Complex sentence: Siti Hartinah was distantly related to the Mangkunegaran Royal household-although some commentators state that her honorific title of Raden Ayu was reserved only for faithful commoner courtiers or servants (abdi dalem) of the Mangkunegaran court.
Split into simpler sentences: Siti Hartinah was distantly related to the Mangkunegaran Royal household. Elson, 23 Some commentators state that her honorific title of Raden Ayu was reserved only for faithful commoner courtiers or servants (abdi dalem) of the Mangkunegaran court.