− | Gideon Tant was the ''opperhoofd'', or head, of the [[Dutch East India Company]] factory (or, base) in the Siamese capital of [[Ayutthaya]] circa [[1703]]. | + | Gideon Tant was the ''opperhoofd'', or head, of the [[Dutch East India Company]] factory (or, base) at [[Dejima]], in [[Nagasaki]], from [[1703]] to [[1704]]. |