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Süleyman Sami 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. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 15 · 190 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 16 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 17 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 18 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 19 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 20 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 21 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 22 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 23 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 24 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 25 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Vergi kâtibiSeyitgazi · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 26 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Vergi kâtibi · 3 career entriesSeyitgazi · 190 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Seyitgazi · Calculated age 27 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Redif askeri

      · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  14. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Redif askeriContinuing service described by the source

    1. Redif askeri

      · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Redif askeriContinuing service described by the source

    1. Redif askeri

      · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1878 (AH 1295)Redif askeriContinuing service described by the source

    1. Redif askeri

      · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Redif askeriContinuing service described by the source

    1. Redif askeri

      · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Redif askeriContinuing service described by the source

    1. Redif askeri

      · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Redif askeriContinuing service described by the source

    1. Redif askeri

      · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Redif çavuşu (İnfisal)

    1. Redif çavuşu (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 34

      [1]

  21. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Vergi kitabeti refakatiUşak · 250 kuruş

    1. Vergi kitabeti refakati

      Uşak · Calculated age 35 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Vergi kitabeti refakati · 2 career entriesUşak · Göbek · 250 kuruş

    1. Vergi kitabeti refakati

      Uşak · Calculated age 36 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 36 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  23. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Vergi kâtibiGöbek · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 37 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Vergi kâtibiGöbek · Tavşanlı · 250; 300 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 38 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 38 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 38 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  25. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Vergi kâtibiGöbek · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 39 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Vergi kâtibiGöbek · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 40 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Vergi kâtibiGöbek · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 41 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Vergi kâtibiGöbek · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 42 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Vergi kâtibiGöbek · Eğrigöz · 250 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 43 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Eğrigöz · Calculated age 43 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  30. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Vergi kâtibiEğrigöz · Virancık · 250 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Eğrigöz · Calculated age 44 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Virancık · Calculated age 44 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  31. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Vergi kâtibiVirancık · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Virancık · Calculated age 45 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  32. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Vergi kâtibiVirancık · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Virancık · Calculated age 46 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  33. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Vergi kâtibiVirancık · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Virancık · Calculated age 47 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  34. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Vergi kâtibiVirancık · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Virancık · Calculated age 48 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Vergi kâtibiVirancık · Eğrigöz · 250 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Virancık · Calculated age 49 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Eğrigöz · Calculated age 49 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  36. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Vergi kâtibiEğrigöz · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Eğrigöz · Calculated age 50 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  37. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Vergi kâtibiEğrigöz · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Eğrigöz · Calculated age 51 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  38. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Vergi kâtibiEğrigöz · Tavşanlı · 250; 300 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Eğrigöz · Calculated age 52 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 52 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  39. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Vergi kâtibiTavşanlı · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 53 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  40. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Vergi kâtibiTavşanlı · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 54 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  41. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Vergi kâtibiTavşanlı · Göbek · 300 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 55 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 55 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  42. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Vergi kâtibiGöbek · Tavşanlı · 300 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Göbek · Calculated age 61 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 61 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  43. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Vergi kâtibiTavşanlı · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 62 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  44. 1910/11 (AH 1328)Vergi kâtibiTavşanlı · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 63 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  45. 1911 (AH 1329)Vergi kâtibi · 2 career entriesTavşanlı · 300; 573 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 64 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi (Tekaüt)

      Tavşanlı · Calculated age 64 · 573 kuruş

      [1]

  46. Undated entriesTahrir Kalemi mülazımı · 4 career entriesKütahya · Şehirköy · Göbek

    4. Vergi kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Göbek

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

0286.55731863/64AH 12801911AH 13291863/64 (AH 1280) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 15 · 190 kuruş1864/65 (AH 1281) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 16 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1865/66 (AH 1282) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 17 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 18 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1867/68 (AH 1284) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 19 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 20 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 21 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 22 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 23 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 24 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 25 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 26 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Vergi kâtibi · Seyitgazi · age 27 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Vergi kitabeti refakati · Uşak · age 35 · 250 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vergi kitabeti refakati · Uşak · age 36 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 36 · 250 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 37 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 38 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vergi kâtibi · Tavşanlı · age 38 · 300 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 38 · 250 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 39 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 40 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 41 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 42 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 43 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Vergi kâtibi · Eğrigöz · age 43 · 250 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Vergi kâtibi · Eğrigöz · age 44 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Vergi kâtibi · Virancık · age 44 · 250 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vergi kâtibi · Virancık · age 45 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Vergi kâtibi · Virancık · age 46 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Vergi kâtibi · Virancık · age 47 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Vergi kâtibi · Virancık · age 48 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Vergi kâtibi · Virancık · age 49 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Vergi kâtibi · Eğrigöz · age 49 · 250 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Vergi kâtibi · Eğrigöz · age 50 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Vergi kâtibi · Eğrigöz · age 51 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Vergi kâtibi · Eğrigöz · age 52 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Vergi kâtibi · Tavşanlı · age 52 · 300 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Vergi kâtibi · Tavşanlı · age 53 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Vergi kâtibi · Tavşanlı · age 54 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Vergi kâtibi · Tavşanlı · age 55 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 55 · 300 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Vergi kâtibi · Göbek · age 61 · 300 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Vergi kâtibi · Tavşanlı · age 61 · 300 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Vergi kâtibi · Tavşanlı · age 62 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1910/11 (AH 1328) · Vergi kâtibi · Tavşanlı · age 63 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1911 (AH 1329) · Vergi kâtibi · Tavşanlı · age 64 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1911 (AH 1329) · Vergi kâtibi (Tekaüt) · Tavşanlı · age 64 · 573 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kütahya [source]
Birth year
1848/49 (AH 1265) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tımarlı sipahi ümerası [source]
Archive references
BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175 [1]BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
İlme giriş dersleri; bir miktar Arapça öğrenimi [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Germiyan ve Haliliye medreseleri [source]

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Kütahya [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 Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar

    MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 173, 174, 175

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