Paku Alam I, originally known as Bendara Pangeran Harya Natakusuma, was the first Prince (''Pangeran Adipati'') of

Pakualaman The Principality of Pakualaman (also written Paku Alaman; Dutch-spelling: Pakoe-alaman) is a minor Javanese princely state within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. It was created in 1812 when Natakusuma (later Prince Paku Alam I) was rewarded for ...

, rewarded for helping the British quell the conflict in

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta is the capital city of the 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 Hamengkubuwono, a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an importan ...

in June 1812. Pakualaman became a small hereditary

Principality A principality (or sometimes princedom) is a type of monarchy, monarchical state or feudalism, feudal territory ruled by a prince or princess. It can be either a sovereign state or a constituent part of a larger political entity. The term "prin ...

within the

Sultanate of Yogyakarta The Sultanate of Yogyakarta, officially the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat ( ; ), is a Javanese monarchy in Yogyakarta Special Region, in the Republic of Indonesia. The current head of the sultanate is Hamengkubuwono X. Yogyakart ...

, as a mirror-image of the Principality of Mangkunegaran within the territory of the Susuhunanate of Surakarta. Paku Alam I ruled from 1812 to 1829 and was buried at Kota Gede. Mataram 1830-en

Subsequent list of rulers

* Paku Alam II, 1829 – 1858 * Paku Alam III, 1858 – 1864 * Paku Alam IV, 1864 – 1878 * Paku Alam V, 1878 – 1900 * Paku Alam VI, 1901 – 1902 * Paku Alam VII, 1903 – 1938 *

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

, 1938 – 1999 * Paku Alam IX, 1999 – 2015 *

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

, 2016 –

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