Tan Eng Goan
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Tan Eng Goan, 1st Majoor der Chinezen was a high-ranking bureaucrat who served as the first Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia, capital of colonial Indonesia. This was the highest-ranking Chinese position
Portrait of Tan Eng Goan 1st Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia Mid-19th century (Leiden University)
A painting of Batavia in 1860 by Jan Weissenbruch
Viscount du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General at the time of Tan's elevation to the Captaincy
Oeij Tambah Sia (first edition, second volume) by Tjoa Boan Soeij.
Sia (title)
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Sia was a hereditary, noble title of Chinese origin, used mostly in colonial Indonesia. It was borne by the descendants of Chinese officers, who were high-ranking, Chinese civil bureaucrats in the Dut
The late colonial statesman Kan Hok Hoei Sia (first row, second from left) with other members of the Volksraad. A Sia, Kan was descended from Han Bwee Kong, the first Dutch-appointed Kapitein der Chinese of Surabaya.
