aja ▁H aj i ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁Tel uk ▁K et ap ang ▁and ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁known ▁was ▁" Mar hum ▁Tel uk ▁K et ap ang ". ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Mah m ud ▁Sy ah ▁of ▁the ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁Sultan ate . ▁The ▁agreement ▁contained ▁ 1 4 ▁cla uses ▁which ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁det r iment al ▁to ▁the ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁Sultan ate . ▁For ▁instance , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁were ▁free ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁commerce ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ▁and ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁open ▁their ▁own ▁trade ▁post ▁in ▁Tan j ung ▁Pin ang . ▁Every ▁passing ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁had ▁to ▁obtain ▁consent ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁Dutch ▁could ▁bring ▁the ▁or es ▁and ▁sp ices . ▁ ▁British ▁Dutch ▁domin ance ▁began ▁to ▁w ane ▁when ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁The ▁British ▁influence ▁then ▁started ▁to ▁su pers ede ▁the ▁Dutch ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch , ▁the ▁British ▁followed ▁a ▁more ▁moder ate ▁approach ▁in ▁eng aging ▁with ▁the ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁Empire . ▁A part ▁from ▁cont rolling ▁Mal ac ca ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁the ▁British ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁Joh or - R ia u ▁Sultan ate ▁as ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁state . ▁The ▁British