Pakubuwono II

Pakubuwono II (also transliterated Pakubuwana II) (1711–1749) was the ruler of Mataram.^[1]

Pakubuwono II
Susuhunan of Mataram
Reign	1726–1742 1743–1749
Coronation	2 June 1726
Predecessor	Amangkurat IV
Born	Gusti Raden Mas Prabasuyasa (1711-12-08)8 December 1711 Kartasura Palace, Kartasura, Mataram Sultanate
Died	20 December 1749(1749-12-20) (aged 38) Surakarta, Mataram Sultanate
Spouse	Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas (m. 1726 d. 1738)
Issue	Pakubuwana III
Regnal name Sampeyan Dalem Ingkang Sinuhun Kanjeng Susuhunan Pakubuwana Senapati ing Ngalaga Abdurrahman Sayyidin Panatagama Ingkang Jumeneng Kaping II
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]

References

1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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)
4. 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.

Preceded by Amangkurat IV	Susuhunan of Mataram 1726–1742	Succeeded by Amangkurat V
Preceded by Amangkurat V	Susuhunan of Mataram 1743–1749	Succeeded by Pakubuwono III