oke , ▁helped ▁re capt ure ▁K uch ing . ▁ ▁Raj ah ▁Charles ▁formed ▁a ▁small ▁par amil it ary ▁force , ▁the ▁Sar aw ak ▁R angers , ▁to ▁police ▁and ▁defend ▁the ▁expand ing ▁state . ▁This ▁small ▁army ▁also ▁man ned ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁for ts ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁Raj ah s ' ▁personal ▁guard , ▁and ▁performed ▁cer emon ial ▁duties . ▁ ▁C ession ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁during ▁which ▁Sar aw ak ▁and ▁Bor neo ▁had ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁Japanese ▁forces , ▁the ▁third ▁ra j ah , ▁V yn er ▁Bro oke , ▁c eded ▁his ▁life ▁interest ▁in ▁Sar aw ak ▁to ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Office . ▁Un clear ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁c ession , ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁simultaneously ▁passed ▁a ▁Bill ▁of ▁Anne x ation . ▁Raj ah ▁V yn er ' s ▁nep hew ▁and ▁legal ▁he ir , ▁Anthony ▁Bro oke , ▁initially ▁opposed ▁an nex ation ▁by ▁the ▁Crown , ▁as ▁did ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁native ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁Neg ri . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁c ession , ▁Anthony ▁Bro oke ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁suspect ▁when ▁Dun can ▁Stewart , ▁the ▁second ▁British ▁governor ▁to ▁Sar aw ak , ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁two ▁people ▁that ▁were ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁dedicated ▁to ▁rest oring ▁him ▁as ▁Raj ah . ▁In ▁fact , ▁they ▁were ▁from ▁a