due to his old age and fragile health, he requested and was granted an honourable discharge from his duties by the colonial authorities. He also attempted without success to secure the succession of his adoptive son, Kapitein Tan Soe Tjong, to the Chinese Mayoralty. The former Majoor was allowed to retain his title on an honorary basis following his resignation. Given Tan's long service and precarious finances, the colonial government further awarded him a pension of 150 guilders per month. Majoor Tan Eng Goan died on 17 September 1872 in Patoakan, Batavia, and was buried in Slipi. His adoptive son, Kapitein Tan Soe Tjong had predeceased him the previous year, on 20 June 1871. Majoor Tan Eng Goan also had a daughter, Tan Bit Nio, who was married to Lim Soe Keng Sia. Through them, the Majoor was a grandfather of Lim Hong Nio and a great-grandfather of the prominent landlord and community leader Tan Liok Tiauw (1872 - 1947). Significance Tan is remembered today as the first sitting Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia, arguably the most important Chinese officership in colonial Indonesia. In office for some 37 years as Kapitein, then Majoor, Tan was also the longest-serving head of the Chinese Council and of the Chinese community of Batavia. Majoor Tan Eng Goan is also remembered today for his poor handling of the case of Oey Tamba Sia. Oey's murderous rivalry with the Majoor's son-in-law, Lim Soe Keng Sia, became part of Jakarta folklore, and formed the basis of many literary works in Malay, including Thio Tjin Boen's (published in 1903) and Tjoa Boan Soeij's (published in 1906) and (published in 1922). As recently as 2013, the saga of the Majoor, his son-in-law and their rivalry with Oey provided part of the inspiration for Atilah Soeryadjaya's musical, Ariah. References External links 1802 births 1872 deaths People from Batavia, Dutch East Indies People of the Dutch East Indies Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian Hokkien people Kapitan Cina in Indonesia Sia (title)