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Gazi Ahmed Muhtar 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. 1859/60 (AH 1276)Erkan-ı harbiye mülâzımı · 2 career entries

    2. Erkan-ı Harbiye mülazımı

      · Calculated age 21

      [2]

  2. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Erkan-ı Harbiye yüzbaşısı · 2 career entriesHersek; Karadağ

    2. Hersek ve Karadağ sefer hizmeti

      Hersek; Karadağ · Calculated age 22

      [2]

  3. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Mekteb-i harbiye-i şâhâne fünun askeriye muallimliği; Erkan-ı harbiye kolağalığı · 2 career entriesMekteb-i Harbiye

    2. Kolağası; fünun-ı askeriye muallimi

      Mekteb-i Harbiye · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

  4. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Binbaşı

    1. Binbaşı

      · Calculated age 25

      [1]

    2. Binbaşı

      · Calculated age 25

      [2]

  5. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Yusuf İzzeddin Efendi hazretleri muallimliği; Erkan-ı harbiye ka’imakamlığı · 2 career entries

    2. Yusuf İzzeddin Efendi muallimi; kaymakam

      · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

  6. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Maiyet-i seniyyeAvrupa

    1. Maiyet-i seniyye

      Avrupa · Calculated age 29

      [2]

  7. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Karadağ hududunda mübâdele-i arazi-i komisyonu komiserliği · 2 career entriesHersek ve İşkodra · Hersek; İşkodra; Karadağ hududu

    2. Hudut mübadele-i arazi komiseri

      Hersek; İşkodra; Karadağ hududu · Calculated age 30

      [2]

  8. 1869/70 (AH 1286)miralay · 3 career entries

    1. miralay

      · Calculated age 31

      [1]

    2. Miralay

      · Calculated age 31

      [2]

    3. Dar-ı Şura-yı Askeri azası

      · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Military service

      [2]

  9. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Dar-ı şurâyı askeri âzâ · 4 career entriesYemen · Hadide; Konfede; Asir

    1. Dar-ı şurâyı askeri âzâ

      · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

    2. beş tabur kuva-yı askeriye kumandanlığı; mirliva

      Yemen · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

    3. Komiserlikten istifa

      · Calculated age 32

      [2]

    4. Pişdar kumandanı; mirliva

      Hadide; Konfede; Asir · Calculated age 32

      [2]

  10. 1871/72 (AH 1288)ferik · 5 career entriesYemen; Asir · 75,000 kuruş

    1. ferik

      · Calculated age 33

      [1]

    2. Yemen valiliği; yedinci ordu-yu hümâyun

      · Calculated age 33 · 75,000 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Ferik

      · Calculated age 33

      [2]

    4. Yedinci Ordu müşiri

      · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Military service

      [2]

    5. Yemen valisi

      Yemen; Asir · Calculated age 33

      [2]

  11. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Vilayet teşkilatı ve idaresiSana; Yemen

    1. Vilayet teşkilatı ve idaresi

      Sana; Yemen · Calculated age 34

      [2]

  12. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Nafıa nezâret-i celilesine me’muren · 5 career entriesShumen (Şumnu) · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    2. Girid vali kumandanlığı

      · Calculated age 35

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    5. İkinci Ordu müşiri

      Shumen (Şumnu) · Calculated age 35

      Broader service field: Military service

      [2]

  13. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Erzurum vilâyeti valiliği (dördüncü ordu müşirliği maaş ve tayinatına ilâveten) · 3 career entriesErzurum · 10,000 kuruş

    2. Dördüncü Ordu müşiri

      · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Military service

      [2]

    3. Vali

      Erzurum · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [2]

  14. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Hersek ve Bosna Baş kumandanlığı; Hassa ordu-yu hümâyun Erkan-ı harbiyesi riyaseti · 3 career entriesHersek-Bosna

    2. Hassa Ordusu erkan reisi

      · Calculated age 37

      [2]

    3. Başkumandan

      Hersek-Bosna · Calculated age 37

      [2]

  15. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Girid vali kumandanlığı · 2 career entriesCrete (Girit)

    1. Girid vali kumandanlığı

      · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Vali-kumandan

      Crete (Girit) · Calculated age 38

      [2]

  16. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Girid vali kumandanlığı · 4 career entriesAnadolu; Erzurum · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. Girid vali kumandanlığı

      · Calculated age 39

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Dördüncü Ordu müşiri ve Anadolu harp ordusu başkumandanı

      Anadolu; Erzurum · Calculated age 39

      Broader service field: Military service

      [2]

  17. 1878 (AH 1295)Çatalca hatt-ı müdafası kumandanlığı · 11 career entriesÇatalca · Crete (Girit) · Preveza (Preveze)

    4. Infisal

      · Calculated age 40

      [1]

    8. Tophane-i Amire müşiri

      · Calculated age 40

      [2]

  18. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Manastır valiliği; üçüncü ordu-yu hümâyun müşiriyeti · 3 career entriesBitola (Manastır)

    2. Üçüncü Ordu müşiri

      · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Military service

      [2]

    3. Vali

      Bitola (Manastır) · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [2]

  19. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Manastır valiliği; üçüncü ordu-yu hümâyun müşiriyeti · 6 career entriesBitola (Manastır)

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 42

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    6. Teftiş-i Askeri Komisyonu riyaset vekili

      · Calculated age 42

      Broader service field: Military service

      [2]

  20. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Yunan hududu konferansı komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  21. 1882/83 (AH 1300)fevkalede komiser · 2 career entriesMisir · Hamburg · 75,000 kuruş

    1. fevkalede komiser

      Misir · Calculated age 45 · 75,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Sefir-i fevkalade

      Hamburg · Calculated age 45

      [2]

  22. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Sefir-i fevkaladeRoma

    1. Sefir-i fevkalade

      Roma · Calculated age 46

      [2]

  23. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Fevkalade komiserMisir

    1. Fevkalade komiser

      Misir · Calculated age 55

      [2]

  24. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Fevkalade komiserliği uhdesinde İstanbul’a avdetIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  25. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Mısır komiserliğinden infisal · 3 career entriesRoma; Paris; Londra

    2. Sefir-i fevkalade

      Roma; Paris; Londra · Calculated age 72

      [2]

    3. Emeklilik

      · Calculated age 72

      [2]

  26. 1911 (AH 1329)Meclis-i Ayan reisi

    1. Meclis-i Ayan reisi

      · Calculated age 74

      [2]

  27. 1911/12 (AH 1330)Sadrazam

    1. Sadrazam

      · Calculated age 75

      [2]

  28. Undated entriesİstifa · 7 career entriesHersek ve İşkodra · Kozan Dağı · Gusinje (Gusinye) · Bitola (Manastır)

    1. İstifa

      Hersek ve İşkodra

      [1]

    2. One-year mission following binbaşı promotion; exact year not assigned
    3. Five months after1296 Rabiülahir3; unconverted relative full date
    4. Five months later
    5. After1326 return
    6. Following membership
    7. After1327 Muharrem

Recorded pay

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

037,50075,0001871/72AH 12881882/83AH 13001871/72 (AH 1288) · Yemen valiliği; yedinci ordu-yu hümâyun · age 33 · 75,000 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Erzurum vilâyeti valiliği (dördüncü ordu müşirliği maaş ve tayinatına ilâveten) · Erzurum · age 36 · 10,000 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · fevkalede komiser · Misir · age 45 · 75,000 kuruş

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar

    DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 116,117,118,119

  2. H.1332 (M.1913)Tarihli Cemiyet-i Tedrisiye-i İslamiye Salnamesi: Transkripsiyonu ve Değerlendirmesi

    Yunus Kılıç · 2016 · Pages 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249

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