List of Forts constructed during the Raj of Sarawak

The following is a list of forts constructed across the territory of the Raj of Sarawak during the period of Brooke rule (1841–1946). Forts played a central role in the administration, defense, and expansion of the Raj, serving simultaneously as military posts, government offices, symbols of authority, and centers of local administration. The Sarawak Tourism Board notes that the Brookes built more than twenty forts across the country,^[1]; state reporting in 2025 stated that twenty‑three forts once existed, with fourteen still standing.^[2]

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British	All Saints' Church All Souls' Church Atkinson Clock Tower Bank of China Building Batu Tinagat Lighthouse Church of the Assumption Church of the Immaculate Conception (Johor) Church of the Immaculate Conception (Penang) Church of the Risen Christ Coliseum Theatre Eastern & Oriental Hotel Federated Malay States Survey Office Foo Tye Sin Mansion Fort Alice Fort Cornwallis Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse Fort Hose Fort Margherita Fort Sylvia Hin Bus Depot Holy Spirit Cathedral Hotel Majestic HSBC Penang India House Istana Besar Istana Bukit Serene Jesselton Freemason Hall Jesselton Hotel Jubilee Clock Tower Kellie's Castle Labuan Chimney Labuan Clock Tower Malacca Light Malay and Islamic World Museum Melalap railway station National Textile Museum OCBC Penang One Fathom Bank Lighthouse Penang City Hall Pulau Pisang Lighthouse Penang High Court Penang Islamic Department Building Penang Masonic Temple Penang State Assembly Building Railway Administration Building, Kuala Lumpur Round Tower Penang Town Hall Sabah Tourism Board Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sibu Sarawak State Museum Seri Mutiara Seri Teratai St. Anne's Church St. George's Church St. John's Cathedral St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching St. Mary's Cathedral St. Michael's Church, Penampang St. Michael's and All Angels Church, Sandakan St. Peter's Church, Kuching Standard Chartered Bank Building Suffolk House Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque Sultan Ibrahim Building The Astana Undan Island Lighthouse Wisma Kastam Woodville
Dutch	Christ Church Dutch Fort Governor's Museum Malaysia Architecture Museum Middelburg Bastion Proclamation of Independence Memorial Stadthuys St. John's Fort St. Peter's Church
French	Church of St. Francis Xavier
German	Kinarut Mansion
Japanese	Tawau Bell Tower
Portuguese	Cape Rachado Lighthouse (note: current building is a British construction from 1863) Fortress of Malacca St. Paul's Church

List of Forts constructed during the Raj of Sarawak

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