Ki Ageng Ngenis

Ki Ageng Ngenis was an Indonesian preacher who played a role in preaching Islam in Surakarta. He was the father of Ki Ageng Pamanahan and the grandfather of Senapati of Mataram.

Early life Ki Ageng Ngenis was the only son and youngest of the seven children of Ki Ageng Selo and Nyai Bicak, Sunan Ngerang's daughter. His sisters were Nyai Ageng Lurung Tengah, Nyai Ageng Saba, Nyai Ageng Bangsri, Nyai Ageng Jati, Nyai Ageng Patanen, and Nyai Ageng Pakisdadu.

Career Before Islam entered the area, the people in Surakarta, especially in Laweyan, practiced Hinduism. The temple building owned by Ki Ageng Beluk was allowed to be converted into a mosque by Ki Ageng Ngenis, becoming Laweyan Mosque. After that, he served Sultan Hadiwijaya as an elder and was an important in the Sultanate of Pajang. Ki Ageng Ngenis was the ancestor of the Mataram kings. The Kingdom of Mataram later became the Surakarta Sunanate, the Yogyakarta Sultanate, the Mangkunegaran and the Pakualaman.