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Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into two: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
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Treaty of Giyanti
1755 agreement to divide the Javanese sultanate of Mataram
The Treaty of Giyanti was signed and ratified on February 13, 1755, between Prince Mangkubumi, the Dutch East India Company, and Sunan Pakubuwono III along with his allies. The accord officially divided the Sultanate of Mataram between Mangkubumi and Pakubuwono. The name…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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1602–1799 Dutch trading company
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Hamengkubuwono I
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Kingdom on the island of Java (1586–1755)
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Surakarta Sunanate
Javanese monarchy
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Yogyakarta Sultanate
Javanese monarchy in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia
The Sultanate of Yogyakarta, officially the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, is a Javanese monarchy in Yogyakarta Special Region, in the Republic of Indonesia. The current head of the sultanate is Hamengkubuwono X.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)