Sultan Hamid II's father Sultan Mohamed and his death at the hands of the Japanese
The Japanese enacted mass arressts of Malay and Chinese elites in the Pontianak incident, and started mass executions of them. The Malay Sultans of Kalimantan were also arrested and executed, among them Sultan Mohamed.
http://books.google.com/books?id=KnNVw8WjhAoC&pg=PA167&dq=Pontianak+incident+Mohamad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-yBDU4GcM-eD2AWgwoGgCw&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pontianak%20incident%20Mohamad&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=RzVUOidajPAC&pg=PA176&dq=Pontianak+incident+Mohamad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-yBDU4GcM-eD2AWgwoGgCw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Pontianak%20incident%20Mohamad&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=NZWqvMBu80kC&pg=PA168&dq=Pontianak+incident+mohammed&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TiNDU9DCNKPEyQHCiIGQBw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pontianak%20incident%20mohammed&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=DSDCzK6WbiUC&pg=RA1-PT62&dq=Pontianak+incident+Mohamed&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iyNDU6isKeewyQGwr4GQCQ&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Pontianak%20incident%20Mohamed&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=wpJGooepEMYC&pg=PA37&dq=Mandor+affair&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ESlDU-aOCOSw2wXa-4HABw&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Mandor%20affair&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=4WK2s2ogHEAC&pg=PA207&dq=The+Japanese+massacres+devastated+the+local+Malay+elite.+The+elderly+sultan+of+Pontianak+died+in+prison;+his+sons+Pangeran+Adipati+and+Pangeran+Agung+were+beheaded.37+All+the+other+native+rulers+of+West+Borneo+were+executed.&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sSpDU7dCx5LIAaCzgcAL&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Japanese%20massacres%20devastated%20the%20local%20Malay%20elite.%20The%20elderly%20sultan%20of%20Pontianak%20died%20in%20prison%3B%20his%20sons%20Pangeran%20Adipati%20and%20Pangeran%20Agung%20were%20beheaded.37%20All%20the%20other%20native%20rulers%20of%20West%20Borneo%20were%20executed.&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=4WK2s2ogHEAC&pg=PA204&dq=A+list+of+the+condemned+conspirators+followed;+they+included+Malays,+Bugis,+Javanese,+Minangkabaus,+Bataks,+Menadonese,+Chinese,+Eurasians,+and+...+Prominent+on+the+list+were+the+native+rulers,+who+were+entirely+wiped+out+in+this+action.&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uStDU5aKFZDlyAHYw4CoCw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=A%20list%20of%20the%20condemned%20conspirators%20followed%3B%20they%20included%20Malays%2C%20Bugis%2C%20Javanese%2C%20Minangkabaus%2C%20Bataks%2C%20Menadonese%2C%20Chinese%2C%20Eurasians%2C%20and%20...%20Prominent%20on%20the%20list%20were%20the%20native%20rulers%2C%20who%20were%20entirely%20wiped%20out%20in%20this%20action.&f=false
The Japanese claimed their massacre was a response to Chinese, Arabs, Indians, and Sultans who were allegedly plotting to rise up against Japanese rule and massacre the Japanese.
http://books.google.com/books?id=NZWqvMBu80kC&pg=PA160&dq=October+23+1943+Japanese+Sultan&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aSlDU4vMGufS2AWf1IEQ&ved=0CDAQ6wEwAA#v=onepage&q=October%2023%201943%20Japanese%20Sultan&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=NZWqvMBu80kC&pg=PA165&dq=Pontianak+incident&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCBDU6emFsa02AWru4DABA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pontianak%20incident&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=CKNrSgSaNgAC&pg=PA42&dq=Pontianak+incident&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCBDU6emFsa02AWru4DABA&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Pontianak%20incident&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=RzVUOidajPAC&pg=PA42&dq=Pontianak+incident&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCBDU6emFsa02AWru4DABA&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Pontianak%20incident&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=IzVFAQAAIAAJ&q=Pontianak+incident&dq=Pontianak+incident&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCBDU6emFsa02AWru4DABA&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ
http://books.google.com/books?id=T9A6BEmfkn8C&pg=PA75&dq=Pontianak+incident&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCBDU6emFsa02AWru4DABA&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Pontianak%20incident&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=VwNeusDwx9wC&pg=PA119&dq=Pontianak+incident&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCBDU6emFsa02AWru4DABA&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Pontianak%20incident&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=RzVUOidajPAC&pg=PA176#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=wpJGooepEMYC&pg=PA37#v=onepage&q&f=false
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http://books.google.com/books?id=5oO6AAAAIAAJ&q=In+brief,+the+Japanese+had+discovered+a+plot+of+Dutch+and+Indonesian+nationalists+in+South+Kalimantan;+similar+intrigue+was+then+'found%22+in+operation+in+Pontianak.+It+was+announced+in+a+Malay+language+newspaper+that+the+plotters+were&dq=In+brief,+the+Japanese+had+discovered+a+plot+of+Dutch+and+Indonesian+nationalists+in+South+Kalimantan;+similar+intrigue+was+then+'found%22+in+operation+in+Pontianak.+It+was+announced+in+a+Malay+language+newspaper+that+the+plotters+were&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UwwiUpnPG6mlsQS-34G4CA&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA
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http://books.google.com/books?id=5oO6AAAAIAAJ&q=Japanese+insti+gated+a+series+of+roundups+and+executions.+Victims+included+the+Sultan+of+Pontianak+(Syarif+Muhammad+Aiqadri),+dose+family+members+and+regional+nobles.+139+Intellectuals,+party+leaders+and+merchants+from+multiple+ethnic&dq=Japanese+insti+gated+a+series+of+roundups+and+executions.+Victims+included+the+Sultan+of+Pontianak+(Syarif+Muhammad+Aiqadri),+dose+family+members+and+regional+nobles.+139+Intellectuals,+party+leaders+and+merchants+from+multiple+ethnic&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TA8iUv6THKa2sQSejYGQBg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA
http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/docs/wps/wps03_009.pdf
Sultan Hamid II, the Sultanates of Kalimantan and Malay nationalism
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