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Sri Paku Alam VIII (10 April 1910 – 11 September 1998) was

Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are r ...

(''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 c ...

serving the second

Governor of Yogyakarta This is the list of governors of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. Due to its root from the Yogyakarta Sultanate and Pakualaman, Pakualaman Principality, the 5 September 1945 joint statement regarding their integration into Indonesi ...

. He was the son of Paku Alam VII and ''Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Retno Poewoso''. His child name was ''Gusti Raden Mas Harya Sularso Kunto Suratno'' and his adult name was ''Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Prabu''. He acceded to the throne of the Duchy of Pakualaman (''Kadipaten Pakualaman'') on 12 April 1937 with the official name ''Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Paku Alam VIII''. The Pakualaman dates from 1812 and is an

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within the Yogyakarta Sultanate. He died in office in 1998, and was buried in the family graveyard 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 ...

. Paku Alam VIII was a major figure in the independence struggle. His contribution, together with that of

Hamengkubuwono IX Hamengkubuwono IX or HB IX (12 April 1912 – 2 October 1988) was an Indonesian statesman and royal who was the second vice president of Indonesia, the ninth sultan of Yogyakarta, and the first governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Hamen ...

, led to

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, ...

gaining status as a Special Region where the Sultan and the Duke serve respectively as governor and vice-governor for life.For additional details on history and heraldry, se
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alam, Paku VIII 1910 births 1998 deaths Governors of Yogyakarta Dukes of Pakualaman Burials at Girigondo Indonesian royalty