Adipati Soero Adinegoro
| Adipati Soero Adinegoro | |
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| Ronggo of Besuki | |
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In office 1772–1776 |
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| Constituency | Besuki |
| Tumanggung of Bangil | |
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In office 1776–1809 |
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| Constituency | Bangil |
| Regent of Malang, Sidayu & Tuban | |
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In office 1809–1818 |
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| Constituency | Malang, Sidayu & Tuban |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1752 East Java |
| Died | 1833 East Java |
| Relations |
Han Siong Kong (grandfather) |
| Children | Raden Panderman |
| Father | Ngabehi Soero Pernollo |
| Residence | East Java |
| Occupation | Government bureaucrat, priyayi |
Han Siong Kong (grandfather)
Kyai Tumanggung Soero Adhi Negoro (grandson)
Raden Soero Adiwikromo (brother)
Pakunataningrat I, Sultan of Sumenep (brother-in-law)
Han Bwee Kong, Kapitein der Chinezen (uncle)
Han Chan Piet, Majoor der Chinezen (cousin)
Adipati Soero Adinegoro (1752 – 1833), also spelt Adipati Suroadinegoro, born Han Sam Kong (Chinese: 韓三江), and sometimes known as Baba Sam, was a Chinese-Javanese nobleman and government official, famous during his lifetime for the good governance of his territories.
He was born in 1752 to Ngabehi Soero Pernollo (1720 – 1776), founder of the Muslim branch of the Han family of Lasem, and was as such a grandson of the Chinese-born Han Siong Kong (1672 – 1743). His father, Ngabehi Soero Pernollo, served the Dutch East India Company in various capacities before being appointed politiehoofd, or police head, of Besuki and Panarukan in 1764. One of his sisters married Pakunataningrat I, Sultan of Sumenep (reigned 1812 - 1854). Other prominent members of his family include his younger brother, Raden Soero Adiwikromo; his uncle, Han Bwee Kong, Kapitein der Chinezen (1727 – 1778); and his cousins, Han Chan Piet, Majoor der Chinezen (1759 – 1827), and Han Kik Ko, Majoor der Chinezen (1766 – 1813). His family played an important role in the consolidation of Dutch rule and subsequent administration of East Java.
Baba Sam's career in the colonial administration began with his appointment by the Dutch East India Company in 1772 as Ronggo, or district head, of Besuki under the Javanese name of Soemodiwirjo. He obtained this post thanks to the intercession of his powerful uncle, Han Bwee Kong, Kapitein der Chinezen of Surabaya and pachter, or leaseholder, of the district of Besuki. In 1776, Baba Sam was promoted to the higher position of Tumanggung of Bangil with the successive noble titles of Ngabehi Soero Widjojo (1776 – 1788) and Tumanggung Soero Adinegoro (1788 – 1808). According to Jacques Julien de Labillardière and Ch. F. Tombe, French travellers during the Interregnum in Java (1806 – 1815), the Tumanggung not only spoke good Dutch, but was also a keen admirer of Napoleon Bonaparte and the latter's administrative policies in Europe.
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