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Mustafa Reşid Paşa

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. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Mezahib Odası mülazımı

    1. Mezahib Odası mülazımı

      · Calculated age 16

      [1]

  2. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Mezahib Odası mülazımıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mezahib Odası mülazımı

      · Calculated age 17

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Mezahib Odası mülazımıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mezahib Odası mülazımı

      · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Mezahib Odası mülazımıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mezahib Odası mülazımı

      · Calculated age 19

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1878 (AH 1295)Hariciye Mektubi Odası mülazımı
  6. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · 500 kuruş

    1. Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 21 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  7. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · 500; 750 kuruş

    1. Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 22 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 22 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  8. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 23 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 24 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 25 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 26 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · 3 career entries · 750; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 27 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Encümen-i Hariciye başkâtibi

      · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

    3. Hariciye Mektubi Odası birinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 27 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  13. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Hariciye Mektubi Odası birinci sınıf halifesi · 5 career entriesSofia (Sofya) · Bükreş · Bulgaristan · 1,200 kuruş

    1. Hariciye Mektubi Odası birinci sınıf halifesi

      · Calculated age 28 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    5. Hariciye Mektubi Odası birinci sınıf halifesi (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  14. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibiBulgaristanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 29

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibiBulgaristanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 30

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibiBulgaristanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 31

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibiBulgaristanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 32

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibiBulgaristanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 33

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibiBulgaristan · 7,000 kuruş

    1. Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 34

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 34 · 7,000 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibiBulgaristan · 7,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 35 · 7,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi · 3 career entriesBulgaristan · Bükreş · 1,916; 7,000; 10,000 kuruş

    1. Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 36 · 7,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Bükreş sefiri

      Bükreş · Calculated age 36 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  22. Undated entriesSulh konferansı kâtibi · 3 career entriesBükreş · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    3. Sulh konferansı kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

05,00010,0001878/79AH 12961893/94AH 13111878/79 (AH 1296) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · age 21 · 500 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · age 22 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · age 22 · 750 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · age 23 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · age 24 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · age 25 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · age 26 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası ikinci sınıf halifesi · age 27 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası birinci sınıf halifesi · age 27 · 1,200 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Hariciye Mektubi Odası birinci sınıf halifesi · age 28 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi · Bulgaristan · age 34 · 7,000 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi · Bulgaristan · age 35 · 7,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Bulgaristan Komiserliği başkâtibi · Bulgaristan · age 36 · 7,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Hariciye Nezareti Umur-ı Hukukiye-i Muhtelite Müdür muavini · age 36 · 1,916 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Bükreş sefiri · Bükreş · age 36 · 10,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1858/59 (AH 1275) [source]
Father’s occupation
Meclis-i Maliye reisi [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 37/134 [1]

Education and languages

French
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Education detail
İbtidai ve rüşdiye öğrenimi; özel Arapça ve Farsça dersleri [source]
Education
Fatih İbtidai ve Rüşdiye Mektebi; Mekteb-i Sultani; Lisan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
12 [source]3 (original schooling-year field) [1]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
Qualification
Lisan Mektebi tahsilini tamamladı [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
16 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work year
1874/75 (AH 1291) [source]
Apprenticeship
5 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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. Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli

    İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 95, 96, 97

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