| Country | Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Titles | Sultan of Yogyakarta |
| Founder | Raden Mas Sujana (Hamengkubuwono I) |
| Current head | BRM Herjuno Darpito (Hamengkubuwono X) |
| Founding | 1755 |
Hamengkubuwono (also spelt Hamengkubuwana and in Dutch transcription "Hamengkoeboewono") is the current ruling royal house of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in Yogyakarta Special Region of Indonesia. The current Sultan is Hamengkubuwono X.
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As with many significant historical and respected figures in Javanese culture, the name of a ruler is usually preceded by honorifics - in most cases the usage is of Sri Sultan before the name. In full titles the first Hamengkubawana was titled:
"Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I Senopati Ing Ngalaga Sayidin Panatagama Kalifatulah".
The Hamengkubuwana is considered by Javanese as the true claimant and heir to the throne of the Second Mataram Kingdom and the vast Majapahit Empire, hence the post-Independence special privileges of self-rule solely allotted to the Hamengkubuwana keraton (palace)- not extended to the other three princedoms and fiefdoms of the Treaty of Giyanti (1755)
For some Javanese, the name has been interpreted as having the following components:
Such an explanation does not necessarily coincide with strict etymology of the word.
| No. | Name | Reign start | Reign end | Notes |
| 1. | Hamengkubuwana I | February 13, 1755 | March 24, 1792 | |
| 2. | Hamengkubuwana II | April 2, 1792 | June 20, 1812 | |
| 3. | Hamengkubuwana III | June 28, 1812 | November 3, 1814 | |
| 4. | Hamengkubuwana IV | November 9, 1814 | December 6, 1823 | first reign |
| 5. | Hamengkubuwana V | December 19, 1823 | August 17, 1826 | first reign |
| 4. | Hamengkubuwana IV | August 17, 1826 | January 2, 1828 | second reign |
| 5. | Hamengkubuwana V | January 17, 1828 | June 5, 1855 | second reign |
| 6. | Hamengkubuwana VI | July 5, 1855 | July 20, 1877 | |
| 7. | Hamengkubuwana VII | December 22, 1877 | January 29, 1921 | |
| 8. | Hamengkubuwana VIII | February 8, 1921 | October 22, 1939 | |
| 9. | Hamengkubuwana IX | March 18, 1940 | October 2, 1988 | |
| 10. | Hamengkubuwana X | March 7, 1989 | incumbent |