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Pakubuwono XIII

Ruler of Surakarta

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Source revisionSep 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ4211263
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Sri Susuhunan Pakubuwono XIII (Javanese script: ꦯꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦪꦤ꧀ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ꦲꦶꦁꦏꦁꦯꦶꦤꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ꦑꦁꦗꦼꦁꦯꦸꦱꦸꦲꦸꦤꦤ꧀ꦦꦏꦸꦧꦸꦮꦤ XIII; 28 June 1948 – 2 November 2025), born as Gusti Raden Mas Suryadi, later changed to Gusti Raden Mas Surya Pratana, and elevated to KGPH Hangabehi, was the twelfth Sunan of the Surakarta Sunanate from 2004 to 2025.

After the passing of the previous Sunan, the vacant throne was disputed by the two sons of the late Sunan, KGPH Hangabehi and KGPH Tedjowulan. The problem of succession arose because the sons had been born to different mothers but Pakubuwono XII had never formally appointed a queen consort. The oldest son, Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo Hangabehi, was appointed by the royal family as the court's ruler. (Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo is a Javanese regnal title, often abbreviated KGPH.) The younger son, KGPH Tedjowulan, then declared a walkout from the palace. Both sons subsequently claimed the title and each separately held a funeral for their father. However, family consensus recognized KGPH Hangabehi as SISKS Pakubuwono XIII.

From 18–19 July 2009, there was a ceremony in the kraton where the enthronement anniversary was conducted with the sacred Bedoyo Dance performed especially for the ceremony. Attendees included various local and foreign dignitaries as well as Hangabehi's half-brother Tedjowulan. In 2012 the disagreement about the kingship in the Sunanate of Surakarta was resolved after KGPH Tedjowulan acknowledged his half-brother as Pakubuwono XIII in an official reconciliation event initiated by Surakarta city government with the support of the national People's Representative Council. KGPH Tedjowulan himself became a mahapatih (viceregent) styled Kangjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo Panembahan Agung.

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