Tuan Besar

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Tuan Besar was a Malay honorific title denoting the ruling White Rajah of Sarawak, signifying his status as the paramount leader.

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Tuan Besar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Malay honorific title ⓘ
honorific ⓘ
associatedWith Kingdom of Sarawak ⓘ
White Rajahs of Sarawak ⓘ
linked to: White Rajahs
belongsToCategory Malay titles ⓘ
honorifics ⓘ
royal titles ⓘ
culturalContext Malay-speaking communities in Borneo ⓘ
denotes ruling White Rajah of Sarawak ⓘ
denotesPoliticalRole sovereign authority in Sarawak ⓘ
denotesSocialRank highest traditional rank in Sarawak under the White Rajahs ⓘ
governsOver subjects of Sarawak ⓘ
hasComponent Besar ⓘ
linked to: Kubwa

Tuan ⓘ
hasEtymologicalRoot Malay word "besar" meaning "great" ⓘ
Malay word "tuan" meaning "lord" ⓘ
hasLiteralMeaning great lord ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
impliesAuthorityOver administration of Sarawak ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Sarawak ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Malay ⓘ
region Sarawak ⓘ
relatedTitle Rajah ⓘ
White Rajah ⓘ
linked to: White Rajahs
signifiesStatusAs paramount leader ⓘ
titleHolderType male ruler ⓘ
usedAs form of address for the White Rajah ⓘ
usedFor ruling monarch of Sarawak under the Brooke dynasty ⓘ
usedHistoricallyBy Brooke dynasty ⓘ
usedIn Malay language ⓘ

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White Rajahs → usedHonorific → Tuan Besar ⓘ