 He was also awarded for leading a squadron in helping Tengku Kudin in the civil war in Klang, Selangor.After the death of the Orang Kaya Indera Segera, Dato' Bahaman was promoted as the Orang Kaya Temerloh by Sultan Ahmad.With the rank given to him by the Sultan, Dato' Bahaman was ranked equally as the Orang Besar Berempat and was always summoned to the palace to give advice to the Sultan Ahmad.