Do you know who the richest person in Indonesia was in the early days of Indonesian independence in 1945? If you can guess, then I think you know this story. The true story of how the Yogyakarta area name so special, because at that time, the king of Kedhaton Yogyakarta, Sultan Hamengkubowono IX give a lot of money to Indonesia.
In 1949, it was the year when Indonesia became independent and recognized by the world, but unfortunately at that time the country's finances were in chaos and experienced a deficit. However, out of the kindness of Sultan Hamengkubowono IX, he donated 6.5 million guilders (the currency at that time), to Sukarno (as the first president of Indonesia).
Now, I am in the house of the richest person at that time, namely the house of Sultan Hamengkubowono and this is his kingdom. It is called Kedhaton, which means the house where the king lives. Really, this place is very spacious and has lots of closed rooms. It is still used by the current king of Yogya, who leads Yogyakarta. Even so, he can be called a Governor, and only Yogyakarta has a governor from a king. So the governor in Yogyakarta comes from the royal line, not elected through elections. Indeed, Yogyakarta is a special region.
The size of the House of Kedhaton Yogyakarta is very large, I think they have a lot of land and may have almost controlled 1/8 of the city of Yogyakarta. Of course, this kingdom is very rich and is the backbone of the city of Yogyakarta itself. Not only filled by the Royal family, but there are many people who work here and are called 'Abdi Dalem'. Where Abdi Dalem is a kind of lady-in-waiting who serves the Kedhaton Kingdom of Yogyakarta.
Uniquely, there is a lot of entertainment that can be enjoyed when you can enter the House of Kedhaton by paying an entrance ticket. In the form of entertainment from traditional Gamelan musical instruments. Not only that, there are lots of showcases in the form of equipment used by the kingdom, such as big events, clothes, plates, and many more that I can't mention one by one.
The area of the House of Kedhaton Yogyakarta is so large, I almost couldn't get out. Fortunately, the servants were very kind and guided me to look around the Kedhaton palace. In fact, for some trees and also tools that are quite large in size, have enough information that can be read on several banners. There are so many items that have philosophy, so big is this kingdom until now, it is very interesting to visit.
See you the next time hive friends!
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