7 2 2 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁importance ▁of ▁L ing ga ▁began ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Mah m ud ▁Shah ▁III . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁he ▁re located ▁the ▁capital ▁from ▁R ia u ▁L ama , ▁U lu ▁R ia u , ▁B int an ▁to ▁Da ik , ▁L ing ga . ▁The ▁Sultan ▁did ▁this ▁as ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁mere ▁figure head ▁under ▁the ▁Dutch . ▁He ▁then ▁requested ▁aid ▁from ▁his ▁distant ▁relative , ▁R aja ▁Is mail , ▁a ▁local ▁r uler ▁of ▁Temp as uk ▁to ▁organ ise ▁a ▁successful ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁Dutch . ▁Out ▁of ▁fear ▁of ▁ret ali ation ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch , ▁he ▁organ ised ▁a ▁mass ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁popul ace : ▁the ▁Sultan ▁left ▁for ▁L ing ga ▁with ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁the ▁b end ah ara ▁( high ▁ad visor ) ▁went ▁to ▁P ah ang ▁with ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁people ▁while ▁others ▁head ed ▁to ▁Ter eng gan u . ▁When ▁the ▁Dutch ▁arrived ▁in ▁R ia u , ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁Chinese ▁plan ters ▁left , ▁who ▁persu aded ▁the ▁Dutch ▁not ▁to ▁ch ase ▁the ▁Malays . ▁ ▁The ▁Sultan ▁then ▁developed ▁L ing ga ▁and ▁wel com ed ▁new ▁sett lers ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁D ato ▁K aya ▁Meg at ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁B end ah ara ▁of ▁L