Founding of Mangkualaman

KPH. H. Anglingkusumo who is already a senior as KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj continues to struggle in realizing the promise of the late KGPAA Paku Alam VIII Al-Haj to his grandfather SISKS Paku Buwono X. With the assistance of one of his sons-in-law, Sutan Pangeran YAMTuan Rheindra Jais Bagindo Youngest, ST as the driving force of the struggle who is also the Prince of the Pagaruyung Darul Qarar Sultanate, the struggle was carried out simultaneously and received a lot of support and sympathy from many parties, especially the kingdoms in the Nusantara and around the world.

The king who most importantly supported the struggle of Sutan Pangeran YAMT Tuan Rheindra Jais Bagindo Bungsu was the late Sovereign of King Alam Pagaruyung Darul Qarar, Sultan Haji Muhammad Taufik Thaib, S.H. My Lord Maharajo Sakti. And then Sutan Prince YAMT Tuan Rheindra Jais Bagindo Bungsu, S.T. was appointed as one of the main princes on the side of the Kingdom of Pakualaman according to the KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj version with the title Kangjeng Pangeran Hario (KPH) Wiroyudho.

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KPH Wiroyudho took massive steps to realize the struggle of his father-in-law, namely KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj Anglingkusumo. The first step taken was to establish a rival association for Hudyana which was considered in Javanese called mbalelo or non supported and one of the sources of problems in the succession of Paku Alam

Finally, in 2012 he also founded the Pakualaman breed association with the name Association of Relatives and Kawulo Pakualaman Notokusumo or abbreviated as HKPA Notokusumo. The name Paku Alam I, Prince Notokusumo, was deliberately used in the gathering.

In mid-2015, KPH Wiroyudho started thinking about establishing an organization that would be the place of existence for KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj Anglingkusumo in carrying out its struggle. Gradually KPH Wiroyudho began to conduct gatherings and meetings as well as communication with many kingdoms in the Nusantara . Starting from Indonesia to other countries like Malaysia, Singapore and even the Philippines.

After undergoing friendship for several months, he then fDrmed a regional cultural custom organization that is throughout the Nusantara which covers most of Southeast Asia. He wanted to further enlarge a traditional cultural community that supports the coronation of his father-in-law, namely KPH. H. Anglingkusumo became KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj Anglingkusumo, namely the Sabang Merauke Customary Law Society (MHASME).

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After many discussions and gatherings, on August 13, 2016 at Godean, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, KPH Wiroyudho Together with several friends from other kingdoms, including Andi Bau Malik Barammamase Karaenta Tukkajannangngang (Kingdom of Gowa), Hj. Andi Yulianti Makmur Petta Ne’nang (KeKaraengan Bontoa), Tubagus Abbas A. Wasee (Sultanate of Banten) and several friends from other kingdoms and cultural activists and lovers of traditional culture of the Nusantara formulated and gave birth to a traditional cultural organization called Masyarakat Indigenous Nusantara (MATRA). This organization is a metamorphosis of MHASME.

Unexpectedly, the presence of MATRA received enormous support from all actors and lovers of cultural customs. Due to the increasing size of MATRA, it was even possible to send KPH Wiroyudho to become one of the Chairmen of the Central Executive Board of the Nusantara Palace Silaturrahmi Forum (FSKN). However, due to something very principled, at the end of 2017 he resigned from FSKN.

July 28, 2017 is a very special date, on that date MATRA was declared nationally in the greatest masterpiece of the history of the Nusantara , namely the Borobudur Temple. The MATRA National Declaration was attended by many kings of the Nusantara , including Sombayya ri Gowa (King of Gowa), Datu Luwu XL (King of Luwu), Heir to the Sultanate of Singapore, Kingdom of Koeboe and Kertamoelia, Sultanate of Jambi, Empress of Sultan Kacirebonan, Stakeholder of Sultan of Banten, Datu Suppa, Kingdom of Bulungan, Patih Sultan Kanoman Girebon, Tabanan Bali Kingdom, Sumedang Larang Kingdom, Tiworo Kingdom, and many other kingdoms. Furthermore, MATRA has grown to become a cultural custom force that is highly respected in the regional Nusantara .

Back to the internal Pakualaman family, to further strengthen Sri Paduka KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj, KPH Wiroyudho invited world scholars, namely:

• Sheikh Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fadhil Al-Jailani Al-Hasani Al-Husaini (Turkey) who is a direct descendant of Sulthonul Auliya ‘Syekh Abdul Qodir Al-Jailani

• Sheikh Zadah Ourhan Uthman Oglu (grandson of the last Sultan of Tuki)

• Sheikh Dr. Khalil Ismail llyas Al-Iraqi (Iraq)

• Sheikh Ahmad Al Hadi Al-Hasani (Tunisia)

• Sheikh Sidi Rohimuddin Nawawi Al-Bantani (descendants of the Grand Imam of the Al-Haram Mosque from Banten)

• Tengku Dr. Wan Baba Abdul Qadir (Secretary General of the Thai Ulama Association)

• Tengku Zainal Asri (Nusantara Ulama Harmony from Malaysia)

• Prof. Dr. Sukri Yeoh (Director of ATMA UKM History Expert and Researcher Tamayun Melayu)

• as well as other scholars from Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia

The scholars were presented at the commemoration of Isra ’Mi’raj Muhammad SAW 1437 H, on May 5, 2016 at Puro Pakualaman.

At that event, all the scholars pledged allegiance to Sri Paduka KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj Anglingkusumo under the name “Maulana Abdullah Khalifatullah ing Pakualaman Al-Haj Al-Jawi”. So his name became Sampeyan Dalem Kangjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Ario Paku Alam Maula Abdullah Khalifatullah ing Pakualaman Al-Haj Al-Jawi lngkang Jumeneng Kaping Songo.

After relentless struggle, and conducting studies and many inputs, finally KPH Wiroyudho made a proposal that greatly surprised his father-in-law Sri Paduka KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj Anglingkusumo.

He suggested whether we should not take the example of the story of the Manaonarata and the succeooion hiotorieo of the former kings of the Nusantara . This dispute cannot be forced continuously, because the times are different. In the era before the republic, we could do an open war (competition of physical strength) against the other Pakualaman stronghold. But now the political strategy has to play out. KPH Wiroyudho suggested that Sri Paduka KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj Anglingkusumo be humbled and heartened in order to maintain the dignity and future of the next generation by separating themselves from the Kingdom of Pakualaman. The way to separate themselves is to establish their own dynasty.

After many talks, discussions, inputs and support from friends and sentono of the Kingdom of Pakualaman Al-Haj, the name Kingdom of Merdiko Mangkualaman was finally born. Then the name of the Kingdom of Merdiko Mangkualaman was changed to Prince Merdiko Praja Mangkualaman. The name is an emphasis to show the form of the kingdom that was formed, namely the Prince of Merdiko, an independent prince and not a subordinate of any kingdom.

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The climax was on February 17, 2020, KPH Wiroyudho and KPP Metarum Hanyakrawati were asked by Sri Paduka KGPAA Paku Alam IX Al-Haj to draft an edict of the establishment of the Merdiko Praja Mangkualaman Principality which at that time was still conceptualized as the Kingdom of Merdiko Mangkualaman. And finally on February 19, 2020, Sri Paduka KGPAA Paku Alam IX AI- Haj Anglingkusumo signed a declaration called “Kekancingan Penetep, Paneteging Karsa”. Then the main sentonos or followers were invited and listened to the edict and al! of them signed a testimony called “Hayengkuyung Ian Hanyekseni” or “supported and witnessing”. The Declaration and Testimony were then notarized and legally registered with the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights on  s April 2021 and the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 19 May 2021.