Majoor Tan Tjoen Tiat | |
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Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia | |
In office 1865–1879 | |
Preceded by | Majoor Tan Eng Goan |
Succeeded by | Majoor Lie Tjoe Hong |
Constituency | Batavia |
Personal details | |
Born | 1816 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
Died | 1880 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
Spouse | Oey Tan Nio |
Relations | Kapitein Oey Eng Liok (father-in-law) Luitenant Souw Siauw Keng (son-in-law) Luitenant-titulair Oey Tiang Lam (son-in-law) |
Children | Tan Keng Soei, Luitenant-titulair der Chinezen (son) Tan Im Nio (daughter) |
Occupation | Majoor der Chinezen, bureaucrat |
Tan Tjoen Tiat, 2nd Majoor der Chinezen (Chinese: 陳濬哲; pinyin: Chén Jùnzhé; 1816–1880) was a Chinese-Indonesian bureaucrat who served as the second Majoor der Chinezen, or Chinese headman, of Batavia, now Jakarta, capital of Indonesia.[1][2] This was the most senior Chinese position in the colonial civil bureaucracy of the Dutch East Indies.[2][3] As Majoor, Tan was also the Chairman of the Chinese Council of Batavia (Dutch: Chinese Raad; Indonesian: Kong Koan), the city's highest Chinese government body.[2]