Pakubuwono II (also transliterated Pakubuwana II) (1711–1749) was the ruler of Mataram.[1]
| Pakubuwono II | |||||
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| Susuhunan of Mataram | |||||
| Reign | 1726–1742 1743–1749 | ||||
| Coronation | 2 June 1726 | ||||
| Predecessor | Amangkurat IV | ||||
| Born | Gusti Raden Mas Prabasuyasa 8 December 1711 Kartasura Palace, Kartasura, Mataram Sultanate | ||||
| Died | 20 December 1749 (aged 38) Surakarta, Mataram Sultanate | ||||
| Spouse | Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas (m. 1726 d. 1738) | ||||
| Issue | Pakubuwana III | ||||
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| House | Mataram | ||||
| Father | Amangkurat IV | ||||
| Mother | Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana | ||||
His correct title in Javanese etiquette standards contains honorific appellations, some of which each successive ruler inherits.[2] The move of his court from Kartasura to Surakarta was to avert the calamities that occurred at the former palace.[3][4]
- ^ Pemberton, John (1994), On the subject of "Java", Cornell University Press, ISBN 978-0-8014-9963-0 chapter one Seminal Contradictions: Founding the Palace of Surakarta. The Royal Progress of 1745.
- ^ Miksic, John N. (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
- ^ Ricklefs, M.C. (1974) Jogjakarta under Sultan Mangkubumi, 1749–1792: A history of the division of Java . London Oriental Series, vol. 30. London : Oxford University Press, (Revised Indonesian edition 2002)
- ^ Ricklefs, M.C. (1998) The seen and unseen worlds in Java, 1726–49: History, literature and Islam in the court of Pakubuwana II. St. Leonards NSW: The Asian Studies Association of Australia in association with Allen and Unwin; Honolulu : The University of Hawai'i Press.