Tan Tjin Kie

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

Padoeka
Majoor-titulair der Chinezen
Tan Tjin Kie
Kapitein der Chinezen of Cirebon
In office
1888–1913
Preceded byKapitein The Tjiauw Tjay
Succeeded byHimself as Majoor
ConstituencyCirebon
Majoor-titulair der Chinezen of Cirebon
In office
1913–1919
Preceded byHimself as Kapitein
Succeeded byOey Thiam Tjoan as Kapitein
ConstituencyCirebon
Personal details
BornJanuary 25, 1853
Cirebon, Dutch East Indies
DiedFebruary 13, 1919
Cirebon, Dutch East Indies
SpouseOng Hwie Nio
Relations
Children
Parents
OccupationBureaucrat, sugar magnate, courtier
Awards

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]

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  3. ^ Bataviaasch nieuwsblad (1919). De begrafenis van den Majoor der Chineezen Tan Tjin Kie te Cheribon (in Dutch). Batavia: G. Kolff. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ^ Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (2000). Kesastraan Melayu Tionghoa (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. ISBN 978-979-9100-79-5. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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