About Adriaan van der Meyden
Adriaan van der Meyden was a Dutch colonial administrator and merchant.
Adriaan van der Meyden was the two time Governor of Zeylan during the Dutch period in Ceylon. He was first appointed on 11 October 1653 and was Governor until 12 May 1660, when he was succeeded by Rijckloff van Goens. His second term lasted from 1661 to 1663.
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Dutch colonial governor of Ceylon
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Adriaan van der Meyden was a colonial administrator and merchant.
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Adriaan van der Meyden was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Adriaan van der Meyden. https://biography.guide/adriaan-van-der-meyden/
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