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

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(''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 ...

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 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 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 ...

. He died in office in 1998 and was buried in the family graveyard at Girigondo. Paku Alam VIII was a major figure in the independence struggle. His contribution, together with that of

Hamengkubuwono IX Shri#South and Southeast Asia, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (Javanese script, Hanacaraka: ; 12 April 1912 – 2 October 1988), often abbreviated as HB IX, was an Indonesian politician and Javanese people, Javanese royal who was the second Vice P ...

, led to

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 ...

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