Javanese royal courts

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Javanese royal courts are traditional centers of political power and high culture in Java, known for their refined arts, court rituals, and preservation of Javanese customs and cosmology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Javanese court
cultural institution
traditional political institution
associatedWith Javanese kingship
Mangkunegara NERFINISHED
Pakualam NERFINISHED
Sultan of Yogyakarta NERFINISHED
Susuhunan of Surakarta NERFINISHED
currentStatus centers of cultural preservation
important tourist attractions
some courts retain ceremonial authority
some courts retain limited political influence
employs court dancers
court musicians
court officials (abdi dalem)
court poets
court priests
follows Javanese court protocol
hierarchical social structure
governedBy Javanese monarchs
princes
sultans
susuhunan NERFINISHED
hasPart Kraton Demak (historical) NERFINISHED
Kraton Kartasura (historical) NERFINISHED
Kraton Kasultanan Yogyakarta NERFINISHED
Kraton Kasunanan Surakarta NERFINISHED
Kraton Majapahit (historical, Javanese-Hindu court) NERFINISHED
Kraton Mataram (historical) NERFINISHED
Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat NERFINISHED
Kraton Pajang (historical) NERFINISHED
Kraton Surakarta Hadiningrat NERFINISHED
Pura Mangkunegaran NERFINISHED
Pura Pakualaman NERFINISHED
hasRole center of high culture
center of political power
guardian of Javanese cosmology
guardian of Javanese customs
patron of the arts
source of Javanese etiquette norms
source of Javanese political legitimacy
historicallyInteractsWith Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
Dutch colonial government NERFINISHED
Islamic coastal states of Java
Mataram Sultanate NERFINISHED
influencedBy Buddhism NERFINISHED
Hinduism NERFINISHED
Indigenous Javanese beliefs
Sufism NERFINISHED
influences Javanese language registers
Javanese performing arts
Javanese social norms
courtly batik motifs
political culture in Java
languageUsed High Javanese (krama) register
Javanese language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Indonesia
Java
partOf Javanese civilization NERFINISHED
Javanese culture
patronOf Javanese architecture
Javanese literature NERFINISHED
batik traditions
classical Javanese dance
gamelan music
wayang kulit (shadow puppetry) NERFINISHED
performs Garebeg ceremonies
Sekaten festival (Yogyakarta and Surakarta) NERFINISHED
coronation rituals
court ceremonies
labuhan offerings
royal weddings
preserves Javanese chronicles (babad) NERFINISHED
Javanese cosmological concepts
Javanese court etiquette
Javanese court rituals
Javanese genealogies
Javanese sacred heirlooms (pusaka)
religion Islam (predominantly) NERFINISHED
symbolizes centrality of the kraton in Javanese worldview
harmony between ruler and cosmos
timePeriod Dutch colonial era
post-independence Indonesia
pre-colonial era
uses Javanese calendar for rituals
Javanese court dress
Javanese palace architecture (kraton)
Javanese royal regalia

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Antahpura (royal burial complex) associatedWith Javanese royal courts
this entity surface form: Javanese monarchy
Mahabharata tradition in Java hasRegionalVariant Javanese royal courts
this entity surface form: Yogyakarta court Mahabharata tradition
Mapanji Alanjung Ahyes partOf Javanese royal courts
this entity surface form: Javanese monarchy
Javanese calendar usedIn Javanese royal courts