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The Sarkies Brothers were a group of brothers of Armenian ethnicity, best known for founding a chain of luxury hotels throughout Southeast Asia. Born in Isfahan, Iran,〔(The History of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia ). Amassia.com.au. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.〕 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 or run by the brothers were:〔(Sarkies Brothers ). Famous Hotels. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.〕 * April 15, 1884: Eastern Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia * 1885: Oriental Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Previously the ''Hotel de l’Europe''.〔 * 1 December 1887: Raffles Hotel, Singapore * August 1889: Eastern Hotel sold, Oriental Hotel renamed as Eastern & Oriental Hotel * 1901: Strand Hotel, Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Sold by the brothers in 1925. * 1923: Sea View Hotel, Singapore,〔(Old Sea View Hotel ). Infopedia.nl.sg. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.〕 originally built in 1906 and operated by the Sarkies Brothers under lease until 1931. * 1905:〔The Straits Times, 28 July 1905, Page 6 NL300〕 Crag Hotel, Penang Hill, Malaysia.〔Chong, Debra. (2010-05-26) (Main – Malaysia – Penang opens tender to restore Crag Hotel @ Wed May 26 2010 ). Themalaysianinsider.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.〕 It was 23-year-old Tigran who took the first step into the hotel industry, seeing it as more profitable than his fledgling auctioneering business. Taking over the lease of a large compound house at 1A Light Street, he named it the Eastern Hotel, announcing on 15 April 1884 that the hotel was open to receive boarders.〔http://www.amassia.com.au/Raffles.htm〕 In addition, the brothers' cousin Arathoon Sarkies (1882–1932) managed the Adelphi Hotel in Singapore from 1903 to 1908,〔(July « Preservation Of Monuments Board ). Saecomm.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.〕 and Hotel Majapahit (as Hotel Oranje) in Surabaya, Indonesia was founded in 1910 by Martin's cousin Lucas Martin Sarkies (1876–?) and his brother John.〔http://www.hotel-majapahit.com/dining3.php〕〔A. Mirzaian, Armenians in Australia and New Zealand.216〕 Kartika Wijaya in Batu, Java, Indonesia was originally built as a vacation villa for the Sarkies, and was only later turned into a hotel.〔(Kartika Wijaya Hotel ). Kartikawijaya.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.〕 Arshak, the last of the brothers, died on January 9, 1931. On June 10 of the same year, a bankruptcy case was filed against the Raffles Hotel, eventually resulting in the Sarkies family losing control of their hotels in Singapore and Penang.〔 The hotel in Surabaya, however, stayed in the hands of the Sarkies' descendants until 1969.〔(Hotel Majapahit ). Hotel Majapahit (1945-11-10). Retrieved on 2011-10-23.〕 Another Sarkies hotel still operating is The Niagara Hotel, Lawang, East Java. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sarkies Brothers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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