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The Astana, [5] then called Government House, was built in 1870 by the second White Rajah, Charles Brooke, as a wedding gift to his wife, Margaret Alice Lili de Windt. [1] [2] [4] The couple married at Highworth, Wiltshire on 28 October 1869 and she was then raised to the title of Ranee of Sarawak with the style of Her Highness.
The Astana: Sarawak: Istana Abu Bakar: Pekan: Istana Alam Shah: ... Grand Palace: Bangkok: Dusit Palace: ... "White Palace"; official residence of the Prince Regent ...
Buraphaphirom Palace, Bangkok – Rebuilt in 1875 to serve as the residence of Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse, the palace has since been demolished, and its former grounds are now a commercial area known as Wang Burapha. Windsor Palace, Bangkok – Built in the reign of King Chulalongkorn to serve as the residence of Crown Prince Vajirunhis.
The Governor of Sarawak [1] (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak) is the ceremonial head of state of Sarawak, Malaysia. [2] The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (lit. ' His Excellency '). The official residence of the governor is The Astana, located on the north bank of the Sarawak River in Kuching. [3]
The core of the early Sarawak economy was antimony, later followed by gold, which was mined in Bau by a Chinese company which imported numerous workers from China and Singapore. [1] After the local Chinese uprising in 1857, [2] the mining operations were gradually taken over by the Borneo Company; it bought out the last Chinese company in 1884. [1]
The Astana, Sarawak; D. Istana Darul Ehsan; I. ... Syarqiyyah Palace; T. Istana Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur This page was last edited on 12 February 2017, at 21:15 ...