Hamengkubuwono I (
Javanese script
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: ꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦲꦩꦼꦁꦏꦸꦧꦸꦮꦤꦆ, Bahasa Jawa: ''Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I''), born
Raden Mas Sujana (
Kartasura, 16 August 1717
Yogyakarta
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, 24 March 1792), was the first
sultan of Yogyakarta. He reigned from 1755 to 1792. He has been elevated as a
National Hero of Indonesia
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since 2006, because of his fight against the
Dutch at that time and establishment of
Yogyakarta
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.
Family
Royal consorts
# Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana
daughter of Bendara Pangeran Harya Dipanegara, son of
Pakubuwana I of
Surakarta
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.
# Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kadipaten
daughter of Kyai Ageng Drepayuda. Later the queen dowager with the title ''Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hageng''.
Concubines
# Bendara Raden Ayu Tilarsa
# Bendara Raden Ayu Srenggara
daughter of Tumenggung Natayudha of Kedu.
# Bendara Mas Ayu Tandhawati
(''and more'')
Notable Children
# Gusti Raden Mas Enta
son of GKR. Kencana, appointed as heir-apparent with the title ''Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Hamengkunegara Sudibya Rajaputra Narendra ing Mataram'', died young.
# Gusti Raden Ajeng Inten
daughter of GKR. Kencana, styled as ''Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Bendara''. Married first to
Mangkunegara I, divorced.
# Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Hangabehi
birth name unknown, son of BRAy. Tilarsa.
#
Gusti Raden Mas Sundarason of GKR. Kadipaten, succeeded as Hamengkubuwana II.
# Bendara Raden Ayu Danukusuma
birth name unknown. Married to Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung Danukusuma, eldest son of Danureja I, ''Patih'' Yogyakarta.
# Bendara Raden Ayu Rangga Prawiradirja
birth name unknown, daughter of BRAy. Srenggara. Married to Raden Rangga Prawiradirja II of
Madiun
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.
#
Bendara Pangeran Harya Natakusumabirth name unknown, son of BRAy. Srenggara, appointed as Paku Alam I.
# Bendara Raden Mas Hadiwijaya
son of BMAy. Tandhawati, styled as ''Bendara Pangeran Harya Panular'', ''Wakil Dalem'' to
Hamengkubuwana V.
References
Further reading
*
Ricklefs, M.C. (1974) ''Jogjakarta under Sultan Mangkubumi, 1749–1792: A History of the Division of Java''. London Oriental Series, vol. 30. London:
Oxford University Press
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(Revised Indonesian edition 2002).
* Ricklefs MC. 2001. ''A History of Modern Indonesia: 3rd Edition''. Palgrave and Stanford University Press.
* Purwadi. 2007. ''Sejarah Raja-Raja Jawa''. Yogyakarta: Media Ilmu.
* Heryanto F. 2004. ''Mengenal Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat''. Yogyakarta: Warna Grafika.
1717 births
1792 deaths
18th-century Indonesian people
Burials at Imogiri
Indonesian Muslims
Indonesian royalty
National Heroes of Indonesia
Sultans of Yogyakarta
Sons of monarchs
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