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I don't think that the Brookes would have been able to retain their throne following the end of WWII. All forms of colonialism was being transferred into new democracies, in various forms.

The kongsis are sovereign states Taken from Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongsi_republic "The kongsi republics, also known as kongsi democracies or kongsi federations, were self-governing states in Borneo that formed as federations of Chinese mining communities known as kongsis...

I came across this obscure republic, below excerpt taken direct from Wikipedia. The Lanfang Republic was a Chinese state and kongsi federation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was established by a Hakka Chinese named Luo Fangbo in 1777, until it was ended by Dutch occupation in 1884.

Hello Jay, The second set of photos are related to the first photo. The very similar perspectives, the weather and the state of the trees in the background. The branching of the trees are identical. Rgds Victor

Dragon Robes I would like to thank Kasumi for this website and news. Although brief, it indicates that there are surviving royal costumes of the Nguyen Dynasty. In many respects, these dragon robes have many features of the Ming and Qing Dynasty robes. I wonder if the mantle (worn by...

Napoleon was sent into exile twice:- first to Elba 1814-1815, he came back, was defeated at Waterloo, and sent to St Helena 1815-1821 where he died there. Twice, it was a coalition of various governments whose armies had defeated him in battle, that led to his banishment, nothing to do with the...

I have added some links to John Clunes-Ross and his family who founded a kingdom on the Cocos Islands: King of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian Clunies Ross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia » ATSE Clunies Ross Foundation

This was a bonafide kingdom founded by one James Brooke and carried on with his heirs Charles and Vyner. They were collectively referred to as the White Rajahs of Sarawak. http://monarchs.suite101.com/article.cfm/james_brooke_of_sarawak a general history...

Thanks for posting about this very interesting person. I added a website on his role in the tay Son Rebellion taken from wikipedia. Tây Sơn Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cambodian Court Dress Hi All, I just bought this lovely book "Cambodian Dance: Celebration of the Gods " by Denise Haywood. It contains quite a number of pics, many old on dancing which is closely associated with Cambodian Royalty. Related to this, is there any info on cambodian court dress...

Hi All, thanks for your warm welcome. I have also posted several threads to start chatting on my favourite topics.

Any chance to add albums Dear Administrator, Thanks for this very interesting forum. Is there any chance to add albums under networking on the user control panel? On other forums with this same setup, users can create very interesting albums and share their personal hobbies and interests in...

I came across this excellent book entitled "The Last Century of Lao Royalty: A Documentary History" by Grant Evans and decided to start this thread to explore more visual info and documentation on their court dress and customs.

State Museum located at Kuala Kangsar I just visited this lovely museum. Fantastic ambience and location. Royal Perak Museum (Muzium Diraja) & Galeri Sultan Azlan Shah | .: ShaolinTiger – Kung-Fu Geekery :.

Johore Hi all, just reading and enjoying this thread which is very long and the topics go in all directions. Specific to a posting #116, Josephine Trevorrow was married to Sultan Iskandar from 1956-1962.