Mark Sykes

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Mark Sykes was a British diplomat and politician best known for co-negotiating the 1916 Sykes–Picot Agreement that divided Ottoman territories in the Middle East between Britain and France.

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instanceOf British politician
Member of Parliament
baronet
diplomat
human
advisorTo British War Cabinet
areaOfInfluence Ottoman Empire
birthDate 1879-03-16
burialPlace St Mary’s Church, Sledmere
causeOfDeath Spanish flu
coNegotiated Sykes–Picot Agreement
conflict Second Boer War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1919-02-16
educatedAt Jesus College, Cambridge
era World War I era
linked to: World War I
familyName Sykes
father Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet
fieldOfWork Middle Eastern politics
diplomacy
military intelligence
fullName Sir Mark Sykes
Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet
linked to: Sir Mark Sykes
givenName Mark
knownFor co-negotiating the Sykes–Picot Agreement
shaping British policy in the Middle East during World War I
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryBranch British Army
notableWork Sykes–Picot Agreement
occupation diplomat
politician
writer
parliamentaryTermEnd 1919
parliamentaryTermStart 1911
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Paris
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Hull Central
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Sledmere House
linked to: Sledmere
spouse Edith Gorst
title 6th Baronet of Sledmere
workedOn Zionist policy discussions during World War I
wrote The Caliphs' Last Heritage
Through Five Turkish Provinces

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