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Paku Alam VII
Ruler of Pakualaman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paku Alam VII was Duke (Adipati) of Pakualaman. He acceded to the throne in 1903, and died in 1937.[1]
Pakualaman (also written Paku Alaman) became a small hereditary Duchy within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, as a mirror-image of Mangkunegaran in the territory of the Susuhunanate of Surakarta.
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On the 25th anniversary of his rule in 1931, six years before his death, he was celebrated with special events and a book.[2]
The Pakualaman dates from 1812 and is an enclave within the Yogyakarta Sultanate. Paku Alam VII was succeeded by his son, Paku Alam VIII.