Susuhunan

Radyalaksana, the emblem of Kasunanan Surakarta

Susuhunan or in short version Sunan, is a title used by the kings of Mataram and then by the hereditary rulers of Surakarta, Indonesia.

Names and titles

The full title of the Susuhunan in Javanese is: Sampeyan Dalem ingkang Sinuhun Kanjeng Susuhunan Prabhu Sri Paku Buwana Senapati ing Alaga Ngabdulrahman Sayidin Panatagama ("His Exalted Majesty, The Susuhunan, King Paku Buwana, Commander-in-chief in war, Servant of the Most Gracious, Caliph who safeguards the Religion"). This long title is occasionally abbreviated in media with Latin texts as SISKS, denoting Sampeyan dalem Ingkang Sinuhun Kanjeng Susuhunan, followed by the regnal name.

The rulers of Surakarta traditionally adopt the regnal name Pakubuwono (also spelled Pakubuwana IPA: [pakubuwɔnɔ]). Susuhunan is specific to the rulers of Surakarta; the rulers of Yogyakarta, who are also descended from the Mataram dynasty, have the title Sultan.

List of Susuhunan of Surakarta

Susuhanan jester who participates in the Grebeg Muludan procession (circa 1920s)

• Pakubuwono II, 1727 — 1749 (Kartasura and Surakarta)
• Pakubuwono III, 1749 — 1788
• Pakubuwono IV, 1788 — 1820
• Pakubuwono V, 1820 — 1823
• Pakubuwono VI, 1823 — 1830
• Pakubuwono VII, 1830 — 1858
• Pakubuwono VIII, 1859 — 1861
• Pakubuwono IX, 1861 — 1893
• Pakubuwono X, 1893 — 1939
• Pakubuwono XI, 1939 — 1945
• Pakubuwono XII, 1945 — 2004
• Pakubuwono XIII, 2004 — present

Note: There were two rival claimants to the throne, Hangabehi and Tedjowulan, both are sons of late Pakubuwono XII.

See also

• Hamengkubuwono
• Sunan
• List of monarchs of Java

References

• Miksic, John (general ed.), et al. (2006) Karaton Surakarta. A look into the court of Surakarta Hadiningrat, central Java (First published: By the will of His Serene Highness Paku Buwono XII. Surakarta: Yayasan Pawiyatan Kabudayan Karaton Surakarta, 2004) Marshall Cavendish Editions Singapore ISBN 981-261-226-2