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İbrahim Edhem Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibiUlcinj (Ülgün) · 225 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi

      Ulcinj (Ülgün) · Calculated age 18 · 225 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi · 2 career entriesUlcinj (Ülgün) · 225 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi

      Ulcinj (Ülgün) · Calculated age 19 · 225 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Ulcinj (Ülgün) · Calculated age 19

      [1]

  3. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Aşar kâtibiShijak (Şiyak) · 240 kuruş

    1. Aşar kâtibi

      Shijak (Şiyak) · Calculated age 20 · 240 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Aşar kâtibiShijak (Şiyak) · 240 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar kâtibi

      Shijak (Şiyak) · Calculated age 21 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Aşar kâtibi · 3 career entriesShijak (Şiyak) · Peklin · 240 kuruş

    1. Aşar kâtibi

      Shijak (Şiyak) · Calculated age 22 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Aşar kâtibi

      Peklin · Calculated age 22 · 240 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Aşar kâtibiPeklin · 240 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar kâtibi

      Peklin · Calculated age 23 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Aşar kâtibiPeklin · 240 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar kâtibi

      Peklin · Calculated age 24 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Aşar kâtibi · 3 career entriesPeklin · Lezhë (Leş) · 240; 400 kuruş

    1. Aşar kâtibi

      Peklin · Calculated age 25 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Peklin · Calculated age 25

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesLezhë (Leş) · 400 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Nahiye MüdürüEsparin · 500 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Esparin · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  11. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Nahiye MüdürüEsparin · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Esparin · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Nahiye MüdürüEsparin · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Esparin · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Nahiye MüdürüEsparin · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Esparin · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Nahiye MüdürüEsparin · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Esparin · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Nahiye MüdürüEsparin · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Esparin · Calculated age 34 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesEsparin · 500 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Esparin · Calculated age 35 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye müdürü (Azil)

      Esparin · Calculated age 35

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  17. Undated entriesNahiye Müdürü · 7 career entriesPazarcık · Tavşanlı · Harmancık · İshaklı · 468; 480; 600 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Pazarcık · 468 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)

      Pazarcık

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Nahiye Müdürü

      Tavşanlı · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. Nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)

      Tavşanlı

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    5. Nahiye Müdürü

      Harmancık · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    6. Nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)

      Harmancık

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    7. Nahiye Müdürü

      İshaklı · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

02505001878/79AH 12961895/96AH 13131878/79 (AH 1296) · Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi · Ulcinj (Ülgün) · age 18 · 225 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi · Ulcinj (Ülgün) · age 19 · 225 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar kâtibi · Shijak (Şiyak) · age 20 · 240 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Aşar kâtibi · Shijak (Şiyak) · age 21 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Aşar kâtibi · Shijak (Şiyak) · age 22 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Aşar kâtibi · Peklin · age 22 · 240 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Aşar kâtibi · Peklin · age 23 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Aşar kâtibi · Peklin · age 24 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Aşar kâtibi · Peklin · age 25 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Mal Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 25 · 400 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Mal Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 26 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Nahiye Müdürü · Esparin · age 29 · 500 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Nahiye Müdürü · Esparin · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Nahiye Müdürü · Esparin · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Nahiye Müdürü · Esparin · age 32 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Nahiye Müdürü · Esparin · age 33 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Nahiye Müdürü · Esparin · age 34 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Nahiye Müdürü · Esparin · age 35 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İşkodra [source]
Birth year
1861/62 (AH 1278) [source]
Father’s occupation
Asâkir-i Şahane binbaşısı [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 72/232 [1]BOA. DH. SAİDd., 72/232, s. 462 [1]

Education and languages

Armenian
Tekellüm [source]
Russian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şehâdetnâmesi; nahiye müdürlüğü intihâbnâmesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Travnik Sancağı Rüşdiye Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
15 (calculated from AH year labels) [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Travnik [source]
First-salary field
225 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1876/77 (AH 1293) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları

    AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 178, 179, 180, 181

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