▁Division ▁of ▁Pul au ▁T ud ju h ). ▁ ▁The ▁s ultan ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁administration ▁for ▁aid , ▁but ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁refuge ▁and ▁protection ▁in ▁Singapore , ▁the ▁British ▁were ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁inter f ere . ▁Diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Japan ▁by ▁R aja ▁K hal id ▁Hit am ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁by ▁R aja ▁Ali ▁Kel ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁s ultan ate . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁the ▁s ultan ▁even ▁wanted ▁to ▁ab d icate ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁his ▁son , ▁T eng ku ▁Bes ar , ▁as ▁these ▁diplom atic ▁initi atives ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁vain . ▁The ▁s ultan ▁died ▁in ▁Singapore ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁Several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁later ▁assert ed ▁their ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁the ▁s ultan . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁attempts ▁and ▁the ▁D ew an ▁Ri ow ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁broke ▁out , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁initially ▁seemed ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁defend ▁their ▁territ ories ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁This ▁led ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁consider ▁creating ▁a ▁buffer ▁state ▁in ▁R ia u . ▁They ▁discussed ▁prospect s ▁for ▁a ▁rest oration ▁with ▁T eng ku ▁O mar ▁and ▁T eng ku ▁Bes ar , ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁s ult ans , ▁who ▁were ▁then ▁based ▁in