, ▁the ▁legit imate ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁Empire ▁was ▁now ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁British - back ed ▁Hus sein . ▁ ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁under ▁the ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁treat y ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁region ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Stra it ▁including ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Joh or ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁under ▁British ▁influence , ▁while ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁stra it ▁along ▁with ▁R ia u ▁and ▁L ing ga ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch . ▁By ▁installing ▁two ▁s ult ans ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁kingdom , ▁both ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁effectively ▁destroyed ▁the ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁polity ▁and ▁satisfied ▁their ▁colonial ▁amb itions . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁treat y , ▁T eng ku ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁was ▁crown ed ▁as ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁R ia u - L ing ga , ▁bearing ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man , ▁with ▁the ▁royal ▁seat ▁in ▁Da ik , ▁L ing ga . ▁T eng ku ▁Hus sein , ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Joh ore ▁and ▁ruled ▁over ▁Singapore ▁and ▁the ▁Pen ins ular ▁Joh or . ▁He ▁later ▁c eded ▁Singapore ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁their ▁support ▁during ▁the ▁dispute . ▁Both ▁s ult ans ▁of ▁Joh or ▁and ▁R ia