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Argonyan Karakin 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. 1878 (AH 1295)Posta müvezziiGalata Postahanesi · 250 kuruş

    1. Posta müvezzii

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 17 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Posta müvezziiGalata Postahanesi · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta müvezzii

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 18 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Posta müvezziiGalata Postahanesi · 200; 250 kuruş

    1. Posta müvezzii

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 19 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Posta müvezzii

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 19 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  4. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Posta müvezzii · 3 career entriesGalata Postahanesi · 200; 300 kuruş

    1. Posta müvezzii

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 20 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sevk memuru

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 20 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Posta müvezzii

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 20 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  5. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Posta müvezziiGalata Postahanesi · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta müvezzii

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 21 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Posta müvezzii · 5 career entriesGalata Postahanesi · Ortaköy posta şubesi · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 200; 250; 800 kuruş

    1. Posta müvezzii

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 22 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Posta müvezzii

      Ortaköy posta şubesi · Calculated age 22 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Posta müvezzii (İstifa)

      Ortaköy posta şubesi · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Infisal

      · Calculated age 22

      [1]

    5. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 22 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  7. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Posta seyyar memuruCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 23 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Posta seyyar memuruCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 24 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Posta seyyar memuruCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 25 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Posta seyyar memuruCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 26 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Posta seyyar memuruCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 27 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Posta seyyar memuruCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 750; 800 kuruş

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 28 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 28 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  13. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Posta seyyar memuruCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 29 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Posta seyyar memuruCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 30 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Posta seyyar memuruCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · 750; 850 kuruş

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 31 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 31 · 850 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  16. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Posta seyyar memuru · 2 career entriesCisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Sirkeci posta şubesi · 300; 850 kuruş

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · Calculated age 32 · 850 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Posta şubesi memuru

      Sirkeci posta şubesi · Calculated age 32 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  17. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Posta şubesi memuru · 3 career entriesSirkeci posta şubesi · Galata Postahanesi · 300; 390 kuruş

    1. Posta şubesi memuru

      Sirkeci posta şubesi · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Posta şubesi memuru

      Sirkeci posta şubesi · Calculated age 33 · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Mekatib-i mevrude dairesi memuru

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 33 · 390 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Posta şubesi memuru · 2 career entriesSirkeci posta şubesi · Galata Postahanesi · 390; 420 kuruş

    1. Posta şubesi memuru

      Sirkeci posta şubesi · Calculated age 34 · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mekatib-i mevrude dairesi memuru

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 34 · 420 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Posta şubesi memuru · 2 career entriesSirkeci posta şubesi · Galata Postahanesi · 390; 450 kuruş

    1. Posta şubesi memuru

      Sirkeci posta şubesi · Calculated age 35 · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mekatib-i mevrude dairesi memuru

      Galata Postahanesi · Calculated age 35 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Posta şubesi memuru · 2 career entriesSirkeci posta şubesi · 390 kuruş

    1. Posta şubesi memuru

      Sirkeci posta şubesi · Calculated age 36 · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 36

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04258501878AH 12951896/97AH 13141878 (AH 1295) · Posta müvezzii · Galata Postahanesi · age 17 · 250 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Posta müvezzii · Galata Postahanesi · age 18 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Posta müvezzii · Galata Postahanesi · age 19 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Posta müvezzii · Galata Postahanesi · age 19 · 200 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Posta müvezzii · Galata Postahanesi · age 20 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Sevk memuru · Galata Postahanesi · age 20 · 300 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Posta müvezzii · Galata Postahanesi · age 20 · 200 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Posta müvezzii · Galata Postahanesi · age 21 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Posta müvezzii · Galata Postahanesi · age 22 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Posta müvezzii · Ortaköy posta şubesi · age 22 · 250 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 22 · 800 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 23 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 24 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 25 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 26 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 27 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 28 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 28 · 750 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 29 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 30 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 31 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 31 · 850 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Posta seyyar memuru · Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa tarafı · age 32 · 850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Posta şubesi memuru · Sirkeci posta şubesi · age 32 · 300 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Posta şubesi memuru · Sirkeci posta şubesi · age 33 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Posta şubesi memuru · Sirkeci posta şubesi · age 33 · 390 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Mekatib-i mevrude dairesi memuru · Galata Postahanesi · age 33 · 390 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Posta şubesi memuru · Sirkeci posta şubesi · age 34 · 390 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Mekatib-i mevrude dairesi memuru · Galata Postahanesi · age 34 · 420 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Posta şubesi memuru · Sirkeci posta şubesi · age 35 · 390 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Mekatib-i mevrude dairesi memuru · Galata Postahanesi · age 35 · 450 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Posta şubesi memuru · Sirkeci posta şubesi · age 36 · 390 kuruş · Source-bounded service

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 Ahvâl defterlerine göre İstanbul doğumlu Ermeni devlet adamları

    HARUN TUNCA · 2016 · Pages 93, 94

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