Tan Tjoen Tiat

Majoor Tan Tjoen Tiat
Portrait of Tan Tjoen Tiat
2nd Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia
Mid-19th century (Leiden University)
Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia
In office
1865–1879
Preceded byMajoor Tan Eng Goan
Succeeded byMajoor Lie Tjoe Hong
ConstituencyBatavia
Personal details
Born1816
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died1880
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
SpouseOey Tan Nio
RelationsKapitein Oey Eng Liok (father-in-law)
Luitenant Souw Siauw Keng (son-in-law)
Luitenant-titulair Oey Tiang Lam (son-in-law)
ChildrenTan Keng Soei, Luitenant-titulair der Chinezen (son)
Tan Im Nio (daughter)
OccupationMajoor 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]

  1. ^ Ensiklopedi Jakarta: culture & heritage (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pemerintah Provinsi Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Dinas Kebudayaan dan Permuseuman. 2005. ISBN 9789798682520. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Lohanda, Mona (1996). The Kapitan Cina of Batavia, 1837-1942: A History of Chinese Establishment in Colonial Society. Djambatan. ISBN 9789794282571.
  3. ^ Blussâe, Lâeonard; Chen, Menghong (2003). The Archives of the Kong Koan of Batavia. BRILL. ISBN 9004131574.