▁r uling ▁el ite ▁of ▁the ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁Sultan ate . ▁ ▁D iss ol ution ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁demanded ▁a ▁new ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁s ultan , ▁st ip ulating ▁further ▁limits ▁on ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁Sultan ate , ▁requiring ▁that ▁the ▁Dutch ▁flag ▁must ▁be ▁raised ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁R ia u , ▁and ▁specifying ▁that ▁Dutch ▁officials ▁should ▁be ▁given ▁supre me ▁honour ▁in ▁the ▁land . ▁The ▁agreement ▁further ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁the ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁Sultan ate ▁was ▁a ▁mere ▁ach az at ▁( D utch : ▁loan ) ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Government . ▁The ▁agreement ▁was ▁drawn ▁up ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁II ▁( 1 8 8 5 – 1 9 1 1 ) ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁clearly ▁against ▁colonial ▁rule . ▁ ▁The ▁Dutch ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁s ultan ▁sign ▁the ▁agreement , ▁but ▁after ▁consult ing ▁the ▁fellow ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁Eng ku ▁Kel ana , ▁R aja ▁Ali , ▁R aja ▁Hit am ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁el ite , ▁he ▁refused , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁military ▁regiment ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁prince ▁reg ent , ▁T eng ku