Sambernyowo refuged and fought against VOC and his family from Mataram lines, Royal of Yogyakarta, in mountainous region around Pacitan.
After
Perjanjian Salatiga, Sambernyowo got his territory and became Mangkunegara I, his force during the insurgency then trained by the european and became Legiun Mangkunegaran.
Fought against Sepoy force (British) during the Napoleonic Wars with the French and Dutch. After that fought with the British against Yogyakarta again (Geger Sepoy). Kasunan Surakarta didn’t had troops with such force, Dutch believed Mangkunegaran more.
Now Mangkunegaran is part of what many people talks about central government backing for Mayor of Solo, because the renovation of the palace using state budget (APBN). Bhre, the Mangkunega now is siting in KAI board of directors (komisaris KAI), understandable since
Stasiun Balapan was made by
mbah’e, the well known Mangkunegaran IV.