In exchange for helping the regent end a revolt of uppity Malay chiefs, Brooke was made Rajah of Sarawak in 1841, with his capital in Kuching (founded by the Malays just 11 years earlier).
Brooke ended a revolt and received a princedom.
He knew the only way he could make his students interested in microeconomics was to convince them that such principles of efficiency could promote employment and prevent relapse of the economy into depression.