tu an ▁M uda ▁then ▁des per ately ▁tried ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁royal ▁reg alia ▁from ▁Eng ku ▁Put eri . ▁The ▁rel uct ant ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man , ▁bel ieving ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁right ful ▁he ir , ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁L ing ga ▁to ▁Ter eng gan u , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁his ▁marriage . ▁The ▁Dutch , ▁who ▁desired ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁Empire , ▁fe ared ▁losing ▁momentum ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁mere ▁reg alia . ▁They ▁therefore ▁ordered ▁T imm erman ▁Ty ss en , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mal ac ca , ▁to ▁se ize ▁Pen y eng at ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁and ▁remove ▁the ▁royal ▁reg alia ▁from ▁T eng ku ▁Ham id ah ▁by ▁force . ▁The ▁reg alia ▁was ▁then ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁K ro on pr ins ▁( D utch : ▁Crown ▁Prince ' s ) ▁Fort ▁in ▁Tan j ung ▁Pin ang . ▁Eng ku ▁Put eri ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Van ▁Der ▁Cap ellen , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Governor ▁in ▁Bat avia , ▁about ▁this ▁issue . ▁With ▁the ▁royal ▁reg alia ▁in ▁Dutch ▁hands , ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁was ▁invited ▁from ▁Ter eng gan u ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁as ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Joh or , ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁and ▁P ah ang ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁Hence