| 词条 | Armenians in Myanmar |
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|group=Armenians in Myanmar |popplace=Arakan, Tanintharyi |pop=1,000 |langs=Armenian |rels=Armenian Apostolic Church }}{{Armenians}} The first Armenians in Burma arrived in 1612, and dwelt in Syriam, the first tombstone being dated 1725. They were merchants. HistoryArmenians were deported in large numbers to New Julfa, on the outskirts of Isfahan (Persia), early in the seventeenth century. Many continued on to India and Southeast Asia in the eighteenth century as conditions turned against them in Persia. By the 19th century they were to be found chiefly in Burma, the Malay peninsula (particularly Penang and Malacca), and Java. They tended to emigrate further from around World War I, notably to Australia. In Burma, major Armenian traders were employed as officials by the Burmese kings, especially in charge of customs and relations with foreigners. They survived the First Burmese War in 1826, when the British annexed Arakan and Tenasserim, but the British conquest of Lower Burma, the commercial heart of the country, in 1852, led to renewed accusations (from the British) that Armenian merchants were anti-British, and even pro-Russian. Nevertheless, the Armenians of Yangon built their church in 1862, on land presented to them by the King of Burma. The 1871-1872 Census of British India revealed that there were 1,250 Armenians, chiefly in Kolkata, Dhaka and Yangon. The 1881 Census stated the figure to be 1,308; 737 in Bengal and 466 in Burma. By 1891, the total figure was 1,295.The 1901 Census of British India stated that there were 256 Armenians in Burma. The Armenian Apostolic Church of St. John the Baptist is in Yangon.[1] Notable Armenians of BurmaThackers Indian Directory lists many Armenian language names in Burmese business and government. The Sarkies Brothers (a group of four Armenian brothers, best known for founding a chain of hotels throughout Southeast Asia) first opened the Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang in 1884 before expanding their business to the Raffles Hotel in Singapore and The Strand Hotel in Yangon in 1901. Many Armenians remaining in Burma might also be considered part of the Anglo-Indian or, more correctly, the Anglo-Burmese community.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} Another famous Burmese Armenian is Diana Abgar. References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29505568|title=The preacher refusing to give up the keys to a Yangon church|date=7 October 2014|accessdate=7 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}} Further reading
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3 : Armenian diaspora by country|Ethnic groups in Myanmar|Burmese Armenians |
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