PBX = Sampeyan Dalam ingkang Sinuhun ingkang Minula saha ingkang Wijaksana Kanjeng Susuhanan Prabhu Sri Pakubuwono X Senapati ing Alaga Ngah 'Abdu'l-Rahman Saiyid ud-din Panatagama
He would have had a couple of Dutch honorifics as well, that I used to know but have forgotten.
He was the Susuhunan ( ruler ) of Surakarta from 1893 to 1939.
That's why we usually shorten the names of these Javanese rulers to "PB + number" for Surakarta, and "HB + number" for Jogjakarta. In normal conversation we refer to the current PB as "Sinuhun" , I cannot give a direct translation for "Sinuhun" but it is a term of address used for a ruler, maybe a bit like "Your Highness", or "Lord".
You can also hear it used by domestic servants to their employers, especially in a sarcastic tone and with elaborations.
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