Sultan Agung (1613–1645) built the previous court complex at Karta and moved the capital there in the first decade of his reign. The decision to move to a new capital might have been made during his reign in 1634, when a fire in Karta killed "many people of the court". In 1644, Sultan Agung started building an artificial lake in an area which became known as Plered.
Sultan Agung (1613–1645) established a new royal palace at Karta and shifted the imperial seat there during his early years of rule. It is possible that he made this decision in 1634, when a devastating fire ravaged Karta's royal court, claiming many lives. Two years later, Sultan Agung began constructing an artificial lake in what would become Plered.