Hamengkubuwono III explained

Succession:Sultan of Yogyakarta
Predecessor:Hamengkubuwono II
Successor:Hamengkubuwono II
Successor2:Hamengkubuwono IV
Predecessor2:Hamengkubuwono II
Birth Date:20 February 1769
Birth Name:Gusti Raden Mas Suraja
Father:Hamengkubuwana II
Mother:Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kedhaton
Spouses:Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kencana
Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas
Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Wandhan
(m. 1805)
Issue:Hamengkubuwana IV

Hamengkubuwono III (also spelled Hamengkubuwana III, 20 February 1769 – 3 November 1814) was the third sultan of Yogyakarta, reigning from 1810 to 1811 after his father's forced abdication. His father reclaimed the throne while the Europeans were distracted by the Napoleonic Wars, but was overthrown again by a British invasion supported by the Legiun Mangkunegaran, leaving Hamengkubuwono III to rule from 1812 to 1814.[1] His eldest son was Diponegoro, born from, and his son and successor Hamengkubuwono IV was a half brother of Diponegoro.

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  1. Book: Southeast Asia : a historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor . 2004 . ABC-CLIO . Santa Barbara, Calif. . 978-1576077702 . 560.