The Mataram dynasty is a reference to a dynasty or family that occupies the throne of the Mataram Sultanate. After the Javanese Revolutionary War in the 18th century to the present, the Mataram dynasty ruled the fragmented monarchs of the Mataram Sultanate (Catur Sagatra)
History
The
Giyanti Treaty divides the Mataram Sultanate into two;
Surakarta Sunanate and
Yogyakarta Sultanate
The Sultanate of Yogyakarta ( jv, ꦏꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦤꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦡꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀, Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat ; ) is a Javanese monarchy in Yogyakarta Special Region, in the Republic o ...
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According to the
Babad Tanah Jawi, the House of Mataram is descended from
Ki Ageng Sela through his grandson,
Ki Ageng Pemanahan. The latter figure is the father of
Panembahan Senopati, the first king of Mataram. Ki Ageng Sela himself is said to have descended from
Brawijaya V, the last king of
Majapahit.
After the
Third Javanese War of Succession was over, three kingdoms were formed, two of which became full heirs of the Mataram Dynasty (Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Surakarta Sunanate). The third was known as the Duchy of
Mangkunegaran
The Duchy of Mangkunegaran ( id, Kadipaten Mangkunegaran) is a small Javanese princely state located within the region of Surakarta in Indonesia.
It was established in 1757 by Raden Mas Said, when he submitted his army to Pakubuwono III in F ...
. During the split of Mataram, Sultan
Hamengkubuwono I
Hamengkubuwono I (Javanese script: ꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦲꦩꦼꦁꦏꦸꦧꦸꦮꦤꦆ, Bahasa Jawa: ''Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I''), born Raden Mas Sujana ( Kartasura, 16 August 1717 Yogyakarta, 24 March 1792), was the first sultan of Yogy ...
, Susuhunan
Pakubuwana III, and Duke
Mangkunegara I were all siblings. When the British came to power in Java,
Raffles installed
Prince Natakusuma, son of Sultan
Hamengkubuwana I, as an independent prince who ruled a new imperial monarchy, the
Pakualaman
The Duchy of Pakualaman ( jv, ꦏꦢꦶꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦏꦸꦮꦭꦩ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀, Kadipatèn Pakualaman; also written Paku Alaman; Dutch-spelling: Pakoe-alaman) is a minor Javanese princely state within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta.} It was c ...
Duchy, as a repayment for his assistance in helping the resistance of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta against British rule.
Indonesian National Heroes from the Mataram Dynasty
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Sultan Agung Anyakrakusuma
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Susuhunan Pakubuwana VI
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Susuhunan Pakubuwana X
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Susuhunan Pakubuwana XII
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Sultan Hamengkubuwana I
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Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX
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Duke of Mangkunegara I
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BPH. Diponegoro (Pangeran Diponegoro)
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Jend. (Retired) GPH. Jatikusumo
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R.Ay. Hj. Siti Hartinah
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R.M. Suwardi Suryaningrat (Ki Hajar Dewantara)
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R.M. Suryopranoto
Family Tree of the Mataram Dynasty
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See also
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Hamengkubuwana
Hamengkubuwono ( jv, ꦲꦩꦼꦁꦑꦸꦨꦮꦟ) is the current ruling royal house of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in the Special Region of Yogyakarta of Indonesia. The reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta is the hereditary Governor of the Special Region ...
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Mangkunegara
The Duchy of Mangkunegaran ( id, Kadipaten Mangkunegaran) is a small Javanese princely state located within the region of Surakarta in Indonesia.
It was established in 1757 by Raden Mas Said, when he submitted his army to Pakubuwono III in F ...
Indonesian royalty