Amangkurat I of Mataram
| Amangkurat I of Mataram | |||||||||
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| Susuhunan Prabu Amangkurat Agung | |||||||||
The Grave of Amangkurat I in Tegal Arum Complex, Tegal Regency, Central Java. | |||||||||
| Susuhunan of Mataram | |||||||||
| Reign | 1646 – 1677 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Sultan Agung | ||||||||
| Successor | Amangkurat II | ||||||||
| Born | Raden Mas Sayyidin 1619 Kitha Ageng, Mataram Sultanate | ||||||||
| Died | July 13, 1677 (aged 57–58) Tegalarum, Mataram Sultanate | ||||||||
| Burial | Tegalarum Cemetery, Tegalarum, Mataram Sultanate | ||||||||
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| House | Mataram | ||||||||
| Father | Sultan Agung | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Batang | ||||||||
Amangkurat I (Amangkurat Agung; 1619–1677) was the susuhunan of the Mataram Sultanate from 1646 to 1677.
He was the son of Sultan Agung of Mataram. He experienced many rebellions during his reign. He died in exile in 1677 and was buried in Tegalwangi (near Tegal), hence his posthumous title, Sunan Tegalwangi or Sunan Tegalarum. He was also nicknamed Sunan Getek because he was wounded when suppressing the rebellion of Raden Mas Alit, his brother.
Amangkurat was often in conflict with his own son, the crown prince Rahmat (the future Amangkurat II). When Amangkurat was deposed by the rebellion of Raden Trunajaya, Rahmat joined him in exile. According to the Babad Tanah Jawi, Rahmat intentionally poisoned his father and caused his death. The dying Amangkurat cursed his son, predicting that Rahmat's descendants would all fail to claim the throne for themselves.