Mole Majimu
[1] In his time the transition to the hegemony of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) began in eastern Indonesia, though Tidore held on to its traditional alliance with the Spanish Empire.
The strong Iberian fortress on Tidore Island, Os Reys Magos, deterred Ternatan attacks while the rest of Maluku and parts of Sulawesi fell under Ternate's might.
[5] A half-brother of Mole called Kaicili Kota was considered the legitimate heir since he was born from Gava's main consort or Putri.
[8] Allying with Sultan Saidi Berkat of Ternate, the Dutch in turn attacked and captured Fort Os Reys Magos in 1605, after having first conquered the important center of clove cultivation Ambon.
At this time Tidore was considered the third largest producer of cloves with 900 Bahar (c. 245,8 metric tons) per year, and therefore held considerable economic importance in the region.
The VOC forces quickly overwhelmed the Spanish fort at Marieko after a tenacious battle where the wounded Spaniards were disposed of per el filo de l'espada.
[16] The inconclusive results of the invasions made for an uneasy balance between Tidore and Ternate and their respective European allies that lasted for several decades.
The VOC constantly admonished the Ternatan allies to keep pressure on the Tidorese and was keen to prevent attempts by the two spice Sultanates to make peace.
[18] In this the VOC became increasingly dominant in Maluku as they defeated English attempts to establish bases in the region, as well as recalcitrant indigenous polities.
When anti-Spanish resistance broke out in Jailolo in Halmahera in the wake of the Spanish conquest, he reportedly made various excuses and pretexts to abstain from intervening.
[25] In spite of the official state of war, Ternate sent a customary burial gift, but the envoy was arrested since a Ternatan prince had recently attacked a ship sent by the King of Makassar to his Tidorese counterpart.
His son Ngarolamo was reportedly accepted as heir more due to respect for Mole than for any affection on the part of the populace, since he regularly slept with other persons' wives.
