Han Kik Ko

Han Kik Ko, Majoor der Chinezen, Regent van Probolinggo (1766–1813), also known as Han Tik Ko in European sources, was a Peranakan Chinese magnate, government official and landlord in East Java. He was a pioneer of the sugar industry in East Java, and acquired the district of Probolinggo which he ruled as despot. His rule resulted in a peasant uprising in 1813, in which he was killed. As the son of a Chinese officer, Han Kik Ko bore the hereditary title 'Sia'.

Other prominent members of his family include his elder brother and fellow landlord, Han Chan Piet, Majoor der Chinezen (1759–1827); his uncle, the Muslim convert and magnate, Ngabehi Soero Pernollo (1720–1776); and his cousins, the Javanese noblemen and bureaucrats Adipati Soero Adinegoro (1752–1833) and Raden Soero Adiwikromo.

Daendels subsequently promoted the Kapitein to Majoor der Chinezen, as well as Regent of Probolinggo with the Javanese noble title of Tumanggung. The latter's grandson, Raden Soetik (from 1816 until 1818), and great-grandson, Raden Karaman (in 1856), were both appointed Regents of Probolinggo in succession to their Chinese cousin.