Kapitein der Chinezen of Cirebon | |
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In office 1888–1913 | |
Preceded by | Kapitein The Tjiauw Tjay |
Succeeded by | Himself as Majoor |
Constituency | Cirebon |
Majoor-titulair der Chinezen of Cirebon | |
In office 1913–1919 | |
Preceded by | Himself as Kapitein |
Succeeded by | Oey Thiam Tjoan as Kapitein |
Constituency | Cirebon |
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Born | January 25, 1853 Cirebon, Dutch East Indies |
Died | February 13, 1919 Cirebon, Dutch East Indies |
Spouse | Ong Hwie Nio |
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Occupation | Bureaucrat, sugar magnate, courtier |
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Tan Tjin Kie, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen (January 25, 1853–February 13, 1919) was a high-ranking bureaucrat, courtier, sugar baron and head of the prominent Tan family of Cirebon, part of the ‘Cabang Atas’ or Chinese gentry of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).[1][2] He is best remembered today for his lavish, 40-day-long funeral ceremony of 1919, reputedly the most expensive ever held in Java.[3][4][5]