Girimulya Surakarta is the section of the Imogiri royal graveyard in Yogyakarta Indonesia, that houses the graves of the most recent rulers of Surakarta.
It is the westernmost section of the graveyard. Sultan Agungan is at the centre – and the northernmost section. Pakubuwono X of Surakarta constructed this section of the graveyard prior to his death.
It houses the graves of Pakubuwono XI, Pakubuwono XII[1][2][3] and close relatives.
Its entrance area was damaged during the severe earthquake in Bantul in the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake
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- ^ "Thousands line up as sultan buried, Jakarta Post", Worldsources Online, FDCH e-media, 2004-06-15, retrieved 20 October 2016