawak - Demographics, Sarawak - Economy

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The history of the Malaysian area can be seen as four successive phases of outside influence, followed by the final assertion of Malay independence. The first phase saw the domination of Hindu culture imported from India, which reached its peak in the great Srivijaya civilisation based in Sumatra, which ruled most of the Malay world from the 7th to the 14th centuries. The second phase began with the arrival of Islam, which began in the 10th century, and led to the conversion of most of the Malay-Indonesian world and the ...

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History of Malaysia, History of Malaysia - Overview, History of Malaysia - Malaya under Indian influence, History of Malaysia - Melaka and Islamic Malaya, History of Malaysia - European domination, History of Malaysia - British Malaya, History of Malaysia - Multi-racial Malaya, History of Malaysia - War and Emergency, History of Malaysia - Towards Malaysia, History of Malaysia - Problems of independence, History of Malaysia - The crisis of 1969, History of Malaysia - Modern Malaysia

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Headhunting was practiced in many parts of Southeast Asia. Anthropological writings exist on the Ilongot, Iban, Dayak, Berawan, Wana, mappurondo, and others. Among these groups, headhunting was usually a ritual activity rather than an act of war or feuding, and involved the taking of a single head. Headhunting acted as a catalyst for the cessation of personal and collective mourning for the community's dead. Ideas of manhood were wrapped up in ...

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Headhunting, Headhunting - Southeast Asia, Headhunting - Amazon, Headhunting - New Zealand, Headhunting - China

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Birdwings are typified by large size (up to a maximum body length of 7.6 cm [3 inches] and a wingspan of 28 cm [>11 inches] in O. alexandrae), showy coloration (in contrasting shades of green, yellow, black, white, and sometimes blue or orange), and slender, lanceolate forewings. With few exceptions (i.e., the New Guinean O. meridionalis and O. paradisea), the hindwings lack tails. Sexual dimorphism is strong in Ornithoptera species only, with fe ...

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Sarawak was part of the realm of Brunei until James Brooke, who was to become the first White Rajah, received a sizable chunk of land from the Bruneian Sultan. Throughout the first two Brookes' rule, Sarawak's size increased tremendously as more territory was leased or annexed from Brunei. There were three White Rajahs: Sir James Brooke (1841 - 1868) Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke (1868 - 1917) Sir C ...

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White Rajahs, White Rajahs - History, White Rajahs - System of Government, White Rajahs - Heraldry and Emblems, White Rajahs - Architectural Legacy, White Rajahs - Cultural Legacy, White Rajahs - Select Bibliography

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Labuan was a part of the Hindu Majapahit Empire and, in the 14th century, came under the rule of the Brunei Sultanate. In 1840 the British used the previously-uninhabited island as a base for operations against piracy and later as a station for the submarine cable between Singapore and Hong Kong. The Sultan of Brunei ceded Labuan to Britain in 1846, and the island became a Crown Colony in 1848. It was made a part of North Borneo on 1 January 1890, then on 30 October 1906 joined to the Straits Settlements. The first White Rajah of Sarawak, James Brooke was appointed commander-in-chief ...

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Labuan, Labuan - Geography, Labuan - History, Labuan - Economy, Labuan - Population, Labuan - Postage stamps and postal history

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The series is a classic use of false documents. The books describe the discovery of the nonagenarian General Flashman's memoirs in a Leicestershire saleroom in 1965. Posing as the editor of the papers, Fraser produces a series of historical novels that give a racy, colorful, and decidedly cynical view of British and American history in the 19th century. Dozens of major and minor characters from history flit in and out of the books, often in an inglorious or hypocritical guise. Other fictional characters, such as Sherlock Holmes can also be found in the tales, complementing Flashman and sundry fi ...

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Harry Paget Flashman, Harry Paget Flashman - Style and Layout of the stories, Harry Paget Flashman - Flashman Stories, Harry Paget Flashman - Flashman's Ladies, Harry Paget Flashman - Adaptations

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During the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, Qin soldiers were prone to collect their enemies' heads. Most of the soldiers were slaves, and they and their families could be freed from slavery and even secure promotions in the army by returning victorious with heads. The act of Qin soldiers carrying heads in battles usually terrified their foes. This is why headhunting is one of the factors in the Qin dynasty defeating six other nations and unifying China. After the Qin dynasty, headhunting ceased to ...

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Headhunting, Headhunting - Southeast Asia, Headhunting - Amazon, Headhunting - New Zealand, Headhunting - China

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Here are some simple Iban phrases. How are you? - Nama brita nuan? What is your name? - Sapa nama nuan? How much is this - Brapa rega utai tu? Where is ___ ? - Dini alai ___ ? Where are you from? - Ari ni penatai nuan? I come from ___ . - Aku datai ari ___. What is the time now? - Pukul brapa diatu? to eat - makai to drink - ngirup to sleep - tinduk to run - belanda'/belawak< ...

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Iban, Iban - Religion and Festivals, Iban - Iban History, Iban - Branches of the Iban People, Iban - Speaking Iban, Iban - Bibliography

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