Diponegoro

Diponegoro
Sultan Abdul Hamid Herucakra Amirul Mukminin Sayyidin Panatagama Kalifatullah ing Tanah Jawa
Portrait of Prince Diponegoro, 1835
Born(1785-11-11)11 November 1785
Yogyakarta Sultanate
Died8 January 1855(1855-01-08) (aged 69)
Oedjoeng Pandang, Dutch East Indies
Spouse
  • Kedhaton
  • Ratnaningsih
  • Ratnaningrum
Issue17 sons, 5 daughters
HouseMataram
FatherHamengkubuwana III
MotherMangkarawati
ReligionIslam

Prince Diponegoro (Javanese: ꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ, Dipånegårå; born Bendara Raden Mas Mustahar, ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦫꦢꦺꦤ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦩꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦲꦂ; later Bendara Raden Mas Antawirya ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦫꦢꦺꦤ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦮꦶꦂꦪ; 11 November 1785 – 8 January 1855),[1] also known as Dipanegara, was a Javanese prince who opposed the Dutch colonial rule. The eldest son of the Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono III, he played an important role in the Java War between 1825 and 1830. After his defeat and capture, he was exiled to Makassar, where he died at 69 years old.

His five-year struggle against the Dutch control of Java has become celebrated by Indonesians throughout the years, acting as a source of inspiration for the fighters in the Indonesian National Revolution and nationalism in modern-day Indonesia among others.[2] He is a national hero in Indonesia.[3]

  1. ^ "Sasana Wiratama: Commemorating The Struggle of Prince Diponegro". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference progenitor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Daftar Nama Pahlawan Nasional Republik Indonesia (1)" (in Indonesian). Sekretariat Negara Indonesia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.