SULTAN HAMENGKUBUWONO 7 || sultan sugih lereh keprabon

During the reign of Hamengkubuwono VII, many sugar factories were established in Yogyakarta, totaling 17 in number. Each establishment of the factory gave him the opportunity to receive funds in the amount of F200,000.00. This made the Sultan so rich that he often earned the nickname Sultan Sugih. His reign was also a transition to modernization in Yogyakarta. Many modern schools were established. He even sent his sons to study as far as the Netherlands. On January 29, 1921 Hamengkubuwono VII, who was then 81 years old, decided to abdicate the throne and appointed his fourth crown prince (G.R.M. Sujadi, entitled G.P.H. Purubaya) as his successor. Hamengkubuwono VII died at Pesanggrahan Ngambarrukmo on 30 December 1931 and was buried in the Imogiri Cemetery. narration quoted from https://www.kratonjogja.id/raja-raja/... illustrations are borrowed from various sources.