Mehmed Raif Efendi
Born 1848/49 (AH 1265) · Bursa, Veled-i Habib Mahallesi · Dated entries 1881 to 1891 (AH 1299 to 1308)
Languages Turkish
Archival references M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/5; M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/4; M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/10; M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/8
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
2 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmed Raif Efendi was born in Bursa, Veled-i Habib Mahallesi in 1848/49 (AH 1265). The father’s occupation was Pazar esnafı. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; rüştiye; Rüstem Paşa Medresesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). Service included İbtidâ-i Hâriç müderrisi in Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1881/82 (AH 1299)). Later posts included Fetvahane Pusula Odası görevlisi in Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1890/91 (AH 1308)). [1]
An undated death entry survives. [1]
Life and career
Follow 3 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 3 · Bursa, Veled-i Habib Mahallesi
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1848/49 (AH 1265)
Bursa, Veled-i Habib Mahallesi
Not yet located on the map: Bursa, Veled-i Habib Mahallesi
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 34
İbtidâ-i Hâriç müderrisi
Calculated age 34
3 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Fetvahane Pusula Odası görevlisi
Calculated age 43
8 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.
- Süleymaniye Camii dersiamı · İstanbul, Süleymaniye Camii · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Fetva Odası görevlisi · İstanbul, Fetva Odası · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Medine-i Münevvere naibi · Medina (Medine) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Infisal · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Fetvahane görevlisi · İstanbul, Fetvahane · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İ‘lâmât-ı Şer‘iyye mümeyyiz muavini · İstanbul, Fetvahane · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vefat · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Fetvahane müsevvidi · İstanbul, Fetvahane · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
No annual salary observations are available for this official.
Career patterns and pay
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe 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
- Istanbul270 other officialsMehmed Said Paşa 2 shared years; highest salary 45,000 kuruş
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)187 other officialsMehmed Şakir Efendi first entry in Istanbul; no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre
DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 153, 154
M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/5.; M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/4.; M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/10.; M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/8.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 2 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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