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Maksim 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. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 50 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 20 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  2. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 50 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 21 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 50 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 22 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 50 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 23 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 50 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 24 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 50; 150 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 25 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 25 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  7. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 26 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 27 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 150; 200 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 28 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 28 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  10. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 29 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 200; 228 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 30 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 30 · 228 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  12. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 228; 235 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 31 · 228 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 31 · 235 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  13. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 235; 300 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 32 · 235 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 32 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  14. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 300; 450 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 33 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  15. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entries · 450; 550 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 34 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 34 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  16. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 35 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1878 (AH 1295)Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 36 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · 550; 800 kuruş
    1. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 37 · 550 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 37 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  19. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · 800; 1,009 kuruş
    1. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 38 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 38 · 1,009 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  20. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · 1,009; 1,132; 1,200 kuruş
    1. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 39 · 1,009 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 39 · 1,132 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

    3. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 39 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  21. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · 2 career entriesKalas · 1,200; 3,000 kuruş
    1. Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı

      · Calculated age 40 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kalas başşehbenderi

      Kalas · Calculated age 40 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  22. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Kalas başşehbenderiKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kalas başşehbenderi

      Kalas · Calculated age 41 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Kalas başşehbenderiKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kalas başşehbenderi

      Kalas · Calculated age 42 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Kalas başşehbenderiKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kalas başşehbenderi

      Kalas · Calculated age 43 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Kalas başşehbenderiKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kalas başşehbenderi

      Kalas · Calculated age 44 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Kalas başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesKalas · 3,000 kuruş
    1. Kalas başşehbenderi

      Kalas · Calculated age 45 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tuna Avrupa Komisyonu azası

      · Calculated age 45

      [1]

  27. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Kalas başşehbenderiKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kalas başşehbenderi

      Kalas · Calculated age 46 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Kalas başşehbenderiKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kalas başşehbenderi

      Kalas · Calculated age 47 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Kalas başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesKalas · Korfu · 3,000 kuruş
    1. Kalas başşehbenderi

      Kalas · Calculated age 48 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 48 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  30. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 49 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 50 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  32. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Korfu başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesKorfu · Malta · 3,000 kuruş
    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 51 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Malta başşehbenderi

      Malta · Calculated age 51 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  33. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Malta başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesMalta · Ragusa · 2,000; 3,000 kuruş
    1. Malta başşehbenderi

      Malta · Calculated age 52 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Ragusa başşehbenderi

      Ragusa · Calculated age 52 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  34. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Ragusa başşehbenderiRagusa · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Ragusa başşehbenderi

      Ragusa · Calculated age 53 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Ragusa başşehbenderiRagusa · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Ragusa başşehbenderi

      Ragusa · Calculated age 54 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  36. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Ragusa başşehbenderi · 3 career entriesRagusa · Barselona · 2,000 kuruş
    1. Ragusa başşehbenderi

      Ragusa · Calculated age 55 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Barselona şehbenderi

      Barselona · Calculated age 55 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. İstifa

      · Calculated age 55

      [1]

  37. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Mazuliyet · 1,000 kuruş
    1. Mazuliyet

      · Calculated age 56 · 1,000 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

  38. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Bükreş başşehbenderi · 3 career entriesBükreş · Sofia (Sofya) · 1,800; 2,700 kuruş
    1. Bükreş başşehbenderi

      Bükreş · Calculated age 57 · 2,700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 57

      [1]

    3. Sofya tüccar vekili

      Sofia (Sofya) · Calculated age 57 · 1,800 kuruş

      [1]

  39. Undated entriesBelgrad başşehbenderiBelgrade (Belgrad)

Recorded pay

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

01,5003,0001862/63AH 12791898/99AH 13161862/63 (AH 1279) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 20 · 50 kuruş1863/64 (AH 1280) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 21 · 50 kuruş · Source-bounded service1864/65 (AH 1281) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 22 · 50 kuruş · Source-bounded service1865/66 (AH 1282) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 23 · 50 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 24 · 50 kuruş · Source-bounded service1867/68 (AH 1284) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 25 · 50 kuruş · Source-bounded service1867/68 (AH 1284) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 25 · 150 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 26 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 27 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 28 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 28 · 200 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 29 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 30 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 30 · 228 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 31 · 228 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 31 · 235 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 32 · 235 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 32 · 300 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 33 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 33 · 450 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Kalemi mülazımı · age 34 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 34 · 550 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 35 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 36 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 37 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 37 · 800 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 38 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 38 · 1,009 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 39 · 1,009 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 39 · 1,132 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 39 · 1,200 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Hariciye Nezareti tercümanı · age 40 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Kalas başşehbenderi · Kalas · age 40 · 3,000 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Kalas başşehbenderi · Kalas · age 41 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Kalas başşehbenderi · Kalas · age 42 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Kalas başşehbenderi · Kalas · age 43 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Kalas başşehbenderi · Kalas · age 44 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Kalas başşehbenderi · Kalas · age 45 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Kalas başşehbenderi · Kalas · age 46 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kalas başşehbenderi · Kalas · age 47 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Kalas başşehbenderi · Kalas · age 48 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 48 · 3,000 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 49 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 50 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 51 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Malta başşehbenderi · Malta · age 51 · 3,000 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Malta başşehbenderi · Malta · age 52 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Ragusa başşehbenderi · Ragusa · age 52 · 2,000 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Ragusa başşehbenderi · Ragusa · age 53 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Ragusa başşehbenderi · Ragusa · age 54 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Ragusa başşehbenderi · Ragusa · age 55 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Barselona şehbenderi · Barselona · age 55 · 2,000 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Mazuliyet · age 56 · 1,000 kuruş · Career status entry1898/99 (AH 1316) · Bükreş başşehbenderi · Bükreş · age 57 · 2,700 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Sofya tüccar vekili · Sofia (Sofya) · age 57 · 1,800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1843/44 (AH 1259) [source]
Nationality or community
Latin Katolik [source]
Religion
Katolik [source]

Education and languages

French
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Italian
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Rum (as recorded)
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Education
Bebek Fransız Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 (original schooling-year field) [1]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

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 year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [source]

Other recorded details

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

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)

    BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 238, 239, 240

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