▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁fare well ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁and ▁Sultan ▁Is mail ' s ▁term ▁as ▁Yang ▁Di ▁P ert uan ▁Ag ong , ▁Tun ku ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁event ▁sign ified ▁" the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁chapter ▁of ▁Malays ia ' s ▁history ". ▁ ▁Sultan ▁Is mail ▁was ▁reign ing ▁as ▁Yang ▁di - P ert uan ▁Ag ong ▁when ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 3 ▁incident ▁spark ed ▁ra cial ▁ri ots ▁in ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁and ▁parliament ▁was ▁susp ended . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this ▁un fortun ate ▁event ▁Tun ku ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁described ▁Sultan ▁Is mail ' s ▁reign ▁as ▁" a ▁most ▁event ful ▁and ▁gl orious ▁one ". ▁ ▁Sultan ▁Is mail ▁launched ▁the ▁R uk un ▁Neg ara , ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁declaration ▁of ▁national ▁philosophy ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁fun eral ▁ ▁Sultan ▁Is mail ▁died ▁at ▁Ist ana ▁Bad aria h , ▁Pad ang ▁Ser i ▁Neg ara , ▁M uk im ▁B atu ▁B uro k , ▁K ual a ▁Ter eng gan u ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁after ▁suffering ▁from ▁two ▁heart ▁attacks ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁a ▁day ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁Ab id in ▁Mos que , ▁Royal ▁M aus ole um , ▁K ual a ▁Ter eng gan u . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Sultan ▁Mah m ud ▁Al