Han Kik Ko

Majoor Han Kik Ko
Kapitein der Chinezen of Pasuruan
In office
1808–1810
ConstituencyPasuruan, East Java
Regent of Probolinggo
In office
1810 – 1813 (died in office)
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byRaden Soetik
ConstituencyProbolinggo, East Java
Personal details
Born1766
Surabaya, East Java
Died1813
Probolinggo, East Java
RelationsHan Siong Kong (grandfather)

Han Chan Piet, Majoor der Chinezen (brother)
Ngabehi Soero Pernollo (uncle)

Adipati Soero Adinegoro (cousin)
ChildrenHan Tjan Goan, Kapitein der Chinezen
Parent
Residence(s)Pasuruan & Probolinggo, East Java
OccupationMajoor der Chinezen, priyayi, landlord
In this Chinese name, the family name is Han (Chinese surname).

Han Kik Ko, Majoor der Chinezen, Regent van Probolinggo (1766 – 1813), also known as Han Tik Ko in European sources, was a Peranakan Chinese magnate, government official and landlord in East Java.[1][2][3][4][5] He is remembered today as a pioneer of the sugar industry in East Java, and for his acquisition and despotic rule of the district of Probolinggo.[1][3][4]

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  2. ^ Salmon, Claudine (1997). "La communauté chinoise de Surabaya. Essai d'histoire, des origines à la crise de 1930". Archipel. 53 (1): 121–206. doi:10.3406/arch.1997.3396. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b Margana, Sri (2007). Java's last frontier : the struggle for hegemony of Blambangan, c. 1763-1813. Leiden: TANAP. pp. 210–236. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b Hannigan, Tim (2012). Raffles and the British Invasion of Java (1st ed.). Singapore: Monsoon Books. ISBN 978-9814358866. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  5. ^ Tandjung, Krisnina Maharani (2010). Traces of Sugar : The Legacy of Java's Sugar Industry (1st ed.). Jakarta: Yayasan Warna Warni Indonesia. ISBN 9789791383080.