Yogyakarta Sultanate: Why Yogyakarta Holds a Special Place in Indonesia?
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The Yogyakarta Sultanate is a Javanese monarchy established in 1755 following the Treaty of Giyanti. This treaty led to a split of the powerful Mataram Sultanate into Yogyakarta and Surakarta. Sultan Hamengkubuwono I found the Yogyakarta Sultanate, making it as a political, cultural, and spiritual center in Central Java. Unlike many traditional monarchies in Nusantara […] The post Yogyakarta Sultanate: Why Yogyakarta Holds a Special Place in Indonesia? appeared first on Southeast Asian History B