Jambi uprising

This expedition involved taking the Kraton,[clarification needed] with great losses, while Taha himself fled to the interior, where he remained until 1885.

As an intermediary between the government and the sultan, a political agent was added, who resided in the Dutch settlement in Jambi.

In November 1880, 20 loaded guns were stolen from the controller's residence in Jambi; the theft was attributed to Taha's party.

Taha Pangeran Soerio's brother, Ahmed, was appointed state administrator with the title Tjitra Mangrat.

The new sultan failed to keep Taha under control, seeing him maintain his authority in the interior and defy the proposals of the Dutch government, during this period.

The Officer of Health, Dr. Heycop ten Ham was killed, while the Second Lieutenant Buenink and the dispatcher Jackson, were seriously injured.

Both perpetrators were sent by Panglima Poetih, a man already suspected of the murder of Assistant Resident, Van Amstel te Benkoelen.

After the extradition, the Resident and military commander returned to Palembang, while the MS Soembing remained stationed in front of Jambi.

The MS Soembing immediately returned to Palembang to collect more soldiers and strengthen the defences in Jambi.

The army countered these attacks with well-maintained gunfire, while the MS Soembing threw grenades in Soengi Assem.