Be Biauw Tjoan

Be Biauw Tjoan, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen (Chinese: 馬淼泉; pinyin: mǎ miǎo'quán;1826–1904; also spelt Bhe Biauw Tjoan) was one of the most important Chinese-Indonesian magnates in the second half of the nineteenth century. A bureaucrat, revenue farmer (pachter) and businessman, he headed the influential , part of the ‘Cabang Atas’ gentry of the Indies.

Be Biauw Tjoan

Be Biauw Tjoan, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen (Chinese: 馬淼泉; pinyin: mǎ miǎo'quán;1826–1904; also spelt Bhe Biauw Tjoan) was one of the most important Chinese-Indonesian magnates in the second half of the nineteenth century. A bureaucrat, revenue farmer (pachter) and businessman, he headed the influential , part of the ‘Cabang Atas’ gentry of the Indies.