Oceania · Dutch expansion and the colonial era
Surakarta Sunanate
from 1745
The Surakarta Sunanate (Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat), ruled by the Pakubuwono line, was established when Pakubuwono II moved the Mataram court from war-ravaged Kartasura to Surakarta (Solo) in 1745; the 1755 Treaty of Giyanti confirmed the split with Yogyakarta. The ruler bears the title Susuhunan (Sunan) and reigns from the Surakarta kraton.
- Existed
- from 1745
- Shown on the map
- 1744–1829
- Peak area
- 4k km²
- Region
- Oceania
Overview
The Surakarta Sunanate (Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat), ruled by the Pakubuwono line, was established when Pakubuwono II moved the Mataram court from war-ravaged Kartasura to Surakarta (Solo) in 1745; the 1755 Treaty of Giyanti confirmed the split with Yogyakarta. The ruler bears the title Susuhunan (Sunan) and reigns from the Surakarta kraton. A further 1757 partition created the minor Mangkunegaran principality under Mangkunegara I (Raden Mas Said, "Pangeran Sambernyawa"). The Pakubuwono court flourished as a center of high Javanese culture — classical literature, dance, gamelan, and batik. Unlike Yogyakarta, Surakarta lost its special administrative status after independence, following anti-monarchist unrest in 1945–1946, and was absorbed into Central Java province; the Sunanate nonetheless survives as a cultural and ceremonial institution.
Common questions
- What was Surakarta Sunanate?
- The Surakarta Sunanate (Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat), ruled by the Pakubuwono line, was established when Pakubuwono II moved the Mataram court from war-ravaged Kartasura to Surakarta (Solo) in 1745; the 1755 Treaty of Giyanti confirmed the split with Yogyakarta. The ruler bears the title Susuhunan (Sunan) and reigns from the Surakarta kraton.
- When did Surakarta Sunanate exist?
- Surakarta Sunanate existed from 1745. On this map it is drawn 1744–1829.
- How large was Surakarta Sunanate?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Surakarta Sunanate covered about 4,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity and its key rulers as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and UN sources, Pacific news organisations, and the scholarship of Ricklefs, Andaya, Coedès, Carey, Sri Margana and Smith & Smith. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Surakarta Sunanate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surakarta_Sunanate
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Border geometry for the map itself comes from Cliopatria v0.12 (Seshat Global History Databank, CC-BY-4.0).
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