▁protection ▁under ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁with ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁cons ulate - general ▁in ▁Bat avia ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 - 1 8 9 9 ▁Muhammad ▁K amil ▁Bey . ▁A ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁emb ark ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁under ▁R aja ▁Ali ▁Kel ana ▁with ▁the ▁necessary ▁documents , ▁letter ▁and ▁treat ies . ▁Nevertheless , ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁weak ening ▁domestic ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁the ▁R ia u ▁case ▁failed ▁to ▁gain ▁any ▁interest ▁by ▁the ▁Ott om ans . ▁ ▁Japan ▁The ▁meteor ic ▁rise ▁of ▁Japan ▁as ▁a ▁global ▁super power ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁was ▁also ▁viewed ▁with ▁a we ▁and ▁hope ▁by ▁the ▁R ia u ▁people . ▁Following ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁s ultan ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁officials ▁of ▁R ia u ▁began ▁to ▁seek ▁help ▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁s ultan ate ▁- ▁this ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Pan - As ian ism ▁movement ▁against ▁the ▁Europe ans . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁a ▁letter ▁request ing ▁an ▁inter vention ▁from ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Emperor ▁was ▁sent . ▁The ▁de posed ▁Sultan ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁sought ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Japanese ▁v ass al ▁state ▁following ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁s ultan ate . ▁R aja ▁K hal id ▁Hit am ▁was ▁then ▁deleg ated ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁mission . ▁Upon ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁Tokyo