Ahmed Şevki Efendi
Born 1858/59 (AH 1275) · Harput · Career evidence 1875 to 1888 (AH 1292 to 1305)
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 113-42
A short account from recorded fields
Ahmed Şevki Efendi was born in Harput in 1858/59 (AH 1275). First work is recorded in Ada in 1875/76 (AH 1292). An early career entry records Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mümeyyizi in Ada (1875/76 (AH 1292)). Later entries include Polis onbaşısı in Suriye Vilayeti (1884/85 (AH 1302)); Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri in Suriye Vilayeti (1887/88 (AH 1305)).
- Career years represented
- 141875 to 1888 (AH 1292 to 1305)
- Recorded place labels
- 9Locality and province wording retained
- Personnel entries
- 275 without a resolved AH year
Life and career
Sources for these entries ↓Dates are shown with Gregorian spans and the recorded AH year. Select a dated entry to find its place and amount.
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Birth
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
First work as recorded
Ada
1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mümeyyiziAda · 100 kuruş
1876/77 (AH 1293)Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mümeyyizi · 2 career entriesAda · 100 kuruş
1877/78 (AH 1294)Tadad ve ağnam memuruMerc-i Uyun · 450 kuruş
1878 (AH 1295)Tadad ve ağnam memuru (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesHavran · Tiberias (Taberiye) · 500 kuruş
1878/79 (AH 1296)Süvari Tahsildarı · 3 career entriesTiberias (Taberiye) · Suriye Vilayeti · 400; 500 kuruş
1879/80 (AH 1297)Polis neferiSuriye Vilayeti · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1880/81 (AH 1298)Polis neferiSuriye Vilayeti · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1881/82 (AH 1299)Polis neferiSuriye Vilayeti · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1882/83 (AH 1300)Polis neferi · 2 career entriesSuriye Vilayeti · 400; 425 kuruş
1883/84 (AH 1301)Polis onbaşısıSuriye Vilayeti · 425 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1884/85 (AH 1302)Polis onbaşısı · 2 career entriesSuriye Vilayeti · 400; 425 kuruş
1885/86 (AH 1303)Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseriSuriye Vilayeti · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1886/87 (AH 1304)Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseriSuriye Vilayeti · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1887/88 (AH 1305)Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseriSuriye Vilayeti · Beyrut Vilayeti · 400 kuruş
Undated entriesTadad ve ağnam memuru (İnfisal) · 5 career entriesMerc-i Uyun · Havran · Latakia (Lazkiye) · Humus · Suriye Vilayeti İane Komisyonu · 1,000 kuruş
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Age is calculated from AH year labels. Entries with the same year can describe separate appointments or rate changes. Gaps are left open; continuing service is labelled beside the entry.
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.
Points show amounts attached to dated career entries, including labelled continuing-service and reconstructed years. Separate rates within a year remain separate; the points do not measure annual receipts or total earnings.
Places in this record
○ Birthplace◇ First work● Service
All recorded places. Select a career entry or pay point to highlight its place.
Not drawn. No position recorded: Ada, Merc-i Uyun, Suriye Vilayeti, Beyrut Vilayeti, Humus, Suriye Vilayeti İane Komisyonu, Ada.
- Ada · location retained as text
- Merc-i Uyun · location retained as text
- Havran
- Tiberias (Taberiye)
- Suriye Vilayeti · location retained as text
- Beyrut Vilayeti · location retained as text
- Latakia (Lazkiye)
- Humus · location retained as text
- Suriye Vilayeti İane Komisyonu · location retained as text
Some locality or province names have no agreed point position. They remain in the chronology and list; they are not placed at a guessed provincial capital.
Personal record
Personal details
- Birthplace
HarputSupporting accounts
- Birth year
1858/59 (AH 1275)Supporting accounts
- Father’s occupation
Tartus nahiyesi eski rüsumat müdürüSupporting accounts
- Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 113-42[1]
Education and languages
- Arabic
tekellüm ve kıraatSupporting accounts
- Turkish
KitâbetSupporting accounts
- Qualification
Formal qualification recordedSupporting accounts
Rüşdiye şehadetnamesi[1]
Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.- Education
Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiyeSupporting accounts
- Education level equivalent
- The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- First-salary field
100 kuruş (personal first-salary field)Supporting accounts
A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.- First work year
1875/76 (AH 1292)Supporting accounts
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 274, 275, 276
BOA. DH. SAİD 113-42
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