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Ahmed Rüşdü Efendi

Born 1862/63 (AH 1279) · Mecca (Mekke) · Career evidence 1882 to 1895 (AH 1300 to 1312)

Archival reference 159 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/169, s.169.

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  1. 1862/63 (AH 1279)
  2. 1882/83 (AH 1300)

    First work as recorded

    Taiz

  1. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibiTaiz · 800 kuruş

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  2. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibiTaiz · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  3. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibiTaiz · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  4. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi · 3 career entriesTaiz · 500; 800 kuruş

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  5. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiTaizContinuing service described by the source

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  6. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiTaiz · 500 kuruş

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  7. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Mal MüdürüHamidiye

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Age is calculated from AH year labels. Entries with the same year can describe separate appointments or rate changes. Gaps are left open; continuing service is labelled beside the entry.

Recorded pay over the career

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

04008001882/83AH 13001885/86AH 13031887/88AH 13051882/83 (AH 1300) · Aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi · Taiz · age 21 · 800 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi · Taiz · age 22 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi · Taiz · age 23 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi · Taiz · age 24 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Taiz · age 24 · 500 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Taiz · age 26 · 500 kuruş

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Places in this record

○ Birthplace◇ First work● Service

MekkeTaiz
MekkeTaiz

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Not drawn. No position recorded: Hamidiye.

  • Taiz
  • Hamidiye · location retained as text

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Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace

MekkeSupporting accounts

Birth year

1862/63 (AH 1279)Supporting accounts

Father’s occupation

Nakşibendi şeyhiSupporting accounts

Archive references

159 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/169, s.169.[1]

Education and languages

Arabic

KitâbetSupporting accounts

okur yazar[1]

Turkish

KitâbetSupporting accounts

okur yazar[1]

Education

Sıbyan MektebiSupporting accounts

Education level equivalent

4Supporting accounts

The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service

21Supporting accounts

Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place

TaizSupporting accounts

First-salary field

800 kuruş (personal first-salary field)Supporting accounts

A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year

1882/83 (AH 1300)Supporting accounts

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları

    BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 82, 83

    159 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/169, s.169.

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