Paku Alam IV was Duke (Adipati) of Pakualaman between 1864 and 1878. Pakualaman (also written Paku Alaman) became a small hereditary Duchy within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, as a mirror-image of Mangkunegaran in the territory of the Susuhunanate of Surakarta

The son of Paku Alam III, Paku Alam IV was the last Paku Alam to be buried at Kota Gede, his son Paku Alam V was the instigator of the royal burial ground at Girigondo

Subsequent list of rulers

• Paku Alam V, 1878 – 1900
• Paku Alam VI, 1901 – 1902
• Paku Alam VII, 1903 – 1938
• Paku Alam VIII, 1938 – 1999
• Paku Alam IX, 1999 — 2015

Family history

• Pakualam VI Gusti Kanjeng Bandara Raden Ayu Adipati. VI; Jayeng Untara Raden; Hudayana Kawanitan (1977), Badad Pakualaman, s.n, retrieved 10 January 2016
• Jayeng Untara Raden; Jurumartani, B. R. A; Untara, Jayeng Raden; Raden Ayu Adipati, Babad Paku Alaman, yasa Swargi G.K.B.R.A.A. Paku Alam VI, wondene ings kang kedawuhan nyerat R. Jayeng Unis ara, s.n, retrieved 10 January 2016