However , the Dutch rapidly retook their former positions on Sumbawa and forced Muhammad Salahuddin to hand back Dompu to its own sultan family .
After the proclamation of Indonesian independence in August 1945 , the sultan of Bima at first favoured the new republic .
The Dutch rapidly retook their former positions on Sumbawa and forced Muhammad Salahuddin to hand back Dompu to its own sultan family .
After the proclamation of Indonesian independence in August 1945 , the sultan of Bima at first favoured the new republic .