The police forces of Ternate were only able to guard their own institutions from attack .
The traditional guards of the Ternate     , mostly composed of local Ternate Muslims , were particularly effective at protecting the local Christian population from attack .
The police forces of Ternate were only able to guard their own institutions from attack , yet the traditional guards of the Sultan of Ternate , mostly composed of local Ternate Muslims , were particularly effective at protecting the local Christian population from attack .