[1][2]: 246 He was famous for going undercover at night to personally check on the well-being of his people, as well as on the condition of his sultanate itself.
During this period, Sultan Alaudin has been facing problems with the mamak people, who were beginning to grow in power in comparison to Malays.
His new advisor, Bendahara Seri Maharaja (equivalent to the modern-day prime minister) was also of mamak blood.
Other accounts suggest that he was poisoned in a conspiracy primarily involving Raja Ahmad, Bendahara Seri Maharaja and Tun Senaja, his second wife.
Today, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah's tomb can be found situated in Pagoh, Johor.