List of Kapitan Cina explained

This is a list of individuals who held the post of Kapitan Cina, a government position that existed in colonial Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The role came with vastly varying degrees of power, depending on historical and local circumstances: from near-sovereign authority with legal, political and military powers to an honorary title for a community leader.

Kapitan Cina in the Residency of Batavia (Greater Jakarta, Indonesia)

Hoofden der Chinezen of Batavia (Senior Heads and Chairmen of the Kong Koan)

Other Chinese Officers in Batavia

Luitenants of Bekasi, Residency of Batavia

Hoofden der Chinezen of Buitenzorg (present day Bogor), Residency of Batavia

Other Chinese Officers in Buitenzorg, Residency of Batavia

Hoofden der Chinezen of Tangerang, Residency of Batavia

Other Chinese Officers in Tangerang, Residency of Batavia

Kapitan Cina in the rest of Indonesia

Hoofden der Chinezen of Bandung

Hoofden der Chinezen of Batang

Hoofden der Chinezen of Manado

Luitenants of Gorontalo

Hoofden der Chinezen of Medan

Hoofden der Chinezen of Surabaya

Kapitan Cina in Malaysia

Kapitans of Sarawak

Kapitans of Kuala Lumpur

Yap Ah Loy was a Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur and is considered the founder of the city. The title was abolished in 1902, when Yap Kwan Seng died.

Kapitans of Johor / Major China of Johor

Kapitans of Kuala Terengganu

Kapitans of Malacca

Kapitans of Penang

Kapitans of Perak

Kapitans Cina in Singapore

Kapitans Cina of Singapore

Other Kapitans in Singapore

Capitan Chino in the Philippines

Capitánes de Chino of Binondo, Manila

China Kapitan in Japan

China Kapitan of Hirado, Nagasaki (唐人街のチナ・カピタン)

Other Kapitans Cina

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

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