Djambi Residency

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Batang Hari River photographed during the 1877-79 Sumatra Expedition COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Batang Hari rivier bij Djambi residentie Djambi Sumatra TMnr 60002813.jpg
Batang Hari River photographed during the 1877-79 Sumatra Expedition

Djambi Residency (Dutch : Residentie Djambi) was an administrative territorial entity of the Dutch East Indies and was established in 1906. [1]

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1909 Malay-language Map of Djambi Residency 1909 Atlas sekolah Hindia-Nederland map of Djambi.jpg
1909 Malay-language Map of Djambi Residency

List of residents

Source: [2]

Dutch Colonial Era
No.NameTook officeLeft office
1. O.L. Helfrich 19061908
2. A.J.N. Engelenberg 19081910
3. Th. A.L. Heyting 19101913
4. AL. Kamerling 19131915
5. H.E.C. Quast 19151918
6. H.L.C Petri 19181923
7. C. Poortman 19231925
8. G.J. Van Dongen 19251927
9. H.E.K Ezerman 19271928
10. J.R.F Verschoor Van Niesse 19281931
11. W.S. Teinbuch 19311933
12. Ph. J. Van der Meulen 19331936
13. M.J. Ruyschaver 19361940
14. Reuvers 19401942
Indonesian Independence Era
No.NameTook officeLeft office
15. Segaf Yahya 19451945
16. R. Inu Kertapati 19451950
17. Bachsan 19501953
18. Hoesin Puang Limbaro 19531954
19. R. Sudono 19541955
20. Djamin Datuk Bagindo 19551957

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References

  1. Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor, Volume 1 , p. 678, at Google Books
  2. "Profil Sejarah - PEMDA JAMBI". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-04-02.