Surakarta Palace Grand Mosque (official name: Javanese: ꌊꌹę§ęŚęŚśęŚ˘ę§âęŚęŚęŚźęŚââęŚęŚŤęŚ ꌺꌴꌤę§âꌹꌸꌍęŚęŚęŚ âꌲꌢꌜꌤꌜęŚęŚżęŚ ę§, translit . AgÄng Karaton SurĂĽkartĂĽ HadinĂngrat Mosque) in the pre-independence period was the grand mosque belonging to the kingdom (Surakarta Hadiningrat) and functioned apart from being a place of worship as well. as a center for spreading Islam for the citizens of the kingdom.