砂拉越的历史及由砂拉越王國至砂拉越州飄揚的旗幟。History and flags flown from Kingdom of Sarawak to State of Sarawak.

1841年詹姆士布洛克创立砂拉越王国，并成为第一任拉者。砂拉越王国由1841年至1946年之间由布洛克家族统治，除了1942-1945年。1942年开始，第二次世界大战期间，砂拉越被日本占领了三年。

战争结束后，最后一任拉者查尔斯维纳布洛克将砂拉越割让给英国，并于1946年成为英国殖民地。1963年7月22日，砂拉越脱离英国殖民统治而自治。1963年9月16日砂拉越与马来亚、沙巴及新加坡共组马来西亚。1965年8月9日新加坡脱离马来西亚宣告独立。

1976年联邦国会修改宪法后，砂拉越成为马来西亚的第十三州。目前砂拉越正在争取联邦国会根据1963年马来西亚契约修改宪法，以恢复砂拉越的原有地位。

The Kingdom of Sarawak was founded by James Brooke in 1841 and became the first Rajah. The Kingdom of Sarawak was ruled by the Brooke’s family from 1841 to 1946, except from 1942-1945. During World War II, Sarawak was occupied by the Japanese for three years from 1942.

After the war, the last Rajah, Charles Vyner Brooke, ceded Sarawak to Britain, and in 1946 it became a British Crown Colony. Sarawak gained the powers of self-governance from the British colonialists on 22 July 1963. Malaysia was formed by Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore on 16 September 1963. Singapore declared independence from Malaysia on 9 August 1965.

1976 constitutional amendment that made Sarawak the 13th State in Malaysia. Sarawak is currently seeking for the Federal Parliament to amend the constitution in accordance with the Malaysia Agreement 1963 to restore Sarawak’s original status.