Sarkies Brothers

Sarkies Brothers

The Sarkies Brothers were a group of four Armenian brothers, best known for founding a chain of luxury hotels throughout Southeast Asia. The brothers were:

* Martin Sarkies (1852-1912)
* Tigran Sarkies (1861-1912)
* Aviet Sarkies (1862-1923)
* Arshak Sarkies (1868-1931)

In chronological order, the hotels founded by the brothers were:

* 1884: Eastern Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
* 1885: Oriental Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
* 1889: Eastern "and" Oriental "merged into" Eastern & Oriental Hotel
* 1887: Raffles Hotel, Singapore
* 1891: Kartika Wijaya, Batu, Java, Indonesia [ [http://www.kartikawijaya.com/E.KKI.athotel.htm Kartika Wijaya Hotel ] ]
* 1901: Strand Hotel, Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar)
* 1910: Hotel Majapahit (as Hotel Oranje), Surabaya, Indonesia

References

External links

* [http://www.amassia.com.au/Raffles.htm the History of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia]


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