Hamengkubuwono VII

Hamengkubuwono VII (also spelled Hamengkubuwana VII, 4 February 1839 – 30 December 1921) was the seventh sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from 22 December 1877 until his abdication in 29 January 1921.^[1]

Hamengkubuwono VII
Hamengkubuwana VII by Kassian Céphas, 1885. KITLV collection.
7th Sultan of Yogyakarta
Reign	22 December 1877 – 29 January 1921
Predecessor	Hamengkubuwono VI
Successor	Hamengkubuwono VIII
Born	Gusti Raden Mas Murteja (1839-02-04)4 February 1839
Died	30 December 1921(1921-12-30) (aged 82)
Burial	Saptarengga Mausoleum, Pajimatan Imogiri Tombs
Spouses	Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Wandhan (m. 1868) Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas (d. 1892) Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana
Regnal name Ngarsa Dalem Sampeyan Dalem Ingkang Sinuwun Kanjeng Sultan Hamengkubuwana Senapati-ing-Ngalaga 'Abdurrahman Sayyidin Panatagama Khalifatullah ingkang Jumeneng Kaping Pitu ing Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat
House	Mataram
Father	Hamengkubuwono VI
Mother	Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Sultan

His residence after the abdication of the crown in the early 19th Century is now known as the Museum Ambarrukmo, part of the Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta hotel complex.^[2]

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  Hamengkubuwana VII
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  Ratu Angger, sister of Hamengkoe Buwono VII sultan of Yogyakarta in court dress around 1885
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  Ratoe Madoeretna, daughter of Sultan Hamengkubuwono VII

Family

Royal consorts

1. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Wandhan
   previously named Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana, daughter of Raden 'Ali Basah Abdulmustapa Sentot Prawiradirja, exiled.
2. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas
   daughter of Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung Jayadipura, the queen dowager styled as Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hageng.
3. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana
   previously a concubine namely Bendara Raden Ayu Ratna Sri Wulan, daughter of Bendara Pangeran Harya Hadinegara, son of Hamengkubuwana II.

Notable Children

1. Gusti Raden Mas Akadiyat
   son of GKR. Hemas, appointed as heir-apparent with the title Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Hamengkunegara Sudibya Rajaputra Narendra ing Mataram, died in the lifetime of his father.
2. Gusti Raden Mas Pratista
   son of GKR. Hemas, appointed as heir-apparent with the title Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Hamengkunegara Sudibya Rajaputra Narendra ing Mataram, was removed due to mental instability, degraded to Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Juminah.
3. Gusti Raden Mas Putra
   son of GKR. Hemas, appointed as heir-apparent with the title Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Hamengkunegara Sudibya Rajaputra Narendra ing Mataram, died in the lifetime of his father.
4. Gusti Raden Mas Sujadi
   son of GKR. Hemas, styled as Gusti Pangeran Harya Purbaya, elevated to heir-apparent with the title Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom Hamengkunegara Sudibya Rajaputra Narendra ing Mataram, succeeded as Hamengkubuwana VIII.
5. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hangger
   daughter of GKR. Hemas. Married to Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Harya Kusumayudha, son of Pakubuwana X of Surakarta.
6. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu
   daughter of GKR. Hemas.^[3] Married to Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Yudhanegara III (Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Adipati Dhanureja VII), Patih Yogyakarta.
7. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Chandrakirana
   daughter of GKR. Kencana. Married to Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Adipati Dhanureja VIII, Patih Yogyakarta.
8. Gusti Raden Ajeng Mursudarinah
   daughter of GKR. Kencana, styled as Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas. A royal consort to Pakubuwana X of Surakarta.
9. Gusti Raden Ajeng Mursudariyah
   daughter of GKR. Kencana, styled as Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Timur. A royal consort to Mangkunegara VII of Mangkunegaran.

See also

• Hamengkubuwana