Paku Alam III was Duke (Adipati) of Pakualaman between 1858 and 1864, making him the second shortest reigning Paku Alam.

Pakualaman became a small hereditary Duchy within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, as a mirror-image of Mangkunegaran in the territory of the Susuhunanate of Surakarta.

Paku Alam III was considered to be an enthusiastic author and literary patron.^[1]

The son of Paku Alam II, Paku Alam III was buried at Kota Gede.

• Paku Alam IV, 1864 – 1878
• 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
• Paku Alam X, 2015 – present