Han Kik Ko
| Majoor Han Kik Ko | |
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| Kapitein der Chinezen of Pasuruan | |
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In office 1808–1810 |
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| Constituency | Pasuruan, East Java |
| Regent of Probolinggo | |
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In office 1810 – 1813 (died in office) |
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| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | Raden Soetik |
| Constituency | Probolinggo, East Java |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1766 Surabaya, East Java |
| Died | 1813 Probolinggo, East Java |
| Relations |
Han Siong Kong (grandfather) |
| Children | Han Tjan Goan, Kapitein der Chinezen |
| Father | Han Bwee Kong, Kapitein der Chinezen |
| Residence | Pasuruan & Probolinggo, East Java |
| Occupation | Majoor der Chinezen, priyayi, landlord |
Han Siong Kong (grandfather)
Han Chan Piet, Majoor der Chinezen (brother)
Ngabehi Soero Pernollo (uncle)
Han Kik Ko, Majoor der Chinezen, Regent van Probolinggo (1766 – 1813), also known as Han Tik Ko in European sources, was a Peranakan Chinese magnate, government official and landlord in East Java. He is remembered today as a pioneer of the sugar industry in East Java, and for his acquisition and despotic rule of the district of Probolinggo.
Han Kik Ko was born in Surabaya in 1767, the fifth of twelve sons, to Han Bwee Kong (1727 – 1778), and was as such a grandson of the Chinese migrant Han Siong Kong (1673 – 1743), founder of the powerful Han family of Lasem. His father, Han Bwee Kong, held the civil government post of Kapitein der Chinezen, which gave him legal and political authority over the Chinese community of Surabaya.
Other prominent members of his family include his elder brother and fellow landlord, Han Chan Piet, Majoor der Chinezen (1759 – 1827); his uncle, the Muslim convert and magnate, Ngabehi Soero Pernollo (1720 – 1776); and his cousins, the Javanese noblemen and bureaucrats, Adipati Soero Adinegoro (1752 – 1833) and Raden Soero Adiwikromo. His family played an important role in the consolidation of Dutch rule in East Java in the mid-eighteenth century, as well as the subsequent administration and economic development of the region.
By the early nineteenth century, Han Kik Ko was already a significant landlord in East Java. He owned land outside Surabaya, and rented a country estate in Kraton, in the Residency of Pasuruan, consisting of 12 villages and 2,538 souls. At the same time, he also received his first government appointment as Kapitein der Chinezen of Pasuruan.
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