Jan Thyszoon Payart | |
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2nd Governor of Zeylan | |
In office 1 August 1640 –24 March 1646 | |
Preceded by | Willem Jacobszoon Coster |
Succeeded by | Joan Maetsuycker |
Jan Thyszoon Payart was a Dutch statesman and administrator who served as Governor of Zeylan (Dutch Ceylon) during the early Dutch period in Ceylon. He was appointed on 1 August 1640 and was Governor until 24 March 1646. He was succeeded by Joan Maetsuycker. [1]
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Preceded by Willem Jacobszoon Coster | Governor of Zeylan 1640-1646 | Succeeded by Joan Maetsuycker |