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Babad Giyanti

is a seminal Javanese historical chronicle (babad) that details the events leading to the Treaty of Giyanti (1755) , which permanently split the Mataram Sultanate into the Surakarta Sunanate and the Yogyakarta Sultanate. Historical Significance

The Babad Giyanti PDF: A Digital Gateway to the Java War of 1741

Conclusion: The Value of the Babad Giyanti as a Text

• Legitimization: Justifies and legitimizes political arrangements and the rulers established after the treaty.
• Genealogy: Traces royal lineages to establish rightful succession.
• Diplomacy and colonial interaction: Records Dutch (VOC) mediation and influence in Javanese court politics.
• Moral and cosmological framing: Presents events within Javanese worldview—karma, fate, and divine sanction of rulers.

• Surakarta (Solo): Ruled by Pakubuwana III.
• Yogyakarta: Ruled by Mangkubumi, who took the title Sultan Hamengkubuwana I.