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Kotagede (also Kota Gede) is an area in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta. One of the old capitals of Mataram, the area contains the remains of a kraton (palace), the royal cemetery, and royal mosque of Mataram, dated from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

The honorable name of this location in a higher and more respectful level of Javanese language (Kromo) is Pasar Gede.

History

Kotagede began to develop when a nobleman from Pajang named Ki Ageng Pemanahan converted the Mentaok Forest into a village. After his death in 1575, Danang Sutawijaya (also known as Prince Ngabehi Loring Pasar) announced himself as the king of Mataram with the title of Panembahan Senapati.

At the beginning of 19th - 20th century, when the Dutch came to Yogyakarta, Kota Gede had specialized into a handicraft village, particularly silverware. This situation encouraged Kotagede to progress and many Dutch colonial architecture appears in the site, sometimes merging with the local Javanese architecture, producing a distinctive characteristic of Kota Gede.

Palace

There are many legends and local tales connecting the site to the Mataram palace; however, there are very few physical remains of the palace and capital city. Parts that have survived include the Kota Gede royal mosque, the royal cemetery (precursor to Imogiri) and some sections of the original palace walls.

The city lost its prestige when the center of power was shifted to Kartasura near modern Surakarta. The city further lost its political and cultural significance after Imogiri became the royal cemetery for the sultanates. The sultanate of Mataram was separated into Yogyakarta Sultanate and Surakarta.

Graveyard

The Royal Graveyard holds important graves that trace connections of Mataram with earlier kingdoms, and the placement of the graves within the covered area of the graveyard can be considered as a physical representation of 'silsilah' or genealogy of the rulers and their progenitors. It is guarded and maintained by Juru Kunci who are employed by the two palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

Silverworks

Since the 1930s Kota Gede has become well-known for its silverworks and silver handicrafts. ^[1]

Jalan Kemasan, the main street leading into town from the north, is lined with silver workshops selling hand-beaten bowls, boxes, fine filigree and modern jewellery .

Notes

^ Tadié, J; Guillaud, Dominique (ed.); Seysset, M. (ed.); Walter, Annie (ed.) (1998), Kota Gede : le devenir identitaire d'un quartier périphérique historique de Yogyakarta (Indonésie); Le voyage inachevé... à Joël Bonnemaison, ORSTOM, retrieved 20 April 2012 {{citation}}: |author2= has generic name (help)

External links

Yogyakarta Tourism Catalog page on Kota Gede
Silver handycraft catalog Kotagede
Kotagede as Islamic Mataram Capital

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[1] Tadié, J; Guillaud, Dominique (ed.); Seysset, M. (ed.); Walter, Annie (ed.) (1998), Kota Gede : le devenir identitaire d'un quartier périphérique historique de Yogyakarta (Indonésie); Le voyage inachevé... à Joël Bonnemaison, ORSTOM, retrieved 20 April 2012 {{citation}}: |author2= has generic name (help)

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 [[File:Kota Gede Jogjakarta.jpg|thumb|right|300px|One of the gates in Kota Gede.]]
-'''Kota Gede''' also known as '''Pasar Gede''' is an area in the [[Indonesia]]n city of [[Yogyakarta]]. One of the old capitals of [[Mataram Sultanate|Mataram]], the area now has an archaeological site which contains the remains of the ''[[Kraton (Indonesia)|kraton]]'' (palace), the royal cemetery, and royal mosque of [[Mataram Sultanate|Mataram]], dated from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
+'''Kotagede''' (also '''Kota Gede''') is an area in the [[Indonesia]]n city of [[Yogyakarta]]. One of the old capitals of [[Mataram Sultanate|Mataram]], the area contains the remains of a ''[[Kraton (Indonesia)|kraton]]'' (palace), the royal cemetery, and royal mosque of [[Mataram Sultanate|Mataram]], dated from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
 The honorable name of this location in a higher and more respectful level of [[Javanese language]] (Kromo) is ''Pasar Gede''.
+==History==
+Kotagede began to develop when a nobleman from [[Kingdom of Pajang|Pajang]] named Ki Ageng Pemanahan converted the Mentaok Forest into a village. After his death in 1575, [[Sutawijaya|Danang Sutawijaya]] (also known as Prince Ngabehi Loring Pasar) announced himself as the king of Mataram with the title of Panembahan Senapati.
+At the beginning of 19th - 20th century, when the Dutch came to Yogyakarta, Kota Gede had specialized into a handicraft village, particularly silverware. This situation encouraged Kotagede to progress and many Dutch colonial architecture appears in the site, sometimes merging with the local Javanese architecture, producing a distinctive characteristic of Kota Gede.
 ==Palace==
 There are many legends and local tales connecting the site to the Mataram palace; however, there are very few physical remains of the palace and capital city. Parts that have survived include the Kota Gede royal mosque, the royal cemetery (precursor to [[Imogiri]]) and some sections of the original palace walls.