The museum has opened new display room: ROYAL ROOM RATOE MAS.

The room is dedicate to Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Mas, queen of  Sunan Paku Buwana X (Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat, 1893-1939). The room was displayed all about Ratu Mas. You can know everything  about princess life, like how struggle-journey-fashion style.
We will give you some view of life at the past in the Mataram Kingdom royal family.
The queen was the daughter of Sultan Hamengku Buwana VII (Kasultanan Yogyakarta Hadiningrat, 1877-1921), she was married with Sunan PB X from Surakarta, in the 1915. This marriage became political way to unity the two kingdom of Mataram Dinasty that divided in the 1755. But, it’s not easy for young princess to live in the kingdom who married with the king that have so many (20’s) garwa ampil (concubines) at that time. She was a queen, a higher status, although the king had the other queen that not yet gave a child.
So, in the 1915’s the young princess from Yogyakarta palace married with the greatest king from Surakarta Hadiningrat. She became the most famous and lovely wife. We can see from all the photographs and paintings in the room.
The king adore her, although she never gave son, only a daughter.                   Sunan PB X never choose crown prince from all his sons from 39 garwa ampil. He  had  63 childrens from 39 garwa ampil and  queens.

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