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Adriaan van der Meyden

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Adriaan van der Meyden
5th Governor of Zeylan
In office
11 October 1653 – 12 May 1660
Preceded byJacob van Kittensteyn
Succeeded byRijckloff van Goens
7th Governor of Zeylan
In office
1661–1663
Preceded byRijckloff van Goens
Succeeded byRijckloff van Goens

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 1663 to 1663.[1]

References

  1. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Dutch Governors". Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Zeylan
1653-1660
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Zeylan
1661-1663
Succeeded by