- Gedhe Pamanahan
Kyai Gedhe Pamanahan was the first ruler of the
Sultanate of Mataram . He is also referred to as Kyai Gedhe Mataram.He was the descendant of Ki Ageng Sela (Sela is a village near present-day
Demak ). Pamanahan became the war advisor of the king ofPajang ,Sultan Hadiwijaya . After Hadiwijaya won a battle against Aria Panangsang with his advice, he gave Pamanahan the land to the south, near modernSurakarta , which became the Sultanate of Mataram, with the right of autonomous government.
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