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Krikor 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. 1871/72 (AH 1288)MülazımTahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası

    1. Mülazım

      Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Calculated age 20

      [1]

  2. 1872/73 (AH 1289)MülazımTahrirat-ı Hariciye OdasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mülazım

      Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Calculated age 21

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1873/74 (AH 1290)MülazımTahrirat-ı Hariciye OdasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mülazım

      Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Calculated age 22

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Mülazım · 3 career entriesTahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 800 kuruş

    1. Mülazım

      Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mülazım (Nakil)

      Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Calculated age 23

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Liman İdaresi Tercümanı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 23 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Liman İdaresi Tercümanı · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · 0; 800 kuruş

    1. Liman İdaresi Tercümanı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Liman İdaresi Tercümanı (İstifa)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. mülazım (bilamaaş)

      Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Calculated age 24 · 0 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)mülazım (bilamaaş) · 3 career entriesTahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Bitola (Manastır) · 0; 1,500 kuruş

    1. mülazım (bilamaaş)

      Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Calculated age 25 · 0 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mülazım (bilamaaş) (Nakil)

      Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · Calculated age 25

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Vilayet Tercümanı

      Bitola (Manastır) · Calculated age 25 · 1,500 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Vilayet Tercümanı · 2 career entriesBitola (Manastır) · 1,500 kuruş

    1. Vilayet Tercümanı

      Bitola (Manastır) · Calculated age 26 · 1,500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet Tercümanı (Azil)

      Bitola (Manastır) · Calculated age 26

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  8. 1878 (AH 1295)Serşehbenderhane KançılarıTiflis · 1,200 kuruş

    1. Serşehbenderhane Kançıları

      Tiflis · Calculated age 27 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  9. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Serşehbenderhane Kançıları · 2 career entriesTiflis · Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Komisyonu · 1,200; 3,000 kuruş

    1. Serşehbenderhane Kançıları

      Tiflis · Calculated age 28 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Muhacirin Komisyonu Başkatibi

      Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Komisyonu · Calculated age 28 · 3,000 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Serşehbenderhane Kançıları · 5 career entriesTiflis · Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Komisyonu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Batumi (Batum) · 1,200; 3,000 kuruş

    1. Serşehbenderhane Kançıları

      Tiflis · Calculated age 29 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Serşehbenderhane Kançıları (Nakil)

      Tiflis · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Muhacirin Komisyonu Başkatibi

      Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Komisyonu · Calculated age 29 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    5. Kançılar

      Batumi (Batum) · Calculated age 29 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1880/81 (AH 1298)komisyonla İstanbul'a avdet · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Batumi (Batum) · 1,200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. komisyonla İstanbul'a avdet

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kançılar

      Batumi (Batum) · Calculated age 30 · 1,200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Muhacirin Komisyonu Başkatibi (Görevin sona ermesi) · 7 career entriesAnadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Komisyonu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Batumi (Batum) · Hariciye Nezareti, İstanbul · Rostov · 1,200 kuruş

    1. Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Muhacirin Komisyonu Başkatibi (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Komisyonu · Calculated age 31

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. komisyonla İstanbul'a avdet

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Kançılar

      Batumi (Batum) · Calculated age 31 · 1,200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    4. Kançılar (Nakil)

      Batumi (Batum) · Calculated age 31

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    5. Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi memuru

      Hariciye Nezareti, İstanbul · Calculated age 31 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

    6. Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi memuru (Nakil)

      Hariciye Nezareti, İstanbul · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    7. Şehbender Vekili

      Rostov · Calculated age 31 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  13. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Şehbender VekiliRostov · 1,200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Rostov · Calculated age 32 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Şehbender VekiliRostov · 1,200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Rostov · Calculated age 33 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Şehbender VekiliRostov · 1,200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Rostov · Calculated age 34 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Şehbender Vekili · 3 career entriesRostov · Poti · 1,000; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Rostov · Calculated age 35 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender Vekili (Nakil)

      Rostov · Calculated age 35

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Şehbender Vekili

      Poti · Calculated age 35 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  17. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Şehbender Vekili · 2 career entriesPoti · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Poti · Calculated age 36 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender Vekili (Azil)

      Poti · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  18. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Şehbender VekiliAyamavra · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 37 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  19. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Şehbender Vekili · 3 career entriesAyamavra · Podgorica (Podgoriça) · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 38 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender Vekili (Nakil)

      Ayamavra · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Şehbender Vekili

      Podgorica (Podgoriça) · Calculated age 38 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  20. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Şehbender VekiliPodgorica (Podgoriça) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Podgorica (Podgoriça) · Calculated age 39 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Şehbender Vekili · 3 career entriesPodgorica (Podgoriça) · Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Podgorica (Podgoriça) · Calculated age 40 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender Vekili (Nakil)

      Podgorica (Podgoriça) · Calculated age 40

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Şehbender Vekili

      Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · Calculated age 40 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  22. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Şehbender VekiliSünne (Tunaburgazı) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · Calculated age 41 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Şehbender VekiliSünne (Tunaburgazı) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · Calculated age 42 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Şehbender Vekili · 2 career entriesSünne (Tunaburgazı) · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Şehbender Vekili

      Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · Calculated age 43 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender Vekili (Azil)

      Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · Calculated age 43

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  25. 1894/95 (AH 1312)ŞehbenderPodgorica (Podgoriça) · 2,000 kuruş

    1. Şehbender

      Podgorica (Podgoriça) · Calculated age 44 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  26. 1895/96 (AH 1313)ŞehbenderPodgorica (Podgoriça) · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehbender

      Podgorica (Podgoriça) · Calculated age 45 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Şehbender · 2 career entriesPodgorica (Podgoriça) · 2,000 kuruş

    1. Şehbender

      Podgorica (Podgoriça) · Calculated age 46 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender (Azil)

      Podgorica (Podgoriça) · Calculated age 46

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  28. 1903/04 (AH 1321)ŞehbenderEğriboz · 1,800 kuruş

    1. Şehbender

      Eğriboz · Calculated age 53 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,5003,0001874/75AH 12911903/04AH 13211874/75 (AH 1291) · Liman İdaresi Tercümanı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 800 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Liman İdaresi Tercümanı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · mülazım (bilamaaş) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · age 24 · 0 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · mülazım (bilamaaş) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası · age 25 · 0 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Vilayet Tercümanı · Bitola (Manastır) · age 25 · 1,500 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Vilayet Tercümanı · Bitola (Manastır) · age 26 · 1,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Serşehbenderhane Kançıları · Tiflis · age 27 · 1,200 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Serşehbenderhane Kançıları · Tiflis · age 28 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Muhacirin Komisyonu Başkatibi · Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Komisyonu · age 28 · 3,000 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Serşehbenderhane Kançıları · Tiflis · age 29 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Muhacirin Komisyonu Başkatibi · Anadolu Tahdid-i Hudud Komisyonu · age 29 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Kançılar · Batumi (Batum) · age 29 · 1,200 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Kançılar · Batumi (Batum) · age 30 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Kançılar · Batumi (Batum) · age 31 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi memuru · Hariciye Nezareti, İstanbul · age 31 · 1,200 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Şehbender Vekili · Rostov · age 31 · 1,200 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Şehbender Vekili · Rostov · age 32 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Şehbender Vekili · Rostov · age 33 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Şehbender Vekili · Rostov · age 34 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Şehbender Vekili · Rostov · age 35 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Şehbender Vekili · Poti · age 35 · 1,000 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Şehbender Vekili · Poti · age 36 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Şehbender Vekili · Ayamavra · age 37 · 1,000 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Şehbender Vekili · Ayamavra · age 38 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Şehbender Vekili · Podgorica (Podgoriça) · age 38 · 1,000 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Şehbender Vekili · Podgorica (Podgoriça) · age 39 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Şehbender Vekili · Podgorica (Podgoriça) · age 40 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Şehbender Vekili · Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · age 40 · 1,000 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Şehbender Vekili · Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · age 41 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Şehbender Vekili · Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · age 42 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Şehbender Vekili · Sünne (Tunaburgazı) · age 43 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Şehbender · Podgorica (Podgoriça) · age 44 · 2,000 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Şehbender · Podgorica (Podgoriça) · age 45 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Şehbender · Podgorica (Podgoriça) · age 46 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Şehbender · Eğriboz · age 53 · 1,800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1851/52 (AH 1268) [source]
Father’s occupation
Kuyumcu [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD.d, Defter No:1, s. 620-621 [1]

Education and languages

Armenian
Aşina [source]
French
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Italian
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Rum (as recorded)
Aşina [source]
Turkish
bir miktar okur yazar [source]
Education
Venedik Mekhitarist Mektebi; Padova Darülfünunu [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası [source]
First work year
1871/72 (AH 1288) [source]
Apprenticeship
3 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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. Dâhiliye Nezareti Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, volume I sample

    Pages 47, 48, 49

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