Hamengkubuwono is the current ruling royal house

Dynasty

A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire...

 of the Yogyakarta Sultanate

Yogyakarta Sultanate

Yogyakarta Sultanate is a Javanese monarchy in the province of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.-History:...

 in Yogyakarta Special Region of Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. The current Sultan is Hamengkubuwono X.

Honourifics

As with many significant historical and respected figures in Javanese culture, the name of a ruler is usually preceded by honorifics - in most cases the usage is of Sri Sultan before the name. In full titles the first Hamengkubawana was titled:

"Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I Senopati Ing Ngalaga Sayidin Panatagama Kalifatulah".

The Hamengkubuwana is considered by Javanese as the true claimant and heir to the throne of the Second Mataram Kingdom

Mataram Sultanate

The Sultanate of Mataram was the last major independent Javanese empire on Java before the island was colonized by the Dutch. It was the dominant political force in interior Central Java from the late 16th century until the beginning of the 18th century....

 and the vast Majapahit Empire

Majapahit Empire

Majapahit was a vast archipelagic empire based on the island of Java from 1293 to around 1500. Majapahit reached its peak of glory during the era of Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 marked by conquest which extended through Southeast Asia. His achievement is also credited to his prime...

, hence the post-Independence special privileges of self-rule solely allotted to the Hamengkubuwana keraton (palace)- not extended to the other three princedoms and fiefdoms of the Treaty of Giyanti (1755)

Meaning

For some Javanese, the name has been interpreted as having the following components:

• Hamangku: pleased to serve the people
• Hamengku: protect the people in a just way
• Hamengkoni: ready to take responsibility of a leader
• Buwono: the Javanese universe

Such an explanation does not necessarily coincide with strict etymology of the word.

List of Sultans of Yogyakarta (1755-present)

No.	Name	Reign start	Reign end	Notes
1.	Hamengkubuwana I	February 13, 1755	March 24, 1792
2.	Hamengkubuwana II Hamengkubuwana II Hamengkubuwana II Hamengkubuwana II Hamengkubuwana II (also spelled Hamengkubuwono II, 1750 - 1828 was the second sultan of Yogyakarta, . who was also ruler for a second time in 1811-1812 and finally between 1826 and 1828 during the Java War.-See also:*Hamengkubuwono...	April 2, 1792	June 20, 1812
3.	Hamengkubuwana III Hamengkubuwana III Hamengkubuwana III was the third sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from 1812 to 1814.-See also:*Hamengkubuwono...	June 28, 1812	November 3, 1814
4.	Hamengkubuwana IV Hamengkubuwana IV Hamengkubuwana IV, also spelled Hamengkubuwono IV was the fourth sultan of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, reigning from April 3, 1814 - December 6, 1822, and then from August 17, 1826 - January 2, 1828....	November 9, 1814	December 6, 1823	first reign
5.	Hamengkubuwana V Hamengkubuwana V Hamengkubuwana V Hamengkubuwana V Hamengkubuwana V (also spelled Hamengkubuwono V, 1820 - 1855 was the fifth sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from December 19, 1823 - August 17, 1826, and then from January 17, 1826 - June 5, 1855 being interspersed by the rule of Hamengkubuwana IV.-Notes:...	December 19, 1823	August 17, 1826	first reign
4.	Hamengkubuwana IV Hamengkubuwana IV Hamengkubuwana IV, also spelled Hamengkubuwono IV was the fourth sultan of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, reigning from April 3, 1814 - December 6, 1822, and then from August 17, 1826 - January 2, 1828....	August 17, 1826	January 2, 1828	second reign
5.	Hamengkubuwana V Hamengkubuwana V Hamengkubuwana V Hamengkubuwana V Hamengkubuwana V (also spelled Hamengkubuwono V, 1820 - 1855 was the fifth sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from December 19, 1823 - August 17, 1826, and then from January 17, 1826 - June 5, 1855 being interspersed by the rule of Hamengkubuwana IV.-Notes:...	January 17, 1828	June 5, 1855	second reign
6.	Hamengkubuwana VI Hamengkubuwana VI Hamengkubuwana VI was the sixth sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from 1855 to 1877.-Notes:...	July 5, 1855	July 20, 1877
7.	Hamengkubuwana VII Hamengkubuwana VII Hamengkubuwana VII was the seventh sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from December 22, 1877 to January 29, 1921.-See also:*Hamengkubuwana...	December 22, 1877	January 29, 1921
8.	Hamengkubuwana VIII	February 8, 1921	October 22, 1939
9.	Hamengkubuwana IX	March 18, 1940	October 2, 1988
10.	Hamengkubuwana X	March 7, 1989	incumbent

See also

• History of Yogyakarta
• Pakubuwono
• List of monarchs of Java

Further reading

• Ricklefs, M.C.
  M. C. Ricklefs
  Merle Calvin Ricklefs is a scholar of the history and current affairs of Indonesia. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University under the supervision of O. W. Wolters. He has taught at School of Oriental and African Studies, All Souls College, Monash University, Australian National University...
  
  (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)