R. Ng. Yasadipura was born at dawn, 1729 with the name Bagus Banjar, so he was also called Jaka Subuh. Since the age of 8, he had studied with Kyai Hanggamaya in Bagelen, Kedu who was a close friend of his grandfather. Kyai Hanggamaya taught Bagus Banjar how to write Javanese and Arabic, read literary books and the Quran, and practice Islamic law. Bagus Banjar also learned the basics of spirituality through asceticism, practicing patience with mutih for 40 days, ngrowot (only eating vegetables), ngebleng (fasting from eating, drinking, and fasting from sexual intercourse for 24 hours), practicing kanuragan knowledge, and learning other knowledge. Bagus Banjar returned to Pengging at the age of 14.

Bagus Banjar began serving Paku Buwana II at the Kartasura Palace when the Geger Pecinan broke out in 1667. Together with Prince Wijil IV and Tumenggung Arung Binang, R. Ng. Yasadipura also played a role in moving the Kartasura Palace to Sala Village which later became the center of the Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace. After being in Surakarta, Yasadipura was then appointed as a servant of the duchy and lived in the former Kedung Kol which is now called Yasadipuran. R. Ng. Yasadipura not only served Paku Buwana II, but also served Paku Buwana III and IV. R. Ng. Yasadipura died in 1802, in the year of the birth of his great-grandson named Ranggawarsita. It was Ranggawarsita who inherited the Yasadipura poetry from his grandfather, Yasadipura II.

Yasadipura II, is also buried in this complex. Like his father, Yasadipura I, he also had a career as a famous palace poet. His childhood name was Bagus Wasisto and he was born in 1760 (Ranggawarsita Committee, 1979: 79). As a future poet, his youth was filled with studying at several Islamic boarding schools. One of the Islamic boarding schools he attended was the Tegalsari Islamic Boarding School in Ponorogo. At this Islamic boarding school, he studied various Islamic treasures that almost certainly influenced his works in the following periods (Sukri, 2004: 4). He produced many great works, one of which is Serat Nitisastra. Some of the contents of this Serat, as quoted by Sukri (2004: 8), are as follows.

Mamanising panembah pamuji

Kang minangka pandoning wardaya

Mring kang karya ngalam kabeh

Baka kodrat punika ingkang sipat Rahman lan Rahim

Kang murba misesa

Djagat isinipun

Ping kalih marang utusan

Kanjeng Nabi Muhammad ing sinelir

Myang kulawarganira

This means,

so that the heart's desire can be achieved,

 first of all, 

to the Almighty who created all of nature, 

Mighty, 

loving and merciful, 

Who controls all of nature. 

Meanwhile, secondly, praise be to the beloved messenger, 

namely the Prophet Muhammad 

and his family. 

From the description above, it is clear that Yasadipura II, wants to emphasize his Islam by praising Allah SWT and the Prophet Muhammad when opening the fiber. This also confirms the connection between Javanese literature and Islam and is a characteristic of the literature that developed at that time.