Youth and war
A child at court, briefly glimpsed, 1726-42
Into rebellion, 1743-46 : early skirmishes
The third Javanese War of Succession, phase 1 : together with Mangkubumi, 1746-51
The third Javanese War of Succession, phase 2 : the collapse of the rebel alliance and internal warfare, 1752-53
The third Javanese War of Succession, phase 3 : Mangkunagara fights alone and Mangkubumi becomes sultan, 1753-55
The third Javanese War of Succession's final phase : Mangkunagara's concluding battles to senior princedom, 1755-57
Becoming established in Surakarta and the defeat of marriage diplomacy, 1757-68
Dealing with marginalisation as the courts faced a new century, 1768-78
Mangkunagara's later years : piety, the arts, illness and loss, c. 1779-88
Religion, the crisis in Surakarta and Mangkunagara's final victory with his new European allies, 1787-95
Mangkunagaran legacies.