Malaysia: Chung Keng Quee (1821-1901), Kapitan Cina, founder and administrator of Taiping in peninsular Malaya, wearing Qing Dynasty mandarin robes, late 19th century. Kapitan Cina or Capitan China was originally a Portuguese title for the representative of a Chinese enclave. The 15th century rulers of Southeast Asia, such as Melaka (modern day Malacca) and Banten (or Bantam), chose to deal with a single individual from each ethnic group under their rule. This administrative method of indirect rule was later adopted by the Portuguese when they took over Melaka in the 16th century.

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