it was not all smooth going. Malay rebellions had to be quelled in Perak, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Sabah, and under the guise of anti-piracy campaigns Brooke emasculated Sarawak’s Iban and other tribes. Johor held out longer than the other western states, and there was anger when Siam ceded Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah to the British. By 1919, however, the Union Jack fluttered over all: British Malaya was complete.
These noblewomen from the royal court of Perak, photographed in the early 20th century, are wearing the typical Malay costume of the time: a long, loose blouse fastened down the front with jewelled pins, a handwoven checked sarong, and a sumptuous silk songket shawl.
Kuching’s High Court, built in 1874, is one of Malaysia’s finest surviving Georgian-style buildings.
Established by the second White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Brooke, in 1891, the renowned Sarawak Museum houses a fascinating display of Sarawak’s enthnography, natural history and antique jars.
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