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)

of Batavia (Senior Heads and Chairmen of the Kong Koan) 1619–1636: Kapitein Souw Beng Kong (formerly Kapitan Cina of Banten) 1636–1645: Lim Lak Ko 1645–1663: Kapitein Phoa Beng Gan 1663–1666: Kapitein Gan Djie 1666–1678: Nyai Kapitein Gan Djie 1678–1685: Kapitein Tjoa Hoan Giok 1736–1740: Kapitein Nie Hoe Kong 1791–1800: Kapitein Oey Bian Kong 1800–1809: Kapitein Gouw Tjang Sie 1809–1812: Kapitein Tan Peng Long 1811–1817: Kapitein Tan Jap Long 1817–1822: Kapitein Lie Tiauw Ko 1822–1829: Kapitein Ko Tian Tjong 1829–1865: Majoor Tan Eng Goan 1865–1879: Majoor Tan Tjoen Tiat 1879–1895: Majoor Lie Tjoe Hong 1896–1907: Majoor Tio Tek Ho 1910–1945: Majoor Khouw Kim An

Other Chinese officers in Batavia Souw Tok Soen Souw Siauw Tjong Souw Siauw Keng

s of Bekasi, Residency of Batavia 1854–1882: Lauw Tek Lok, 1882–1886: Tan Kang Ie, 1886–1893: Han Oen Lee,

of Buitenzorg (present day Bogor), Residency of Batavia Tan Oe Ko (1829–1860) Tan Soey Tiong (1860–1866) Phoa Tjeng Tjoan (1866–1878) Tan Kong Tjan (1869–1882) Tan Goan Piauw (1878–1883) Tan Goan Pouw (1883–1891) Khouw Kim Tjiang (1891–1902) Oey Ban Tjie (1903–1911) Tan Tjoen Tjiang (1912–1913)

Other Chinese officers in Buitenzorg, Residency of Batavia Thio Tian Soe (1869–1879) Tan Keng Boen (1878–1879) Thio Sian Lok (1879–1886) Thio Sian Tjiang (1883–1886) Khouw Oen Tek (1886–1889) Tan Tjoen Hong (1891–1893) Tan Tjoen Kiat (1892–1898) Tan Tjoen Kie (1893–1895) Thung Tjoen Ho (1895–1911) Thung Tjeng Ho (1910–1913) Lie Tjoe Tjin (1911–1913) Lie Beng Hok (1912–1913) Tan Hong Joe (1913–1919) Tan Hong Tay (1913–1926) Tan Tjoen Lien (1914–1919) Tan Hong Yoe (1925–1934) Tjan Soen Hay (1926–1934)

of Tangerang, Residency of Batavia 1868–1877: Oey Tjong Piauw, 1877–1884: Lim Tjong Hien, 1884–1897: Oey Khe Tay, (died in office) 1899–1907: Oey Giok Koen, 1907–1916: Oey Djie San, 1928–1934: Oey Kiat Tjin, (died in office)

Other Chinese officers in Tangerang, Residency of Batavia 18xx–1887: Lim Mo Gie, 1877–1885: Tan Tiang Po, 1884–1897: Souw Siauw Keng, 1899–1901: Lie Hin Liang, 18xx–1907: Ang Kong Pan, 18xx–1907: Kho Po Tjoan,

in the rest of Indonesia

of Bandung Oei Boen Hoen Tan Haij Liong Tan Joen Liong

of Batang Souw Ban An

of Manado The Tjien Tjo Sie Sieuw Ong Tjeng Hie Lie Tjeng Lok Tan Tjin Bie Oei Pek Jong Tjia Pak Liem Lie Goan Oan Tjia Goan Tjong Que Ing Hie Ong Bondjie Tan Bian Loe Tjoa Jaoe Hoei Pauw Djoe

of Gorontalo Liem Peng Boen (林炳文) Liem Kiem Thae (林金逮) Ong Teng Hoen

of Medan 1874–1885 Tjioe Tjoe Jen 1881–1887 Oen Gan The (溫顔鄭) 1890–1911 Tjong Yong Hian (張爵干) 1911–1921 Tjong A Fie (張耀轩) 1922–1950 Khoe Tjin Tek

of Pontianak Tjia Tjeng SiangLeo Suryadinata, Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches, 4th Edition, Singapore: ISEAS Publishing, 2022

of Surabaya 1700s–1778: Han Bwee Kong 1778–1827: Han Chan Piet 1888–1894: The Toan Tjiak 1894–1900s: Tie Ing Tjay 1904–1906: Tan Sing Tian (陳成典) 1907–1913: Majoor The Toan Ing 1914–1924: Han Tjiong Khing

Kapitan Cina in Malaysia

Kapitans of Sarawak 1864–1950: Kapitan China Ong Tiang Swee OBE (王長水) 1892-1959: Kapitan Lee Weng Thong (李永桐)

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.

1858–1861: Hew Siew (丘秀) 1862–1868: Liu Ngim Kong (刘壬光) 1868–1885: Yap Ah Loy (叶亚来) 1885–1889: Yap Ah Shak (叶致英) 1889–1902: Yap Kwan Seng (叶观盛)

Kapitans of Johor / Major China of Johor 1845–1857: Tan Kee Soon (陳開順) (Kapitan of Tebrau) 1859–1869: Tan Cheng Hung (陳清豐) (Kapitan of Tebrau) 1869–18xx: Seah Tee Heng (佘泰興) (Kapitan of Sekudai) 1870–1875: Tan Hiok Nee (陳旭年) (Major China) 1885–1916: Lim Ah Siang (林亞相) 1916–1917: Lin Jin He (林進和) 2020-Present : David Wong Khong Soon (黄匡顺) (Major China)

Kapitans of Kuala Terengganu 1736–1820 Teo Tioh Eng (張朝榮) 1782–17xx Kow Geok Seng (高玉成) 1798–1847 Lim Eng Huat (林永發) 1810–18xx Kow Teck Lee (高德利) 18xx–18xx Low Kian Tee (劉建治) 18xx–1899 Wee Teck Siew (黃德修 @ 黃宏謨) 1xxx–19xx Kow Swee Leng (高瑞能)

Kapitans of Malacca 1572–1617 Tay Hong Yong @ Tay Kie Ki (鄭芳揚 @ 鄭啟基) 1614–1688 Li Wei King @ Li Koon Chang (李為經 @ 李君常) 1662–1708 Lee Chiang Hou @ Lee Chong Kian (李正壕 @ 李仲堅) 1643–1718 Chan Ki Lock @ Chan Lak Kua (曾其祿 @ 曾六官) 1725–1765 Chan Hian Kway @ Chan Kwang Hwee (曾憲魁 @ 曾光輝) 1703–1784 Tan Seng Yong (陳承陽) 1748–1794 Tan Ki Hou @ Tan Siang Lian (陳起厚 @ 陳渟廉) 1750–1802 Chua Su Cheong @ Chua Tok Ping (蔡士章 @ 蔡篤平) 1771–1882 Chan Yew Liang @ Chan Keng Sin (曾有亮 @ 曾敬信)

Kapitans of Penang 1787–1826 Kapitan China Koh Lay Huan (辜禮歡) was Kapitan China of Kedah, and appointed the first Kapitan China of Penang 1894–1908 Cheah Ching Hui (謝清輝) 1908–1918 Cheah Yong Chong (謝榮宗)

Kapitans of Perak 1830–18xx Tan Ah Hun (陳亞漢) 1875–1900 Chung Keng Quee (鄭景貴) 1875–1899 Chin Ah Yam @ Chin Seng Yam (陳亞炎) leader of the Ghee Hin during the Larut Wars 1886–1906 Khaw Boo Aun @ Khaw Ewe Kuang (許武安) 1930–1935 Chung Thye Phin (鄭大平) last Kapitan China of Perak and (British) Malaya

Kapitans Cina in Singapore Kapitans Cina of Singapore Choa Chong Long (蔡滄浪) Tan Tock Seng (陳篤生) (acting) Tan Kim Ching (陳金鐘)

Other Kapitans in Singapore Tan Hiok Nee (陳旭年) Oei Tiong Ham (黃仲涵) Capitan Chino in the Philippines

Capitánes de Chino of Binondo, Manila Capitán Carlos Palanca Tan Quien Sien (陳謙善), also known as Tan Chuey Leong or Tan Chueco or Don Chuey Leong or Don Carlos Palanca, formally leading as "Gobernadorcillo de los Sangleyes" on 1875-1877, 1885, and 1894 Capitán Andrea Dittis Li Tan (李旦/李旭), also known as Litõa or Rey de China in Spanish, before he fled to Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan during the early 1600s Capitán Juan Bautista de Vera, also known as Encang or Eng Kang, leader executed during the time of the 1603 Sangley Rebellion China Kapitan in Japan

China Kapitan of Hirado, Nagasaki (唐人街のチナ・カピタン) Kapitan Andrea Dittis Li Tan (李旦, アンドレア・デッチス), also known as Litõa, after he fled from Manila, Spanish Philippines during the early 1600s

Other Kapitans Cina Kapitein Lay Soen Hie, Kapitan of Pasar Baroe, Batavia (Jakarta) Tan Ah Hun (陳亞漢), the first Capitan China of Perak circa 1850s, father of Tan Seng Poh and father-in-law of Seah Eu ChinA social history of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya, 1800-1911 - Page 232A Gallery of Chinese Kapitans, CS WongA portrait of Malaysia and Singapore - Page 77Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 68 - Page 34Triad and Tabut: a survey of the origin and diffusion of Chinese and ... - Page 350The Straits Settlements, 1826-67: Indian presidency to crown colony - Page 259Wong Ah Fook: immigrant, builder, and entrepreneur - Page 85Singapore: wealth, power and the culture of control - Page 49The Western Malay States, 1850-1873: the effects of commercial development ... - Page 35One hundred years' history of the Chinese in Singapore - Page 21A social history of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya, 1800-1911 - Page 267Toponymics: a study of Singapore street names - Page 345 Shing Kap (盛明利), Capitan China of Sungei Ujong, and a Hai San headmanChinese secret societies in Malaya: a survey of the Triad Society from 1800 ... - Page 206Chinese epigraphic materials in Malaysia - Page 452 Choa Mah Soo, Capitan China of Klias and Mempakul (circa 1869)Studies in the Social History of China and South-east Asia - Page 36Pope-Hennesy to C.O., 13 October 1869. Co. 144/20. To F.O., 1 September 1869. F.O. 12/34B. To Lord Knutsford, 25 May 1888. C.O. 133/66The Sarawak Museum journal - Page 9, 1963 Chua Su Cheong Capitan China of Dutch Malacca and father of Choa Chong LongThe Eastern seas: or, Voyages and adventures in the Indian Archipelago, in ... - Page 363 Chan Yungqua, Capitan China of Malacca (18th century)European commercial expansion in early modern Asia - Page 273 Ah Poh, Capitan China of Lipis Seah Tye Heng, Capitan China of Sekudai, JohoreOpium and empire: Chinese society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910 - Page 195 Lieu Chin-Fu, Capitan China of Pulai was the last Capitan China of KelantanKelantan zaman awal: kajian arkeologi dan sejarah di Malaysia By Hassan Shuhaimi bin Nik Abd. Rahman, 1987, Pg 227 Tan How Seng (陳篤生), Capitan China of SingaporeEthnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia: a dialogue between tradition and modernity by Leo Suryadinata, 2002, Pg 86 Li Kap or Li Kup or Lee Wei King, Capitan China of Dutch Malacca, founder of the Cheng Hoon Teng temple there and the person who donated Bukit China for use as a Chinese burial groundThe cultural melting pot By Robert Sin Nyen Tan, 1991, Page 85Rites of belonging: memory, modernity, and identity in a Malaysian Chinese ... By Jean Elizabeth DeBernardi Page 27 Wee Sin Hee (黃新喜), Capitan China of TerengganuGrowing Up in Trengganu By Awang Goneng by Monsoon Books, 2007, Page 161 Tin Kap or Tay Kap, Capitan China of Portuguese Malacca, said to have been the only Capitan China appointed by the PortugueseReconstructing identities: a social history of the Babas in Singapore by Jürgen Rudolph - Page 149The Baba of Melaka: culture and identity of a Chinese peranakan community in ... - Page 64The Portuguese Missions in Malacca and Singapore (1511-1958): Malacca - Page 317Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volumes 11-12, 1933, - Page 1Wong, 1963: 1-2, Studies in ASEAN sociology: urban society and social change - Page 232Historical Sabah: The Chinese by Danny Tze-Ken Wong, 2005 - Page 57 Baba Seng, Capitan China of Kedah in the 1820sWong C.S., 1963, p. 47, Reconstructing identities: a social history of the Babas in Singapore By Jürgen Rudolph, Page 38 Chan Ki Lock (曾其禄) or Chan Kup, Capitan China of Dutch Malacca circa 1704See historical Malacca in one day - Page 18 by Marcus Scott-Ross - History - 1973 Khaw Boo AunThe overseas Chinese and the 1911 revolution, with special reference to Singapore and Malaya by Yen Ching Hwang, Qinghuang Yan, 1976, Pg 182 Dato' Chua Tuah Soon () WEE, Hee Hoon (D: 17 March 1922 at 46 yrs of age, leaving a widow and seven children), Kapitan China of Bagan Si Api Api (Indonesia)The Straits Times 20 March 1922, Page 8 OEY, Teng Kiang (Murdered 17 September 1924), Kapitan China of Palembang (Indonesia).The Straits Times, 29 September 1924, Page 10 KOH, Kim Hin (husband of Mrs Anne Tan-Koh who died at 79 yrs of age in 1966, and father of Bishop Roland Koh), Kapitan China of Sandakan (East Malaysia).The Straits Times, 25 August 1966, Page 10 OEI, Leong Tan, Kapitan China of Bengkalis.The Straits Times, 28 July 1914, Page 9 LEE, Lei Kam (李礽錦), the first and only Kapitan China of Perlis.The Straits Times, 5 April 1965, Page 11 Ong Boon Pang, Kapitan China of Brunei.The Straits Times, 25 April 1948, Page 7 Pang Boon Ting, Pehin Kapitan China Kornia Diraja of Brunei Tjoe Ten-Hien, Kapitein China of Koetaradja, Sumatra Tam Yong (father of towkay Tan Yee Man), Kapitan China of Seremban.The Straits Times, 2 May 1933, Page 12 Phang Tjong-Tjoen, Kapitan China of Belitoeng Lee Sam, Kapitan China of Seremban.The Straits Times, 7 August 1949, Page 4 LIEM, Ah Pat, Capitan China of Muntok was decorated by the Dutch Government in 1910.Weekly Sun, 15 October 1910, Page 4 KHOO Cheow Teong, (Justice of the Peace and father of Khoo Sian Ewe), Kapitan China of Tanjungbalai, Asahan.The Straits Times, 16 August 1917, Page 6. Khoe Hock Cho, Kapitan China of Tanjungbalai, Asahan