Individual dossier

Ahmet Rifat Efendi

Birthplace: sivas Observed AH 1282–1320 (1865–1903)

43_222; 439Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Ahmet Rifat Efendi was born in Sivas in AH 1255 (1839–1840). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1280 (1863–1864), 25 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 24 distinct AH years in AH 1282–1320 (1865–1903), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Samsun (480 kuruş monthly). 1. Mudur appears later, in AH 1317 (1899–1900), with 1,500 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

24 recorded AH years · 24 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1255 (1839–1840)
AH 1280 (1863–1864)Birth-year difference: 25 AH years
AH 1282–1283 (1865–1867)Birth-year difference: 27–28 AH years
AH 1284 (1867–1868)Birth-year difference: 29 AH years
AH 1285–1289 (1868–1873)Birth-year difference: 30–34 AH years
AH 1290–1294 (1873–1878)Birth-year difference: 35–39 AH years
AH 1295–1305 (1878–1888)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1306 (1888–1889)Birth-year difference: 51 AH years
AH 1307 (1889–1890)Birth-year difference: 52 AH years
AH 1308–1311 (1890–1894)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1312–1316 (1894–1899)Birth-year difference: 57–61 AH years
AH 1317–1320 (1899–1903)Birth-year difference: 62–65 AH years

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1282 (1865–1866)

Muhabere Memuru · samsun · 480 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1280 (1863–1864) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 480 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1280 (1863–1864)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Salary 480 to 400 kuruş -80 (-16.67%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality samsun → batum
Salary 400 to 1,000 kuruş +600 (+150%)
Locality batum → bitlis
Salary 1,000 to 855 kuruş -145 (-14.5%)
Locality bitlis → van
Salary 855 to 900 kuruş +45 (+5.26%)
Salary 900 to 1,000 kuruş +100 (+11.11%)
No annual entries for AH 1295–1305 (1878–1888). Changes span the gap.
Title 2. Mudur → Muhabere Memuru
Locality van → eyupsultan
Salary 1,000 to 500 kuruş -500 (-50%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality eyupsultan → iskodra
Salary 500 to 950 kuruş +450 (+90%)
No annual entries for AH 1308–1311 (1890–1894). Changes span the gap.
Locality iskodra → luhayye
Salary 950 to 1,200 kuruş +250 (+26.32%)
Salary 1,200 to 1,080 kuruş -120 (-10%)
Title 2. Mudur → 1. Mudur
Salary 1,080 to 1,500 kuruş +420 (+38.89%)

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1280 (1863–1864)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 43_222; 439

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “Rüşvet / doksan beş senesi Zilhiccesinin on sekizinde ümera ve zabitan-ı asakir-i şahane efradı taraflarından hanelerine yazdıkları telgraf ve mektuplardan idar” …
Original note: “Rüşvet”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1306–1307 (1888–1890), AH 1312–1320 (1894–1903). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1282–1294 (1865–1878)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1306–1307 (1888–1890), AH 1312–1320 (1894–1903)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “Rüşvet / doksan beş senesi Zilhiccesinin on sekizinde ümera ve zabitan-ı asakir-i şahane efradı taraflarından hanelerine yazdıkları telgraf ve mektuplardan idaresi mucebince kaime alınması lazım gelir iken mecidiye ve metelik akçe talep eylediği Van Vilayet-i Celilesi'nden bâ-telgrafname edilen şikayet üzerine infisal eylemiştir.”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1295 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1878 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Rüşvet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1295 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1878 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Rüşvet / doksan beş senesi Zilhiccesinin on sekizinde ümera ve zabitan-ı asakir-i şahane efradı taraflarından hanelerine yazdıkları telgraf ve mektuplardan idaresi mucebince kaime alınması lazım gelir iken mecidiye ve metelik akçe talep eylediği Van Vilayet-i Celilesi'nden bâ-telgrafname edilen şikayet üzerine infisal eylemiştir.”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1295 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Rüşvet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1295 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1282–1294 (1865–1878) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1306–1307 (1888–1890), AH 1312–1320 (1894–1903) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1295 (calendar unverified)