Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Khoo Thean Teik (Chinese: 邱天德; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khu Thian-tik) was one of the most powerful and notorious Hokkien leaders of 19th-century Penang. His name, \"Thean Teik\", means \"Heavenly Virtue\". He was the leader of the Tokong or Khian Teik society that was involved in the Penang Riots of 1867 and through its connection with the Hai San, the internecine Larut Wars of 1861 to 1874. He traded through the companies Khoon Ho and Chin Bee. He was a towkay, trading in immigrant labour and had interests in the Opium Farms in Penang and Hong Kong. Thean Teik Estate, a residential neighbourhood in Penang, is named after him."@en }
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- Khoo_Thean_Teik abstract "Khoo Thean Teik (Chinese: 邱天德; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khu Thian-tik) was one of the most powerful and notorious Hokkien leaders of 19th-century Penang. His name, \"Thean Teik\", means \"Heavenly Virtue\". He was the leader of the Tokong or Khian Teik society that was involved in the Penang Riots of 1867 and through its connection with the Hai San, the internecine Larut Wars of 1861 to 1874. He traded through the companies Khoon Ho and Chin Bee. He was a towkay, trading in immigrant labour and had interests in the Opium Farms in Penang and Hong Kong. Thean Teik Estate, a residential neighbourhood in Penang, is named after him.".