• The Sarkies Brothers – Martin (1852-1912), Tigran (1851-1912), Aviet (1862-1923) and Arshak (1869-1931) – from Isfahan in Persia, became the most important hoteliers of the East by opening the Eastern and Oriental Hotel in Penang (1889), Raffles Hotel in Singapore (1887) and the Sarkies Hotel (ca 1893) and the Strand Hotel (1900) both in Rangoon. [W04]

• The Sarkies Brothers were the proprietors of the Eastern Hotel which opened in Penang 15 April 1884. A year later they opened the Oriental Hotel and both hotels were combined and the company became known as the Easter and Oriental Hotel [E&O]. In August 1889, after renovation, the Oriental Hotel reopened and the brothers sold the Eastern Hotel but kept the name Eastern and Oriental Hotel.

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On the web:

• E&O website