Despite the Sultan's political effort, he was forced to accept an advisor in 1914, becoming the last Malay state to lose its sovereignty (British involvement in Johor actually began as early as 1885).
På trods af sultanens politiske indsats, blev han tvunget til at acceptere en rådgiver i 1914 og var den sidste malajstat til at miste sin suverænitet (et britisk engagement i Johor var faktisk allerede begyndt i 1885).