ing ▁which ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Sar aw ak ▁As al ▁( Original ▁Sar aw ak ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁and ▁received ▁independent ▁kingdom ▁status . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁descent ▁through ▁the ▁male ▁line ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Will ▁of ▁Sir ▁James ▁Bro oke , ▁the ▁White ▁Raj ah s ' ▁dynast y ▁continued ▁through ▁Bro oke ' s ▁nep hew ▁and ▁grand ne p hew , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁whom ▁c eded ▁his ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁His ▁nep hew ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁legal ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁c ession , ▁as ▁did ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Sar aw ak ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁Neg ri . ▁ ▁R ul ers ▁Sar aw ak ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁Br une i ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁when ▁James ▁Bro oke ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁size able ▁area ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁area ▁of ▁Br une i ▁– ▁around ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sar aw ak ▁( now ▁K uch ing ) ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁min ing ▁region ▁of ▁Bau ▁– ▁from ▁Br une ian ▁Sultan ▁O mar ▁Ali ▁Sa if ud din ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁confirmed ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Raj ah ▁of ▁the ▁territory . ▁The ▁Raj ▁of ▁Sar aw ak ▁developed ▁and ▁expanded ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁White ▁Raj ah s , ▁growing ▁to ▁occup y ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of