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Ahmed Hamdi Paşa

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Archive reference: BOA SAD 3/134

Biographical account

Born in Akka, 1832/33 (AH 1248). The father’s recorded occupation was Cezzar Ahmed Paşa'nın azatlısı. Education included Sıbyan Mektebi. First work is recorded at Sayda in 1848/49 (AH 1265). Career entries include Vergi Müdürlüğü memuru; Duhan Gümrüğü Müdürü. The surviving career entries cover 1848/49 (AH 1265) to 1895/96 (AH 1313).

Career across the sources

32 career entries across 22 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Places in this career

AkkaAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)SaydaBeirut (Beyrut)HamaLatakia (Lazkiye)HavranKütahya

Open circle: birthplace. Diamond: first work. Dot: service.

Select an entry or salary point to highlight its recorded place.

Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
17Vergi Müdürlüğü memuruSidon (Sayda)
20Duhan Gümrüğü MüdürüSidon (Sayda)
23Duhan Rüsûmu İdaresi (ek memuriyet)Sidon (Sayda)
34Merkez KaymakamıBeyrut
36KaymakamHayfa
38Belediye BaşkanıBeirut (Beyrut)

AH years include an approximate Gregorian span. Calculated ages use year-label differences. Some years describe a continuing service spell and its salary rate, including interval years carried by the source editions. These points are not independent annual payment observations. Conflicting posts or amounts remain separate.

Sources and career entries

32 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Vergi Müdürlüğü memuruSidon (Sayda)[1]
Duhan Gümrüğü MüdürüSidon (Sayda)[1]
Duhan Rüsûmu İdaresi (ek memuriyet)Sidon (Sayda)[1]
Merkez KaymakamıBeyrut[1]
KaymakamProvincial administrationHayfa[1]
Belediye BaşkanıBeirut (Beyrut)[1]
Arâzi-i şahsiye komisyonu reisiAcre (Akka)[1]
Mutasarrıf vekiliProvincial administrationBelka[1]
KaymakamProvincial administrationSayda, Buka el-Aziz[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationHama[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationLazkiye[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationLazkiye[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationLazkiye[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationLazkiye[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationLazkiye[1]
Mutasarrıf (Azil)Provincial administrationLatakia (Lazkiye)[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationBelka[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationAkka[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationHavran[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationKütahya[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationKarahisar-ı Sâhib[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationKarahisar-ı Sâhib[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationKarahisar-ı Sâhib[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationKarahisar-ı Sâhib[1]
MutasarrıfProvincial administrationKarahisar-ı Sâhib[1]
Mutasarrıf (Azil)Provincial administrationKarahisar-ı Sâhib[1]
Kaza MüdürüCebel-i Şuğur, Sur, Sahil-i Kana[1]
Zehâir memuru[1]
Merkez KaymakamıAkka[1]
Mutasarrıf vekili (üç defa)Provincial administrationBeirut (Beyrut)[1]

Showing the first 30 of 32 career entries. Read every entry and source account.

Sources and references

  1. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn (FİLİZ ANADOL, 2005). Pages 36, 37

    Archive references: BOA SAD 3/134; 28 1265'de Sayda Vergi Müdürlüğü'ne memur olmuş ve 71'de Duhan (Tütün) Rüsûmu İdaresi de ek memuriyet olarak verilmiştir. (BOA SAD 3/134); 45 14 Şevval 1309'da becayiş suretiyle Karahisar-ı Sâhib Sancağı mutasarrıflığına getirilmiştir. Hakkındaki şikayetin bir memur gönderilerek tahkik edilerek vazifesini yerine getirmediği tesbit edilmesiyle 25 Cemâziye'l-evvel 1313'de azl edilmiştir. Lazkiye mutasarrıfı iken Musevi göçmenlerin iskanı ve Basit ve Banyas iskelelerinde halk yardımı ile hükumet konağı inşa ve tamirindeki gayreti takdir edilmiştir. Kendisine mazuliyet maaşı tahsis buyurulmuştur. (BOA SAD 3/135); 46 16 Safer 1312'de Rumeli Beylerbeyliği payesi tevcih buyurulmuştur. (BOA SAD 3/134); BOA SAD 3/135

About dates, entries and source conventions

Recorded AH years are shown with their approximate Gregorian span. Blank cells indicate a value absent from the account. An undated value is left in its source form. Repeated entries and continuation years are retained; they do not establish uninterrupted tenure. Map points identify recorded places and do not imply a route. Salary amounts are not total earnings.

  • Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

    Calendar convention: AH convention; native event ambiguities withheld; remaining inherited interval assertions flagged.

    Year construction: source_bounded_intervals_or_one_missing_year_equal_post_place_known_pay.

Personal details

Birthplace
Akka
Birth year as recorded
1832/33 (AH 1248)
Father’s occupation
Cezzar Ahmed Paşa'nın azatlısı
Age at first service
17
First work place as recorded
Sayda
First work year as recorded
1848/49 (AH 1265)

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm ve kitâbet
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet
School category (recorded code)
Low
School or education as recorded
Sıbyan Mektebi
Education level (coded)
4

Honours and legal record

Judicial record (recorded code)
1

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