Chapter II: Preface: Page vii

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CHAPTER I

BORNEO

Geographical and geological description—Its jungles—Natural Pages 1-35
history—Races of men in Sarawak—Census—Area—Climate

CHAPTER II

EARLY HISTORY

Early Chinese and Hindu-Javanese influence, and settlements— 36-60
Rise of the Malays—Their sultanates in Borneo—European
intercourse with Northern Borneo from 1521-1803—Decline of
Bruni—Earliest records of Sarawak—English and Dutch in the
Malayan Archipelago and Southern Borneo from 1595—Trade
monopolies an impulse to piracy—How the Sea-Dayaks became
pirates—Cession of Bruni territory to Sulu—Transferred to
the East India Company—Events in Bruni that led to Rajah
Muda Hasim becoming Regent—His transfer to Sarawak—
Oppression and depopulation of the Land-Dayaks—Condition
of North-West Borneo in 1839—List of the Sultans of Bruni

CHAPTER III

THE MAKING OF SARAWAK

Early life of James Brooke—First visit to Sarawak—Condition 61-91
of the country—Dutch trading regulations—Brooke offered
the Raj-ship—He suppresses the insurrection—The intrigues
of Pangiran Makota, and the shuffling of the Rajah Muda—A
crisis: Brooke invested as Rajah—Makota dismissed—Sarawak
and other provinces—The Sherips—Condition of the country—
The Datus—Laws promulgated—Redress of wrongs—Measures
taken to check the Sekrang and Saribas pirates—Sherip
Sahap receives a lesson—Brooke visits Bruni—Bruni and its
court—Cession of Sarawak to Brooke confirmed—Installation
at Kuching—Makota's discomfiture, and banishment—Reforms
introduced—Suppression of piracy and head-hunting—Captain
the Honourable H. Keppel induced to co-operate