Sultan Agung of Mataram
Sultan Anyakrakusuma is known as Sultan Agung (Javanese: ꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦲꦒꦸꦁꦲꦢꦶꦥꦿꦧꦸꦲꦚꦏꦿꦏꦸꦱꦸꦩ, romanized: Sultan Agung Adi Prabu Anyakrakusuma) was the third Sultan of Mataram in Central Java ruling from 1613 to 1645. He was a skilled soldier who conquered neighbouring states and expanded and consolidated his kingdom to its greatest territorial and military power.
| Anyakrakusuma | |||||||||
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| Sultan Agung Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Maulana Matarani al-Jawi | |||||||||
Portrait of Sultan Agung on 2006 Indonesian stamp | |||||||||
| 3th Sultan of Mataram | |||||||||
| reign | 1613–1645 | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Duke Martapura | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Amangkurat I | ||||||||
| Born | Raden Mas Jatmika 1593 Kutagede, Mataram Sultanate | ||||||||
| Died | 1645 (aged 51–52) Karta, Mataram Sultanate | ||||||||
| Burial | Astana Kasultan Agungan | ||||||||
| Queen consort | Ratu Kulon (first) Ratu Wetan (second) | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Mataram | ||||||||
| Father | Anyakrawati | ||||||||
| Mother | Dyah Banawati | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| National Hero of Indonesia S.K. President No. 106 / TK / 1975 dated November 3, 1975. | |||||||||
Sultan Agung or Susuhunan Agung (literally, "Great Sultan" or "Majestic Sultan") is subject to a substantial amount of literature due to his legacy as a Javanese ruler, a fighter against the incursions of the Dutch East India Company, a conqueror, and his existence within a cultural framework where myth and magic are intertwined with verifiable historical events and personages. The Dutch literature wrote his name as Agoeng de Grote (literally, "Agung the Great").
For his service as a fighter and cultural observer, Sultan Agung was declared as National Hero of Indonesia on November 3, 1975.