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Yusuf Ziya Efendi

Born 1839/40 (AH 1255) · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Dated entries 1862 to 1905 (AH 1279 to 1322)

Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish

Archival references BOA SAD 25/ 379; BOA SAD 25/379

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1Kirkuk (Kerkük)Mosul (Musul)Baghdad (Bağdat)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

Stage 1 of 5 · Kirkuk (Kerkük)

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  1. 1

    1839/40 (AH 1255)

    Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1862/63 (AH 1279)

    Bağdad Telgrafhanesi / Bağdad ve Divâniye telgrafhaneleri

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Not yet located on the map: Bağdad Telgrafhanesi; Bağdad ve Divâniye telgrafhaneleri

    1. Bağdad Telgrafhanesi

      First work as recorded

      Calculated age 24

    2. Bağdad ve Divâniye telgrafhaneleri

      Muhabere Memuru

      Calculated age 24

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  3. 3

    1877/78 (AH 1294)

    Place not recorded

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    1. 4

      1878 (AH 1295)

      Mosul (Musul)

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      1. 5

        1904/05 (AH 1322)

        Ammare / Baghdad (Bağdat)

        Within-year entry order unresolved

        Not yet located on the map: Ammare

        1. Ammare

          arazi-i seniyye komisyonu

          Calculated age 67

        2. Baghdad (Bağdat)

          arazi-i seniyye komisyonu reisi

          Calculated age 67

      9 entries without a resolved year

      These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

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      Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

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      Current collection salary comparison

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      No annual salary observations are available for this official.

      Career patterns and pay

      Where the career is recorded

      Distinct AH years with career entries
      1. Ammare1
        1904/05 (AH 1322)
      2. 1904/05 (AH 1322)
      3. Bağdad Telgrafhanesi1
        1862/63 (AH 1279)
      4. Bağdad ve Divâniye telgrafhaneleri1
        1862/63 (AH 1279)
      5. 1878 (AH 1295)

      Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

      Titles across the recorded years

      Distinct AH years with each recorded title
      1. 1904/05 (AH 1322)
      2. 1904/05 (AH 1322)
      3. 1877/78 (AH 1294)
      4. 1862/63 (AH 1279)
      5. 1862/63 (AH 1279)
      6. 1878 (AH 1295)

      The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

      Related officials in the salary reference

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      Education and personal record

      Schooling sıbyan mektebi; Kerkük, Süleymaniye, Köysancak medreseleri [source]

      Language skills and historical terms

      Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

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      Sources and evidence

      1. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

        FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 106

        502 Sıbyan mektebinde ve Kerkük, Süleymaniye ve Köysancak Kasabalarındaki medreselerde Arapça ve Farsça okumuştur. Arapça, Farsça ve Türkçe konuşur ve yazar. Kürtçe bilir. ( BOA SAD 25/ 379) Ayın üçünde Musul Emlak-ı Humayun komisyonu başkanlığına tayin 25 Şevval 1322 Ammare Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonuna giderek ve sene-i mezkure Zilkâdesinin 17'de Bağdad Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu başkanlığına nakl olunmuştur. 4 Ağustos 1317 tarihinde mazuliyet maaşı ihsan buyurulduğu 8 Kanun-ı sânî 1327 tarihli Maliye Nezareti tezkeresinde gösterilmiştir.; 503 17 Muharrem 1311 de terfian sâniye ulâ sınıf-ı sânisi tevcih buyurulmuştur. 6 Şa'ban 1314 terfian Rumeli Beylerbeyliği payesi tevcih 10 Rebiü'l-âhir 1316 üçüncü rütbeden Mecidî nişanı 6 Şevval 1319'da tebdilen ikinci rütbeden Mecidî nişanı 20 Cemâziye'l-âhir 1320 gümüş liyakat madalyası 17 Ramazan 1324 birinci rütbeden Osmanî nişanı 13 Cemâziye'l-âhir 1324 altın liyakat madalyası ihsan buyurulmuştur. ( BOA SAD 25/379) 99; BOA SAD 25/379

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      Yearly entries and their source passages · 4 dated AH years

      Annual salary study and register readings

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