Transfer by Pangeran Muda Hassim of the Government of Sarawak, 1841

This Agreement made in the year of the Prophet one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven at twelve o’ clock on Wednesday the thirtieth day of the month of Rejab showeth that with a pure heart and high integrity PANGERAN MUDA HASSIM son of the late Sultan Muhammad hereby transfers to JAMES BROOKE Esquire the Government of Sarawak together with the dependencies thereof its revenues and all its future responsibilities. Moreover he James Brooke Esquire shall be the sole owner of its revenues and will be alone responsible for the public expenditure necessary for the good of Sarawak.

Moreover James Brooke Esquire acting with the same integrity and pureness of heart accepts This Agreement as set forth and further undertakes from the date hereof to pay to the Sultan of Brunei one thousand dollars to Pangeran Muda one thousand dollars to the Petinggi three hundred dollars to the Bandar one hundred and fifty dollars and to the Temenggong one hundred dollars.

Moreover James Brooke Esquire undertakes that the laws and customs of the Malays of Sarawak shall for ever be respected since the country of Sarawak has hitherto been subject to the government of the Sultan of Brunei the Pangeran Muda and Malayan rajas.

Moreover should intrigues arise either within or without the State of Sarawak detrimental to its interests whether caused by peoples or princes or rulers who may be inimical to Sarawak the Sultan and his brother the Pangeran Muda shall uphold James Brooke Esquire as the lawfully appointed Ruler of Sarawak subject to no interference by any other person.

Moreover the Pangeran Muda and James Brooke Esquire do themselves make this Contract and the Pangeran agrees to relinquish all further activities in the Government of Sarawak except such as may be carried out by the consent of James Brooke Esquire and anything which they may severally or individually do in regard to the Government of Sarawak must be in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Written in Sarawak on the night of Friday the second day of Shaaban 1257 at ten o’ clock.

Pangeran Muda Hashim

Pangeran or Pengiran is a hereditary honorific prefix for those who have blood ties with the royal family who are married, and can be styled Prince or Princess. The crown price would carry the title Pengiran Muda Mahkota, while sons of the Sultan would carry the title Pengiran Muda.
(This would mean that the textbook is redundant in saying Pangeran Raja as they are both essentially the same title)

Pangeran Muda Hashim is therefore a rightful descendant of throne of Brunei, and was heir-apparent to the throne when he decided to instead let the title go to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II and keep his position as the Bendahara of Brunei (Prime Minister equivalent), which he had served as during the reign of the previous sultan. Pangeran Muda Hashim is also the uncle to Sultan Omar. 

He was sent in 1838 to help Pangeran Indera Mahkota to end the rebellion in the Sarawak region by the sultan. Pangeran Muda Hashim made little progress, and was not on good terms with Indera Mahkota. 

"Around 1834 while Pengiran Indera Mahkota was ruling Sarawak Pengiran Muda Hashim arrived there to try to collect revenue. The reigning Sultan at that time was Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien II the nephew of Pengiran Muda Hashim.

Pengiran Muda Hashim’s arrival was not personally recieved by Pengiran Indera Mahkota. He only sent his officers to recieve him while he himself waited in his court. This act hurt Pengiran Muda Hashim’s feelings  and he accused Pengiran Indera Mahkota of not respecting him, an uncle of the Sultan. Pengiran Indera Mahkota’s justification was that since he was appointed by the Sultan surely he had the right to do what he thought was right. Since that day the conflict between the two started . . ."

He first sought help from the NNS governor in Singapore, but to no avail. He then proceeded to seek help from James Brooke upon his second arrival at Sarawak. He offered Siniawan and Kuching as well as the Governor of Sarawak position if Brooke managed to stop the rebellion. 

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1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_styles_and_titles#Brunei
2. http://story-of-sarawak.blogspot.my/2011/12/on-raja-muda-hashim.html
3. Sejarah Malaysia by Ruslan Zainuddin.