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Tjong A Fie
Tjong A Fie, Majoor der Chinezen (1860–1921), or Tjong Yiauw Hian (spelled in Hakka Chinese dialect, ; Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chông Yeu Hian), birth name Zhang Hongnan (), was a Hakka Chinese businessman, banker and kapitan (Chinese major) who built a large plantation business in Sumatra, Indonesia.Tjong A Fie Memorial Institute – History , ''Tjong A Fie Memorial Institute''. Retrieved in 12 Mei 2010.Aku Bukan China – Tjong A Fie Aset Medan ''harian global''. Retrieved in 12 Mei 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjong Yong Hian
Tjong Yong Hian (1850–1911) was a Hakka Chinese businessman and Kapitan Cina, kapitan who had a great contribution to the development of society in the city of Medan around the early 1900s, he is also brother of Tjong A Fie, the successor kapitan after him. He began to enter Indonesia in 1867 or when he was about 17 years old, Tjong Yong Hian also known as Zhang Yu Nan or Zhang Rong Xuan, descended from a Hakka family, was born in Guangdong, Songkou city, Meixian District, South China, in 1850. He migrated from China to Indonesia, departed through the port of Shantou and sailed across the South China Sea, after sailing for 21 days, he landed in Jakarta (formerly Batavia), in 1867 at the age of 17 years. Three years later, having had sufficient savings, Tjong Yong Hian left Batavia for Medan, Sumatra, with the intention of starting his own business. Tjong Yong Hian is fluent in Malay which is a respectable language in North Sumatra. Early life Tjong was born under the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
張 (Tjong)
Many ethnic Chinese people have lived in Indonesia for many centuries. Over time, especially under social and political pressure during the New Order era, most Chinese Indonesians have adopted names that better match the local language. History of Chinese Indonesian surnames Colonial era until 1965 During the Dutch colonial era, the Dutch administration recorded Chinese names in birth certificates and other legal documents using an adopted spelling convention that was based primarily on the Hokkien (Southern Min), the language of the majority of Chinese immigrants in the Dutch East Indies. The administrators used the closest Dutch pronunciation and spelling of Hokkien words to record the names. A similar thing happened in Malaya, where the British administrators record the names using English spelling. (For instance, compare Lim (English) vs. Liem (Dutch), Wee or Ooi (English) vs. Oei or Oey (Dutch), Goh (English) vs. Go (Dutch), Chan (English) vs. Tjan (Dutch), Lee (English) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alamyah
Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alam Shah ( Jawi:{{script/Arabic, مءمون الرشيد ڤركاس عالمشه ) was the 9th king of the Sultanate of Deli. His title after his death was ''Marhum Makmur''. Early life He was born on a Sunday, 13 Zulhijjah 1271 H (26 August 1855), and became Sultan at a young age, so a regency and advisory body was formed consisting of ''Tengku Soelaiman'', ''Tengku Viceroy of Deli'', ''Tengku Soeloeng Laoet'', ''Prince Bedagai State Wazir Deli'', and ''Tengku Abdurrahman'', ''Tengku Temenggong Deli''. Once he reached the age of seventeen, he was officiated as Sultan of Deli. During his reign, the advanced tobacco trade caused the Sultanate to reach its height of prosperity. The Sultan was presented two honorary ranks of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as a measure of thanks for his services. He was presented the Order of Orange-Nassau and De Ridder Van De Nederlandsche Leeuw Order. Under his reign, the center of government was transferred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penang
Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. They are connected by Malaysia's two longest road bridges, the Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge; the latter is also the second longest oversea bridge in Southeast Asia. The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass, Penang is bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south. Penang is the 8th most populated state in Malaysia. Its population stood at nearly 1.767 million , while its population density was as high as . It has among the nation's highest population densities and is one of the country's most urbanised states. Seberang Perai is Malaysia's second-largest city by population. Its heterogeneous population is highly diverse in ethnicity, culture, language and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee (Chinese Surname)
Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname *Lý (Vietnamese surname) or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee **List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee Geography United Kingdom * Lee, Devon * Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a location in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a location * Lee, Shropshire, a location * Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, parish and village name, formally known as Lee * River Lee - alternative name for River Lea United States * Lee, California * Lee, Florida * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultanate Of Deli
Sultanate of Deli ( Indonesian: ''Kesultanan Deli Darul Maimoon''; Jawi: ) was a 1,820 km² Malay state in east Sumatra founded in 1630. A tributary kingdom from 1630 it was controlled by various Sultanates until 1814, when it became an independent sultanate and broke away from the Sultanate of Siak. The ruler of Aceh converted to Islam in the mid-15th century.Barwise and White, 114 The Sultanate of Aceh was founded by Ali Mughayat Syah, who began campaigns to extend his control over northern Sumatra in 1520. The sultan Iskandar Muda expanded Aceh by conquest. In 1612 Deli was militarily defeated and annexed. Dutch intervention in 1861, which resulted in a contract with the Netherlands East Indies the following year, helped to recognise Deli's independence from Aceh and Siak. Now part of North Sumatera, Indonesia, the sultanate remains as a symbol of the history of Medan. History The history of the Sultanate of Deli and also the Sultanate of Serdang are closely rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tionghoa
Chinese Indonesians ( id, Orang Tionghoa Indonesia) and colloquially Chindo or just Tionghoa are Indonesians whose ancestors arrived from China at some stage in the last eight centuries. Chinese people and their Indonesian descendants have lived in the Indonesian archipelago since at least the 13th century. Many came initially as sojourners (temporary residents), intending to return home in their old age. Some, however, stayed in the region as economic migrants. Their population grew rapidly during the colonial period when workers were contracted from their home provinces in Southern China. Discrimination against Chinese Indonesians has occurred since the start of Dutch colonialism in the region, although government policies implemented since 1998 have attempted to redress this. Resentment of ethnic Chinese economic aptitude grew in the 1950s as Native Indonesian merchants felt they could not remain competitive. In some cases, government action propagated the stereotype that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medan City Hall
Old Medan City Hall is a building located on Jalan Balai Kota (City Hall Street), Medan, North Sumatra. Description The Old Medan City Hall was built in 1908 during the Dutch colonial period. The building was designed by C. Boon, an architect for the Deli Group. The City Hall is kilometre zero in Medan, and was originally built for the Bank of Java (now Bank Indonesia), but was instead purchased by the City Council of Medan. Its bell was donated in 1913 from the Tjong A Fie Mansion. Medan City Hall is now owned and managed by the ''Grand CityHall Hotel'' hotel-office-retail complex, situated just behind it. Gallery File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het gemeentehuis en het kantoor van de Javasche Bank TMnr 10015457.jpg, Old City Hall and the Bank of Java (now Bank Indonesia) File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Het_gemeentehuis_oftewel_de_Balai_Kota_TMnr_60026559.jpg, Medan City Hall, circa 1950 References See also *Colonial architecture of Indonesia *List of colonial buildings in Medan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gang Bengkok Old Mosque
Gang Bengkok Old Mosque, ( id, Masjid Lama Gang Bengkok; zh, 明光老巷清真寺) is a mosque located in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Gang Bengkok Old Mosque is precisely located on Jalan Mesjid, Kesawan, West Medan Districy, Medan. Gang Bengkok Old Mosque was built by a merchant and Kapitan from Guangdong, China, named Tjong A Fie. This mosque was first built in 1885, but the renovation was completed in 1889. This mosque was then handed over by Tjong A Fie to the Deli Sultanate, namely during the reign of Sultan Deli Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid. History The Old Gang Bengkok Mosque is estimated to have been built in 1874. The mosque building stands on waqf land from ''Haji Muhammad Ali'', or better known as ''Datuk Kesawan''. During the construction process, Tjong A Fie, a Chinese merchant who moved from China to the city of Medan in the early 19th century, he took care of the entire construction of the mosque by himself. Previously, the Al-Osmani Mosque was the olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjong A Fie Mansion
Tjong A Fie Mansion () is a two-story mansion in Medan, North Sumatra, built by Tjong A Fie (1860–1921) a Hakka merchant who came to own much of the land in Medan through his plantations, later becoming 'Majoor der Chineezen' (leader of the Chinese') in Medan and constructing the Medan- Belawan railway. Tjong A Fie is said to be related to Cheong Fatt Tze, who built the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the M ..., Malaysia. The building is constructed in Chinese-European-Art Deco style, and was completed in 1900. Although it has been stated in some sources to have been modeled on the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang, Malaysia, that mansion was not completed until 1904. External linksOfficial Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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