1st Edition
Brunei and the British in the Nineteenth Century Of a Seer-poet, an Adventurer, and the Near Extinction of an Ancient Malay Sultanate
By Ooi Gin
Copyright 2026
184 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
184 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Brunei and the British in the Nineteenth Century relates the remarkable tale of the encounter between the Sultanate of Brunei, that in 1800 possessed nominal hegemony over most of northern Borneo, and Western colonialists, particularly the British.
The study focuses on two notable protagonists: Pengiran Indera Mahkota (c. 1790s–1858), a high-born Bruneian courtier, and James Brooke... Read more
Introduction
1. Backdrop and Setting
2. Brunei Pengiran to Rajah of Sarawak
3. James Brooke, Borneo, and Britain
4. “There Cannot be Two Suns in the Sky”
5. Syair Rakis
6. Between Predatory Neighbours
7. All Came to Pass …
8. Concluding Remarks
Postscript
Biography
Ooi Keat Gin is Professor of the Modern History of Brunei/ Borneo at the Academy of Brunei Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei and visiting Professor of the Korean Institute of ASEAN Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Busan, South Korea.
