James Teoh

James Teoh Koan (Simpified Chinese: 张𬀪; traditional Chinese: 張晛; pinyin: Zhāng Xiàn; June 28, 1884 - December 2, 1945) was a Cadasan politician and author. He served as the president of Cadasa from 1942 to 1945.

Bio
Born to Malaysian Chinese parents, the Teoh family emigrated to Cadasa in the 1890s. As a young adult, he went to as an international student. Teoh fell in love with Japan while there, and was immersed in its culture, food, and sights. He adopted the Japanese name Atsuo Ichikawa (市川 篤男), and learned to speak Japanese. Some reportedly claimed that Teoh was more proficient in Japanese than he was in Cadasan.

Teoh came back to Cadasa in 1915 due to the First World War. He supported republicanism and was jailed by the Cahaya dynasty authorities for speaking out. He was released after the Selamat Revolution.

Teoh often campaigned for a Meiji Restoration-like event happening in Cadasa. He became a Japanophilie, and was generally unpopular among his colleagues. Despite this, he became the vice-president of Cadasa in 1941, and suspiciously became president in 1942, after T. H. Koh's poisoning. Soon, Teoh voiced his support for the Axis, and declared war on the Allies on July 6, 1942. In November 1942, he ordered the failed invasion of Baratlamuri, and he had plans to partition the Borundian Federation into Cadasan and Gezirnusi occupation zones.

Altough Cadasa wasn't a colony of Japan, during Teoh's tenure Japanese influence was seen, such as in architecture built from 1942-45.

Teoh, seeing that the war was lost, decided to resign and escape to Japan via Thailand. He was caught in Chiang Mai and was deported back to Cadasa, where he was convicted for treason, and executed by firing squad on December 2, 1945.