Surakarta and Yogyakarta

Surakarta and Yogyakarta was a state in Java and Eastern Indonesia (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1755 to 1950 CE, about 195 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

The Giyanti treaty divided Mataram into the Sunanate of Surakarta and the Sultanate of Yogyakarta under Dutch suzerainty. Yogyakarta's sultan backed the republic in 1945 to 1949, and it remains a special region governed by its sultan.

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Facts

Dates

1755 to 1950 CE

Duration

195 years

Type

State

Region

Java and Eastern Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Capital

Surakarta, Yogyakarta

Came from

• Mataram Sultanate c. 1586 to 1755 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1767 Fall of Ayutthaya
• 1815 Eruption of Tambora
• 1824 Anglo-Dutch Treaty
• 1883 Krakatoa erupts
• 1896 Philippine Revolution
• 1942 Fall of Singapore
• 1945 Indonesia declares independence

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE
• Sultanate of Sulu c. 1405 to 1915 CE
• Lan Na 1292 to 1775 CE
• Aceh Sultanate 1496 to 1903 CE
• Later Le dynasty 1428 to 1789 CE
• Spanish Philippines 1565 to 1898 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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