The Came Across of TOK JANGGUT and Kelantan's Difficult Encounters

His demanding battle starts off on April 1915, the day British demolishes Kelantan’s administration into their hands when they appointed Encik Latiff, a non-Kelantanese, to take over from the local leader, Engku Besar Jeram. To gain help, Engku Besar Jeram met with TOK JANGGUT, Haji Said, Che Sahak Merbol, and also ‘Penghulu’ Adam and signed a pact, which prohibits anyone from cooperating with the ‘demolisher’, and achieved support from most Kelantan residents. On the other side of the ‘game’, Encik Latiff directed Sergeant Che Wan, to arrest Tok Janggut for failing to pay the government tax. Tok Janggut refused to walk in front of the sergeant, which then revolved into a fight, with the outcome of the sergeant being stabbed by Tok Janggut.

Soon after, Tok Janggut draws together all his men and they all marched towards Pasir Puteh, in addition with burning down several European farmers’ existing constructions. Out of fright and panic, Encik Latiff fled the place immediately. At the end of their struggling days, Tok Janggut and the British battled one another, and after finally defeating them, for 3 days he lingered there, presently declaring Pasir Puteh's independence from British rule. Engku Besar Jeram was then made King of Pasir Puteh, while Tok Janggut became his Prime Minister. The Britain immediately labelled the ones that brought the British down 'traitors', and also guaranteed a $500 reward for their seizure, whether dead or alive.

As this method did not come into assistance, 200 British soldiers were then sent in from Singapore, but were still faced with Tok Janggut's refusal to surrender. To overcome this issue, the British burned down his and his fellow followers houses. From this, Tok Janggut responded immediately by placing a blockade on Pasir Puteh but was however killed in the battle near Kampung Pupuh. 

 The British who took over Kelantan’s administration

The battle between TOK JANGGUT and his followers with the British soldiers