Tan Tjoen Tiat

Majoor Tan Tjoen Tiat
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(s) 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: 陈濬哲; 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; Bahasa Indonesia: Kong Koan), the city's highest Chinese government body.[2]

Life

Ludolph Anne Jan Wilt, Baron Sloet van de Beele (1806-90), Governor-General at the time of Tan's elevation to the post of Majoor in 1865.

Born in 1816 in Batavia, the names of Tan Tjoen Tiat's antecedents are not recorded.[4] His wife, Oey Tan Nio, was the daughter of Kapitein Oey Eng Liok, thus linking him to the Cabang Atas or the Chinese gentry of colonial Indonesia .[4]

During the mayoralty of his predecessor, Majoor Tan Eng Goan, Tan Tjoen Tiat was raised to the Chinese officership as a Luitenant in 1850.[5][4] Despite having the same surname as the first Majoor, the two Tans were not related.[2] Indeed, Luitenant Tan Tjoen Tiat was notably disappointed in the Majoor's meek handling of the scandalous case of the playboy Oey Tamba Sia (1827-1856).[2]

In 1865, Luitenant Tan Tjoen Tiat was further raised to the rank of Kapitein.[4] That same year, upon the resignation of Majoor Tan Eng Goan, Kapitein Tan Tjoen Tiat was appointed by the Dutch authorities to succeed the former as the second Majoor of Batavia.[2][4]

In 1870, a colonial government commission was formed, consisting of the civil servant Maximilian von Faber, the Majoor and Kapitein Ko Se Tjoan.[6] Their task was to determine whether a woman, as a widow or a mother, may act as a guardian for minors under Chinese law.[6] All three answered in the negative, with von Faber assigning the responsibility of custodianship to the Boedelkamer, or Estate Chamber; and the two Chinese officers, to a respected male relative of the minors.[6]

He served in office until 1879, when he asked for, and was granted by the colonial government, an honourable discharge from his position.[4] Allowed nonetheless to retain his mayoralty on an honorary, titular basis, the former second Majoor died a year after his resignation in 1880, and was buried at his family mausoleum in Gaboes.[4]

His son, Luitenant-titulair der Chinezen Tan Keng Soei, was married to a niece of Kapitein Ko Se Tjoan and Kapitein Ko Tjoen Kiat.[4] His daughter, Tan Im Nio, was married to Luitenant Souw Siauw Keng, son of Luitenant Souw Tian Pie.[4] Another daughter married Luitenant-titulair Oey Tiang Lam, son of Oey Ing Soan, Kapitein der Chinezen of Tegal in Central Java.[4]

Titles and styles

  • 1846 – 1866: Tan Tjoen Tiat
  • 1850 – 1865: Tan Tjoen Tiat, Luitenant der Chinezen
  • 1865 – 1865: Tan Tjoen Tiat, Kapitein der Chinezen
  • 1865 – 1879: Tan Tjoen Tiat, Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia
  • 1879 – 1880: Tan Tjoen Tiat, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen of Batavia

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Haryono, Steve (2017). Perkawinan Strategis: Hubungan Keluarga Antara Opsir-opsir Tionghoa Dan 'Cabang Atas' Di Jawa Pada Abad Ke-19 Dan 20. Utrecht: Steve Haryono. ISBN 9789090302492. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Almanak van Nederlandsch-Indië voor het jaar 1860 (in Dutch). Batavia: Lands Drukkery. 1860. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 Kuiper, Koos (P N. ) (2017). The Early Dutch Sinologists (1854-1900) (2 vols): Training in Holland and China, Functions in the Netherlands Indies. Leiden: BRILL. p. 822. ISBN 9789004339637. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
Government offices
Preceded by
Majoor Tan Eng Goan		 Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia
1865–1879		 Succeeded by
Majoor Lie Tjoe Hong
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