Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat) is the official palace of the Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate which is now located in the city of Yogyakarta. This palace was founded by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwana I in 1755 as the newly established Yogyakarta Palace/Palace due to the split of Islamic Mataram with the Giyanti Agreement. This palace is a fraction of the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace of the Surakarta Sunanate (Kingdom of Surakarta). So that the Mataram dynasty was continued by 2 Kingdoms, namely the Yogyakarta Sultanate and the Surakarta Sunanate. The total area of the Yogyakarta Palace is 184 hectares, covering the entire area inside the Baluwarti Fort, Lor Square, Kidul Square, Gladak Gate, and the Yogyakarta Gedhe Mosque complex. While the area of the kedhaton (core of the palace) reaches 13 hectares. Although the Sultanate of Yogyakarta officially became part of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945, this palace complex still functions as the residence of the sultan and his palace household, which still carry out the sultanate tradition to this day. This palace is now also one of the attractions in the city of Yogyakarta. Part of the palace complex is a museum that houses various collections belonging to the sultanate, including gifts from European kings, replicas of palace heirlooms, and gamelan. In terms of building, this palace is one of the best examples of Javanese palace architecture, having luxurious halls and spacious grounds and pavilions.
