Pakubuwono XIII

  • Pakubuwono XIII
  • ꦦꦑꦸꦨꦸꦮꦟ꧇꧑꧓꧇
Sri Susuhunan Pakubuwana XIII
Official portrait
12th Susuhunan of Surakarta
Reign10 September 2004 – 2 November 2025
PredecessorSusuhunan Pakubuwana XII
SuccessorSusuhunan Pakubuwana XIV
President
BornGusti Raden Mas Suryo Partono
(1948-06-28)28 June 1948
Surakarta, Indonesia
Died2 November 2025(2025-11-02) (aged 77)
Sukoharjo, Indonesia
Burial5 November 2025
Spouse
  • KRAy. Kusumaningdyah (div.)
  • KRAy. Winari (div.)
  • GKR. Pakubuwana
Issue
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Names
Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Harya Hangabehi
Regnal name
Sahandhap Dalem Sampeyan Dalem Ingkang Sinuhun Kangjeng Susuhunan Pakubuwana Senapati ing Alaga Abdurrahman Sayyidin Panatagama Ingkang Jumeneng kaping Tiga Welas ing Nagari Surakarta Hadiningrat
HouseMataram
FatherSusuhunan Pakubuwana XII
MotherKRAy. Pradapaningrum
ReligionIslam

Sri Susuhunan Pakubuwono XIII (Javanese script: ꦯꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦪꦤ꧀ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ꦲꦶꦁꦏꦁꦯꦶꦤꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ꦑꦁꦗꦼꦁꦯꦸꦱꦸꦲꦸꦤꦤ꧀ꦦꦏꦸꦧꦸꦮꦤ XIII; 28 June 1948 – 2 November 2025), born as Gusti Raden Mas Suryadi, later changed to Gusti Raden Mas Surya Pratana, and elevated to KGPH Hangabehi, was the twelfth Sunan of the Surakarta Sunanate from 2004 to 2025.

After the passing of the previous Sunan, the vacant throne was disputed by the two sons of the late Sunan, KGPH Hangabehi and KGPH Tedjowulan. The problem of succession arose because the sons had been born to different mothers but Pakubuwono XII had never formally appointed a queen consort. The oldest son, Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo Hangabehi, was appointed by the royal family as the court's ruler. (Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo is a Javanese regnal title, often abbreviated KGPH.) The younger son, KGPH Tedjowulan, then declared a walkout from the palace. Both sons subsequently claimed the title and each separately held a funeral for their father. However, family consensus recognized KGPH Hangabehi as SISKS Pakubuwono XIII.

From 18–19 July 2009, there was a ceremony in the kraton where the enthronement anniversary was conducted with the sacred Bedoyo Dance performed especially for the ceremony. Attendees included various local and foreign dignitaries as well as Hangabehi's half-brother Tedjowulan. In 2012 the disagreement about the kingship in the Sunanate of Surakarta was resolved after KGPH Tedjowulan acknowledged his half-brother as Pakubuwono XIII in an official reconciliation event initiated by Surakarta city government with the support of the national People's Representative Council. KGPH Tedjowulan himself became a mahapatih (viceregent) styled Kangjeng Gusti Pangeran Haryo Panembahan Agung.