Pakubuwono III

Pakubuwono III (also transliterated Pakubuwana III) (1732–1788) was the third Susuhunan (ruler of Surakarta). Also known as Sinuhun Paliyan Negari He was proclaimed by the Dutch as ruler of Mataram in 1749, but when the state was divided into the states of Surakarta and Yogyakarta in 1755, he was proclaimed as the first Susuhanan of Surakarta.

Pakubuwono III
Susuhunan of Surakarta
Reign	1755–1788
Successor	Pakubuwana IV
Susuhunan of Mataram
Reign	1749 –1755
Predecessor	Pakubuwana II
Born	Gusti Raden Mas Suryadi (1732-02-24)24 February 1732 Kartasura Palace, Kartasura, Mataram Sultanate
Died	26 September 1788(1788-09-26) (aged 56) Surakarta Palace, Surakarta, Surakarta Sunanate
Spouse	Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana
Issue	Pakubuwana IV
Regnal name Sampeyan Dalem Ingkang Sinuhun Kanjeng Susuhunan Pakubuwana Senapati ing Ngalaga Abdurrahman Sayyidin Panatagama Ingkang Jumeneng Kaping III
House	Mataram
Father	Pakubuwana II
Mother	Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas

References

• 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