Hamengkubuwono VII (also spelled Hamengkubuwana VII, 4 February 1839 – 30 December 1921) was the seventh sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from 22 December 1877 until his abdication in 29 January 1921.[1]

Hamengkubuwono VII
Hamengkubuwana VII by Kassian Céphas, 1885. KITLV collection.
7th Sultan of Yogyakarta
Reign22 December 1877 – 29 January 1921
PredecessorHamengkubuwono VI
SuccessorHamengkubuwono VIII
BornGusti Raden Mas Murteja
(1839-02-04)4 February 1839
Died30 December 1921(1921-12-30) (aged 82)
Burial
Saptarengga Mausoleum, Pajimatan Imogiri Tombs
SpousesGusti Kanjeng Ratu Wandhan
(m. 1868)
Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas
(d. 1892)
Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana
Regnal name
Ngarsa Dalem Sampeyan Dalem Ingkang Sinuwun Kanjeng Sultan Hamengkubuwana Senapati-ing-Ngalaga 'Abdurrahman Sayyidin Panatagama Khalifatullah ingkang Jumeneng Kaping Pitu ing Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat
HouseMataram
FatherHamengkubuwono VI
MotherGusti Kanjeng Ratu Sultan

His residence after the abdication of the crown in the early 19th Century is now known as the Museum Ambarrukmo, part of the Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta hotel complex.[2]

Family

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Royal consorts

  1. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Wandhan
    previously named Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana, daughter of Raden 'Ali Basah Abdulmustapa Sentot Prawiradirja, exiled.
  2. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas
    daughter of Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung Jayadipura, the queen dowager styled as Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hageng.
  3. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana
    previously a concubine namely Bendara Raden Ayu Ratna Sri Wulan, daughter of Bendara Pangeran Harya Hadinegara, son of Hamengkubuwana II.

Notable Children

  1. Gusti Raden Mas Akadiyat
    son of GKR. Hemas, appointed as heir-apparent with the title Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Hamengkunegara Sudibya Rajaputra Narendra ing Mataram, died in the lifetime of his father.
  2. Gusti Raden Mas Pratista
    son of GKR. Hemas, appointed as heir-apparent with the title Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Hamengkunegara Sudibya Rajaputra Narendra ing Mataram, was removed due to mental instability, degraded to Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Juminah.
  3. Gusti Raden Mas Putra
    son of GKR. Hemas, appointed as heir-apparent with the title Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Hamengkunegara Sudibya Rajaputra Narendra ing Mataram, died in the lifetime of his father.
  4. Gusti Raden Mas Sujadi
    son of GKR. Hemas, styled as Gusti Pangeran Harya Purbaya, elevated to heir-apparent with the title Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Hamengkunegara Sudibya Rajaputra Narendra ing Mataram, succeeded as Hamengkubuwana VIII.
  5. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hangger
    daughter of GKR. Hemas. Married to Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Harya Kusumayudha, son of Pakubuwana X of Surakarta.
  6. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu
    daughter of GKR. Hemas.[3] Married to Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Yudhanegara III (Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Adipati Dhanureja VII), Patih Yogyakarta.
  7. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Chandrakirana
    daughter of GKR. Kencana. Married to Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Adipati Dhanureja VIII, Patih Yogyakarta.
  8. Gusti Raden Ajeng Mursudarinah
    daughter of GKR. Kencana, styled as Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas. A royal consort to Pakubuwana X of Surakarta.
  9. Gusti Raden Ajeng Mursudariyah
    daughter of GKR. Kencana, styled as Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Timur. A royal consort to Mangkunegara VII of Mangkunegaran.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Ricklefs, M. C. (2001) A history of modern Indonesia since c.1200 Basingstoke: Palgrave. 3rd ed. ISBN 0333801008 (pbk.)
  2. ^ "Museum Ambarrukmo". Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel Yogyakarta. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2015. In the early of 19th Century, it was the official residence of the Late Sri Sultan HamengkuBuwono VII, soon after he abdicated his crown.
  3. ^ "Pepatih Dalem Kesultanan Yogyakarta". kratonjogja.id.
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Yogyakarta
1877–1921
Succeeded by