Paku Alam IV was

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(''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 ...

between 1864 and 1878. Pakualaman (also written Paku Alaman) became a small hereditary

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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

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 Fe ...

in 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 ...

The son of

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 ...

, Paku Alam IV was the last Paku Alam to be 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 ...

, his son

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 Susuhunanate ...

was the instigator of the royal burial ground at

Girigondo Girigondo, also Giri Gondo – is the location of the graveyard of the family of Pakualaman in Temon District, Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Pakualam I to IV are buried at Kotagede, Pakualam V constructed the grave ...

Subsequent list of rulers

, 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 in ...

, 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

Family history

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