Mangkunegara VII

Mangkunegara
Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Mangkunegara VII Senapati ing Ayudha
7th Duke of Mangkunegaran
Reign1916–1944 AD.
PredecessorMangkunegara VI
SuccessorMangkunegara VIII
BornRaden Mas Surya Suprapta
November 12, 1885 AD.
Surakarta
DiedJuly 19, 1944 AD.
SpouseGusti Kanjeng Ratu Timur of Yogyakarta
(m. 1920)
IssueMangkunegara VIII
Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Siti Nurul Kusumawardhani
HouseMataram
FatherMangkunegara V

Prince Mangkunagara VII of a noble house of Hadiwijayan Kaliabu was the ruler of the Mangkunegaran Palace and lands in Surakarta in Central Java in Indonesia from 1916 to 1944, reigning during both World Wars. This first Scouting organization in Indonesia was established on the initiative of Sri Paduka Mangkunagara VII in 1916. Noto Soeroto served as his secretary.

The building in which the National Press Monument is now housed was constructed in 1918 under the orders of Mangkunegara VII, as a society building and meeting hall. It was known as Sociëteit "Sasana Soeka"[1] and designed by Mas Abu Kasan Atmodirono.[2]