Khouw Tjeng Po, Luitenant-titulair der Chinezen (born in 1838 — died in 1882) was a Chinese-Indonesian magnate and landlord in Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).[2][3][4]
Luitenant Khouw Tjeng Po | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1838 |
| Died | 1882 |
| Occupation(s) | Luitenant der Chinezen, community leader, tycoon, landowner |
| Years active | mid-nineteenth - late nineteenth century |
| Spouse | Gouw Hok Nio[1] |
| Children | Khouw Yauw Kie, Kapitein der Chinezen (son) Khouw Yauw Hoen (son) |
| Father | Luitenant Khouw Tian Sek |
| Relatives | Khouw Tjeng Tjoan, Luitenant der Chinezen (brother) Khouw Tjeng Kee, Luitenant der Chinezen (brother) Khouw Kim An, 5th Majoor der Chinezen (nephew) Khouw Oen Hoey, Kapitein der Chinezen (nephew) O. G. Khouw (nephew) |
Khouw was the youngest son of Khouw Tian Sek, Luitenant-titulair der Chinezen (who died in 1843), a Batavia magnate and patriarch of the Khouw family of Tamboen. He was part of the Cabang Atas or the Chinese gentry (baba bangsawan) of colonial Indonesia.[5][3][4] He had two elder brothers, Luitenant Khouw Tjeng Tjoan and Luitenant Khouw Tjeng Kee, and two sisters, Khouw Giok Nio and Khouw Kepeng Nio.[4] Khouw, his father and brothers held the rank of Luitenant der Chinezen, awarded to high-ranking Chinese officials of the civil bureaucracy in the Dutch East Indies.[6] The title had been granted on an honorary basis without administrative responsibilities.
Prior to his Chinese lieutenancy, he had the hereditary title of Sia as the son of a Chinese officer. From the mid-nineteenth century until the end of colonial rule, the family was acknowledged as the wealthiest Chinese-Indonesian family in Batavia.[2][7]
The Luitenant died in 1882.[8] He was married to Gouw Hok Nio.[1] His son, Khouw Yauw Kie, became the first member of their family to serve on the Chinese Council of Batavia; first in 1883 as Luitenant, then in 1887 as a Kapitein der Chinezen.[9][10][5] According to Arnold Wright, a younger son - Khouw Oen Hoen - was the head of the family at the start of the twentieth century.[5]
References
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- ^ a b Sugiastuti, Natasya Yunita (2003). Tradisi hukum Cina: negara dan masyarakat : studi mengenai peristiwa-peristiwa hukum di Pulau Jawa zaman kolonial, 1870-1942 (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Universitas Indonesia, Fakultas Hukum, Pascasarjana. ISBN 9789793115115. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ a b Knapp, Ronald G. (2013). Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia: The Eclectic Architecture of Sojourners and Settlers. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 9781462905874. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Erkelens, Monique (2013). The decline of the Chinese Council of Batavia: the loss of prestige and authority of the traditional elite amongst the Chinese community from the end of the nineteenth century until 1942. Leiden: Leiden University. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Wright, Arnold (1909). Twentieth century impressions of Netherlands India: Its history, people, commerce, industries and resources. London: Lloyd's Greater Britain Pub. Co. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Lohanda, Mona (1996). The Kapitan Cina of Batavia, 1837-1942: A History of Chinese Establishment in Colonial Society. Jakarta: Djambatan. ISBN 9789794282571. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Osterhammel, Jürgen (2014). The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400849949. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "NEDERLANDSCH-INDIE. BATAVIA, 28 JUNI". Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie. Bruining. 28 June 1882. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "CIVIEL DEPARTEMENT". De locomotief. De Groot, Kolff & Co. 24 August 1883. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "BENOEMINGEN, ENZ. CIVIEL DEPARTEMENT". Bataviaasch nieuwsblad. Kolff & Co. 24 October 1887. Retrieved 27 July 2017.