[2][3] During his reign, he tried to expand his authority to include all Madura Island and East Java region.
[1][3] He alternated alliances with Mataram and the Dutch East India Company, and even separately battled the two forces in an effort to realize his goal.
[1][2] However, in 1746 he lost the final war against Mataram which then had allied with the Company, and he was later banished to the Cape of Good Hope until his death.
[2][3] From then on, the West Madura region was ceded over by Mataram to the Dutch East India Company as an exchange for the costs of the war.
[2][3] His son, Cakraningrat V, was put in his place as the Company's vassal.