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Đbrahim Edhem Efendi

Born 1843/44 (AH 1259) · Çerde karyesi · Dated entries 1855 to 1911 (AH 1272 to 1329)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference 47 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.186, s.48

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Istanbul (Dersaadet)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

Stage 1 of 5 · Çerde karyesi

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Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.

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  1. 1

    1843/44 (AH 1259)

    Çerde karyesi

    Not yet located on the map: Çerde karyesi

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1855/56 (AH 1272)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 13

    All 2 recorded entries in this stage →

  3. 3

    1856/57 (AH 1273) · 54 recorded years

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    AH entries: 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. Saray-ı Hümayun kayıkları neferi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 14

      Continuing service as described

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  4. 4

    1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

    1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      kayık reisi

      180 kuruşCalculated age 68

      Continuing service as described

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  5. 5

    1911 (AH 1329)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. hamleciler imamı

      200 kuruşCalculated age 70

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

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  1. 1855 to 1911 (AH 1272 to 1329)

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  1. 1855 to 1904 (AH 1272 to 1321)
  2. 1903 to 1910 (AH 1321 to 1327)
  3. 1911 (AH 1329)

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Education and personal record

Schooling medrese (Dersaadet), icazetsiz [source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

  • Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
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Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)

    AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 76

    47 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.186, s.48

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