Paku Alam I, originally known as Natakusuma, was the first Duke (''Adipati'') of

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 ...

, rewarded for helping the British quell conflict in

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

in June 1812. Pakualaman became a small hereditary

Duchy A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a Middle Ages, medieval country, territory, fiefdom, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or Queen regnant, queen in Western European tradition. There once exis ...

within the

Sultanate of Yogyakarta The Sultanate of Yogyakarta ( jv, ꦏꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦤꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦡꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀, Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat ; ) is a Javanese monarchy in Yogyakarta Special Region, in the Republic o ...

, as a mirror-image of the Duchy of Mangkunegaran within the territory of the

Susuhunanate of Surakarta Susuhunan, or in short version Sunan, is a title used by the monarchs of Mataram and then by the hereditary rulers of Surakarta, Indonesia. Additionally in Bali and Yogyakarta, so-called " Kings of kings" reigned with this title, while their ...

. Paku Alam I ruled from 1812 to 1829, and was buried at

Kota Gede Kotagede (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦛꦒꦼꦝꦺ ''Kuthagedhé'') is a city district (''kemantren'') and a historic neighborhood in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Kotagede contains the remains of the first capital of Mataram Sultanat ...

Subsequent list of rulers

* Paku Alam II, 1829 – 1858 *

Paku Alam III Paku Alam III was Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman between 1858 and 1864, making it the second shortest reigning Paku Alam. Pakualaman became a small hereditary Duchy within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, as a mirror-image of Mangkunegaran in the t ...

, 1858 – 1864 * Paku Alam IV, 1864 – 1878 *

Paku Alam V Paku Alam V was Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman between 1878 and 1900. Pakualaman (also written Paku Alaman) became a small hereditary Duchy within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, as a mirror-image of Mangkunegaran in the territory of the Susuhunana ...

, 1878 – 1900 *

Paku Alam VI Paku Alam VI was Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman between 1901 and 1902, as one of the shortest duration rulers in the history of Paku Alam and the Yogyakarta palaces. Pakualaman (also written Paku Alaman) became a small hereditary Duchy within the ...

, 1901 – 1902 *

Paku Alam VII Paku Alam VII was Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman, acceding to the throne in 1903, and died in 1937. Pakualaman (also written Paku Alaman) became a small hereditary Duchy within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, as a mirror-image of Mangkunegaran ...

, 1903 – 1938 *

Paku Alam VIII Sri Paku Alam VIII (10 April 1910 – 11 September 1998) was Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman serving the second Governor of Yogyakarta. He was the son of Paku Alam VII and ''Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Retno Poewoso''. His child name was ''Gusti Rad ...

, 1938 – 1999 *

Paku Alam IX KGPAA Paku Alam IX (7 May 1938 – 21 November 2015) was the ruler of Pakualaman, in central Java, Indonesia. His court name before he became ''Paku Alam IX'' was ''Bendara Raden Mas Ambarkusumo''. He succeeded as ''Paku Alam'' upon the ...

, 1999 – 2015 *

Paku Alam X KGPAA Paku Alam X (born in Yogyakarta on 15 December 1962) is the Duke (''Adipati'') of Pakualaman, a small Javanese duchy in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He succeeded as Paku Alam upon the death of the previous ruler, his father P ...

, 2016 –

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