Sykes, Percy, Sir, 1867-1945

found: His A history of Afghanistan, 1981:t.p. (Brig.-Gen. Sir Percy Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.B., C.M.G.)

found: The story of exploration and adventure, 1939:t.p. (Sir Percy Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.B., C.M.G.)

found: Gurgānī, F.A. Īrān dar miyāni dū sang-i āsiyā, 1977:t.p. (Sir Pirsī Sāyks)

found: Oxford dictionary of national biography WWW site, 28 Jan., 2015(Sykes, Sir Percy Molesworth, diplomatist and author; born Canterbury, 28 February 1867; in 1888 Sykes was gazetted to the 16th lancers before transferring to the 2nd dragoon guards; in 1916, with the rank of brigadier-general, Sykes was sent to raise a force of 11,000 to replace the Persian gendarmerie; in 1920 he retired from the army; in 1898 he founded the British consulate of Sistan and Kain; to the end of his life he remained interested in Persia; honorary secretary of the Royal Central Asian Society from 1932 until his death; died Charing Cross Hospital, 11 June, 1945) - http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/36395

found: Wikipedia, viewed June 28, 2016:(Percy Sykes; British soldier, diplomat, and scholar; posted to India in 1888; served with Intelligence Departmentin Second Boer War 1899-1902; posted to India in 1902; posted to Iran in 1906; recalled home in 1918; knighted in 1915) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Sykes