Paku Alam III was Duke (Adipati) of Pakualaman between 1858 and 1864, making him the second shortest reigning Paku Alam.

Paku Alam III
Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Surya Sastraningrat
3rd Adipati of Pakualaman
Reign1858 – 1864
PredecessorPaku Alam II
SuccessorPaku Alam IV
BornDecember 20, 1827
Yogyakarta Sultanate
DiedOctober 17, 1864
Yogyakarta Sultanate
SpouseBendara Raden Ayu Surya Sastraningrat
HouseMataram
FatherPaku Alam II
MotherGusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu of Yogyakarta

Pakualaman became a small hereditary Duchy within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, as a mirror-image of Mangkunegaran in the territory of the Susuhunanate of Surakarta.

Paku Alam III was considered to be an enthusiastic author and literary patron.[1]

Location of Pakualaman within the Yogyakarta Sultanate.

The son of Paku Alam II, Paku Alam III was buried at Kota Gede.

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  1. ^ Ricklefs, Merle Calvin (1981), A history of modern Indonesia : c.1300 to the present, Macmillan; Bloomington : Indiana University Press, p. 120, ISBN 978-0-333-24380-0
Preceded by Duke of Pakualaman
1858–1864
Succeeded by