Place details
Place nameSarawak
CountryMalaysia
Latitude1.5
Longitude110.333
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Was S province of sultanate of Brunei in 15th cen., when Majapahit empire of Java declined; was ruled by 3 generations of the English Brooke family 1841-1941; occupied by Japan 1941-1945; ceded to Britain as crown colony 1946; joined Malaysia 1963.