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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 in the civil administration of the Dutch East Indies.
Portrait of Tan Eng Goan 1st Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia Mid-19th century (Leiden University)
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
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
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.
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 Dutch colonial government, bearing the ranks of Majoor, Kapitein or Luitenant der Chinezen.
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
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.