Mangkunegara | |
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Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Mangkunegara VII Senapati ing Ayudha | |
7th Duke of Mangkunegaran | |
Reign | 1916–1944 AD. |
Predecessor | Mangkunegara VI |
Successor | Mangkunegara VIII |
Born | Raden Mas Surya Suprapta November 12, 1885 AD. Surakarta |
Died | July 19, 1944 AD. |
Spouse | Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Timur of Yogyakarta (m. 1920) |
Issue | Mangkunegara VIII Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Siti Nurul Kusumawardhani |
House | Mataram |
Father | Mangkunegara 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]