Sultan Ibrahim, on his part, became resentful of the Japanese military government during the later part of the occupation years. The Japanese gave orders to the Malay Sultans to contribute an annual stipend of $10,000 to support the Japanese war efforts, and public speeches which the rulers made were drafted by the propaganda department.Cheah, Red Star Over Malaya: Resistance and Social Conflict during and after the Japanese occupation of Malaya, 1941–1946, pg 267–268 In particular, Sultan Ibrahim was once publicly rebuked, a humiliation, for leaning on his walking stick before Japanese officers.Bayly, Harper, Forgotten Armies: The Fall of British Asia, 1941–1945, pg 221 Shortly before the Japanese surrendered in 1945, Sultan Ibrahim was expelled from his residence at Istana Bukit Serene and was forced to reside at Istana Pasir Pelangi, the crown prince's palace.Bayly, Harper, Forgotten wars: Freedom and Revolution in Southeast Asia, pg 132
