1 . ▁ ▁Su cc ession ▁dispute ▁ ▁Sultan ▁S ula iman ▁B adr ul ▁Al am ▁Shah ▁of ▁Ter eng gan u ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁of ▁blood ▁poison ing . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁Military ▁Administration , ▁which ▁occupied ▁Mal aya ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁proc laimed ▁his ▁son ▁as ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Ter eng gan u ▁bearing ▁the ▁title ▁Sultan ▁Ali ▁Shah . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁Th ai ▁government ▁under ▁prime ▁minister ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Pla ek ▁P ib uls ong gram ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Ter eng gan u ▁from ▁the ▁Japanese ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁Sultan ▁Ali ▁Shah . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁British ▁returned ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁they ▁decl ined ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁Sultan ▁Ali ▁Shah . ▁Al leg edly , ▁Sultan ▁Ali ▁was ▁too ▁much ▁in ▁deb t ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁too ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁during ▁their ▁occupation . ▁According ▁to ▁Sultan ▁Ali , ▁the ▁British ▁Military ▁Administration ▁wanted ▁him ▁removed ▁for ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Union ▁treat y . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Military ▁Administration ▁also ▁disapp ro ved ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Ali ' s ▁character , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁rep udi ated ▁his ▁official ▁cons ort , ▁T eng ku ▁Ser i ▁N ila ▁Ut ama ▁P ah ang ▁( the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Ab u ▁Bak ar ▁of ▁P ah ang ) ▁and