Sultan Baabullah could have controlled the citadel by force but he did not have the heart because quite a lot of Ternate people who have married the Portuguese and they live in the fort with his family.
Sultan Baabullah bisa saja menguasai benteng itu dengan kekerasan namun ia tak tega karena cukup banyak rakyat Ternate yang telah menikah dengan orang Portugis dan mereka tinggal dalam benteng bersama keluarganya.