are also hold political statuses as Governor and Deputy Governor of Special Region of Yogyakarta which will last for lifetime, not five years unlike any other provinces in Indonesia even though they are still hold election for formality every five years but only one candidate pair, the Sultan and the Duke themselves. That is why Yogyakarta is the only province in Indonesia that have hereditary governor. Sunanate of Surakarta and Duchy of Mangkunegaran Although the Sunanate of Surakarta and Duchy of Mangkunegaran were merged into the province of Central Java after independence, the traditional monarchs are still exist but they do not have any political and governmental powers but are rather cultural and ceremonial figure heads that have high influence. Meanwhile, the political powers are held by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Surakarta. See also Indian honorifics, Filipino, Indonesian, Malay and Thai titles originated from these Greater India Indosphere List of Indonesian monarchies Princely state Principality References Precolonial states of Indonesia