 The Spaniards abandoned Maluku in 1663.Desiring to restore Ternate to its former glory and expel the western power, Sultan Sibori Amsterdam (1675–1691) declared war to the Dutch, but the power of Ternate had greatly reduced over the years, he lost and was forced to concede more of his lands to the Dutch by a treaty in 1683.By this treaty, Ternate had lost its equal position with the Dutch and became a vassal.