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Pivovdik Arif 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. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibiGaçka · 200 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi

      Gaçka · Calculated age 12 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibiGaçka · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi

      Gaçka · Calculated age 13 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi · 2 career entriesGaçka · Çaniçe · 200; 250 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi

      Gaçka · Calculated age 14 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Çaniçe · Calculated age 14 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Tahrirat kâtibi · 2 career entriesÇaniçe · 250 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Çaniçe · Calculated age 15 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kâtibi (İstifa)

      Çaniçe · Calculated age 15

      [1]

  5. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Defter-i nüfus mukayyidiNikšić (Nikşik) · 200 kuruş

    1. Defter-i nüfus mukayyidi

      Nikšić (Nikşik) · Calculated age 16 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Defter-i nüfus mukayyidi · 2 career entriesNikšić (Nikşik) · 200; 250 kuruş

    1. Defter-i nüfus mukayyidi

      Nikšić (Nikşik) · Calculated age 17 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Nikšić (Nikşik) · Calculated age 17 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrirat kâtibiNikšić (Nikşik) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Nikšić (Nikşik) · Calculated age 18 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrirat kâtibiNikšić (Nikşik) · 250; 400 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Nikšić (Nikşik) · Calculated age 19 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Nikšić (Nikşik) · Calculated age 19 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Tahrirat kâtibiNikšić (Nikşik) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Nikšić (Nikşik) · Calculated age 20 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Tahrirat kâtibi · 2 career entriesNikšić (Nikşik) · 400 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Nikšić (Nikşik) · Calculated age 21 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Nikšić (Nikşik) · Calculated age 21

      [1]

  11. 1878 (AH 1295)Aşar BaşmemuruCelebipazari · 800 kuruş

    1. Aşar Başmemuru

      Celebipazari · Calculated age 22 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Aşar Başmemuru · 2 career entriesCelebipazari · 800 kuruş

    1. Aşar Başmemuru

      Celebipazari · Calculated age 23 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar başmemuru (İnfisal)

      Celebipazari · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  13. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Bidayet Mahkemesi icra memuruPljevlja (Taşlıca) · 500 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi icra memuru

      Pljevlja (Taşlıca) · Calculated age 24 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Bidayet Mahkemesi icra memuru · 2 career entriesPljevlja (Taşlıca) · 500; 1,400 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi icra memuru

      Pljevlja (Taşlıca) · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muaviniLubin? · 1,400 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini

      Lubin? · Calculated age 30 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muaviniLubin? · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini

      Lubin? · Calculated age 31 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muaviniLubin? · Elbasan (İlbasan) · 1,400 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini

      Lubin? · Calculated age 32 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · 2 career entriesElbasan (İlbasan) · 1,400 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini

      Elbasan (İlbasan) · Calculated age 33 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini (Azil)

      Elbasan (İlbasan) · Calculated age 33

      [1]

  19. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muaviniDurrës (Dıraç) · 1,400 kuruş
  20. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muaviniDurrës (Dıraç) · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini

      Durrës (Dıraç) · Calculated age 36 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muaviniDurrës (Dıraç) · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini

      Durrës (Dıraç) · Calculated age 37 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muaviniDurrës (Dıraç) · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini

      Durrës (Dıraç) · Calculated age 38 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muaviniDurrës (Dıraç) · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini

      Durrës (Dıraç) · Calculated age 39 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · 2 career entriesDurrës (Dıraç) · 1,400 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini

      Durrës (Dıraç) · Calculated age 40 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini (Azil)

      Durrës (Dıraç) · Calculated age 40

      [1]

  25. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Müddeiumumi muavini · 3 career entriesPreveza (Preveze) · 1,260; 1,400 kuruş

    1. Müddeiumumi muavini

      Preveza (Preveze) · Calculated age 41 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Müddeiumumi muavini

      Preveza (Preveze) · Calculated age 41 · 1,260 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Müddeiumumi muavini (Azil)

      Preveza (Preveze) · Calculated age 41

      [1]

  26. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Müddeiumumi muaviniMalatya · 1,260 kuruş

    1. Müddeiumumi muavini

      Malatya · Calculated age 43 · 1,260 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

07001,4001868/69AH 12851898/99AH 13161868/69 (AH 1285) · Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi · Gaçka · age 12 · 200 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi · Gaçka · age 13 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi · Gaçka · age 14 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Çaniçe · age 14 · 250 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Çaniçe · age 15 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Defter-i nüfus mukayyidi · Nikšić (Nikşik) · age 16 · 200 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Defter-i nüfus mukayyidi · Nikšić (Nikşik) · age 17 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Nikšić (Nikşik) · age 17 · 250 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Nikšić (Nikşik) · age 18 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Nikšić (Nikşik) · age 19 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Nikšić (Nikşik) · age 19 · 400 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Nikšić (Nikşik) · age 20 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Nikšić (Nikşik) · age 21 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Aşar Başmemuru · Celebipazari · age 22 · 800 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Aşar Başmemuru · Celebipazari · age 23 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Bidayet Mahkemesi icra memuru · Pljevlja (Taşlıca) · age 24 · 500 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Bidayet Mahkemesi icra memuru · Pljevlja (Taşlıca) · age 25 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Pljevlja (Taşlıca) · age 25 · 1,400 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Lubin? · age 30 · 1,400 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Lubin? · age 31 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Lubin? · age 32 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Elbasan (İlbasan) · age 32 · 1,400 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Elbasan (İlbasan) · age 33 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Durrës (Dıraç) · age 35 · 1,400 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Durrës (Dıraç) · age 36 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Durrës (Dıraç) · age 37 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Durrës (Dıraç) · age 38 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Durrës (Dıraç) · age 39 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini · Durrës (Dıraç) · age 40 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Müddeiumumi muavini · Preveza (Preveze) · age 41 · 1,400 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Müddeiumumi muavini · Preveza (Preveze) · age 41 · 1,260 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Müddeiumumi muavini · Malatya · age 43 · 1,260 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Nikşik [source]
Birth year
1856/57 (AH 1273) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 2/972 [1]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 2/972, s.972 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education detail
Mukaddemât-ı ulûm; sarf, nahiv, Halebî, Pend-i Attâr, Gülistân, Dîvân-ı Hâfız-ı Şîrâzî ve ferâiz [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
12 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Gaçka [source]
First-salary field
200 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1868/69 (AH 1285) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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. II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları

    DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 278, 279, 280, 281

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