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Correct title

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A previous editor refers to Pakualaman as a 'Duchy', which in my view is incorrect and anachronistic. Traditionally, English and Dutch writers have always referred to successive rulers of Pakualaman as 'Princes'.[1][2] A 'duke' in the British sense is a nobleman who lacks the attribute of sovereignty, so it would be more accurate to describe the ruler of Pakualaman as a 'native prince'.

AnakPejuangIndonesia (talk) 11:15, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Totally agree with your suggestion - thank you for going to the trouble to establish the usage and the choice of what it should be JarrahTree 11:20, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Reitsma, S. A. (1930). Van Stockum's Traveller's Handbook: For the Dutch East Indies. W.P. Van Stockum & Son, Limited.
  2. ^ The Java Gazette: ... A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Travel and Trade. British Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands East Indies. 1933.

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