in Persia and Central Asia. Percy Sykes was born in Brompton, Kent, England the only son of Army chaplain Rev. William Sykes (b. 1829) and his wife Mary...
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The Percy Sykes Stakes, registered as the Keith Mackay Handicap, is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old fillies...
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The Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal is an award conferred by the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. The Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal was established in...
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Royal Society for Asian Affairs (redirect from Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal)
Society for Asian Affairs awards two medals, the "Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal" (named for Percy Sykes, honorary secretary 1924-1932) and the "Lawrence of...
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Sykes may refer to: Sir Alan Sykes, 1st Baronet, businessman and British politician Annette Sykes, New Zealand human rights lawyer and Māori activist...
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adventurer Ahmad Kamal in the 1930s. Travelers of the period Sir Percy Sykes and Ella Sykes wrote that in Kashghar women went into the bazar "transacting...
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The Economist. He has received several major honours including the Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal. In 2019, he received an honorary doctorate, presented...
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Thomas Hardcastle Sykes (15 February 1833 – 25 April 1901) was an English bleacher and businessman and was High Sheriff of Cheshire. Sykes was born at Edgeley...
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the Khyber Pass, which was finally demarcated in 1921: Brig.-Gen. Sir Percy Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.B., C.M.G., Gold Medalist of the Royal Geographical Society...
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appear in the bazaars of Central Asia. In 1999, he was awarded the Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal for his writing and travels by the Royal Society for Asian...
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external power that appeared likely to favour their ambitions. — Sir Percy Sykes and Ella Sykes. Afaq Khoja was a great-grandson of the noted Naqshbandi Sufi...
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encountering no significant resistance. During the last days of 1915, Sir Percy Sykes, with the temporary rank of Brigadier-General, was tasked with establishing...
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Works of Professor Mohammad Habib. People's Publishing House. p. 141. Percy Sykes (2014-07-10). A History of Afghanistan: Volumes 1 and 2. Routledge. p...
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Caesarea during the night, killing every Roman soldier. According to Percy Sykes, "He [Shapur] captured Caesarea Mazaca, the greatest city in Cappadocia;...
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Europe-based anti-communist organisation. In 1970 he was awarded the Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal from the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. His third wife...
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Excellence) from the Pakistani government for academic distinction and the Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal by the Royal Society for Asian Affairs in London. He was...
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sons. Sykes was the brother of Thomas Hardcastle Sykes and uncle of Sir Alan Sykes, 1st Baronet MP for Knutsford, Cheshire, and Sir Percy Sykes the geographer...
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his longtime veterinarian Percy Sykes, Smith rarely changed his training methods and kept his horses work consistent. Sykes also claims Smith was a leader...
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Taliban. University of California Press. pp. 142–143. ISBN 9780520294134. Percy Sykes (2014-07-10). A History of Afghanistan: Volumes 1 and 2, Volume 1. Routledge...
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general Percy Sykes (1867–1945), British Indian Army brigadier general This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title General Sykes. If...
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son of Richard Sykes, of Edgeley House, Stockport, owner of the Sykes Bleaching Company; Percy Sykes was thus the nephew of Richard Sykes, the rugby player...
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death was caused by a massive overdose of arsenic. Sydney veterinarian Percy Sykes stated, "In those days, arsenic was quite a common tonic, usually given...
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al-Rashid and Al-Ma'mun are described as Persophile by the English author Percy Sykes, due to their pro-Persian policies. Admiration of Persian culture continued...
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involvement by a criminal element exists, however. Sydney veterinarian Percy Sykes believes deliberate poisoning did not cause the death. He said "In those...
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Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians. In a 1909 trip to Persia, Percy Sykes observed Shia Muslim women had "birds, owers, or gazelles tattooed, but...
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Materials Collected by the Late Thomas William Beale, BiblioBazaar, 2010 Percy Sykes, Hist Afghanistan V 1 & 2, Routledge, 10 Jul 2014, Naravane, M.S. (2014)...
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Provinces". Statoids.com. Retrieved 7 March 2017. According to: Sir Percy Sykes, A History of Persia, RoutledgeCurzon Publishers. 3rd edition. October...
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to 11,000 men to quell the resistive tribes and maintain order. Sir Percy Sykes was selected by the British to command the new force. In March 1916 he...
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of the British consul there, and they also successfully harassed Sir Percy Sykes' Persian campaign against the Baluchi and Persian tribal chiefs who were...
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birthplace. Other members of the Sykes family include Thomas Hardcastle Sykes (1833–1901), Percy Sykes (1867–1945) and Alan Sykes (1868–1950). "2011 Census of...
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