Mataram Sultanate
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The Sultanate of Mataram was an early modern state based on the island of Java that lasted from the late 16th century to the 18th century. At its peak, Mataram was one of the most powerful kingdoms in
Kota Gede, the former capital of the Mataram Sultanate, founded in 1582 by Sutawijaya (Panembahan Senapati).
Siege of Batavia by Sultan Agung in 1628
Jousting in Mataram, 1676.
Sultan Amangkurat II of Mataram (upper right) watching warlord Untung Surapati fighting Captain Tack of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). ca 1684 AD.
Surakarta Sunanate
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Surakarta Sunanate is a Javanese monarchy centred in the city of Surakarta, in the province of Central Java, Indonesia.
Mataram Sultanate
…VOC. This preceded the Third Javanese War of Succession which ultimately resulted in the division of the realm into the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and the Surakarta Sunanate, with the VOC acting as broker. After the Java War (1825-1830), these states were demilitarized, diminished and integrated into the Dutch East Indies…
Susuhunan Pakubuwono X and his queen consort (c. 1920).
Serimpi dancers, circa 1910.
Pakubuwana III
Sri Susuhunan Pakubuwono VI