This created two factions in Banten's court; one led by the Prime Minister of late Yusuf that supported Pangeran Japara, while the other faction was led by the qadi of Banten, an important religious figure and the head of the regency council that insisted on the protection of the inheritance right of the child prince Muhammad. The tension increased and almost broke in to a war of succession, yet being undone due to the last minute reversal of the Prime Minister that withdrew his support for Pangeran Japara, that subsequently returned to Central Java.