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Ahmet Hamdi Efendi

Born 1839/40 (AH 1255) · Kemah · Career evidence 1878/79 (AH 1296)

Archival reference 43 BOA. DH. SAİD. d.13/88.

Follow 2 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1KemahFTripoli (Trablusgarp)
● Birth○ First workB / F · year unresolved● Career→ Selected stage connections

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  1. 1

    1839/40 (AH 1255)

    Kemah

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1878/79 (AH 1296)

    Kemah

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi memuru

      300 kuruşCalculated age 41

      Entry & evidence →[1]

2 entries without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

  • Beytülmal müdürü · Tripoli (Trablusgarp) · Undated · 400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
  • First work as recorded · Tripoli (Trablusgarp) · Year not recorded

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; they are year labels, not exact date conversions. Ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts
01503001878/79AH 12961878/79 (AH 1296) · 300 kuruş

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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1878/79 (AH 1296)

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Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title
  1. 1878/79 (AH 1296)

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Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Kemah[source]
Birth year
1839/40 (AH 1255)[source]
Archive references
43 BOA. DH. SAİD. d.13/88.[1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Education
Kemah sıbyan mektebi; Kemah medresesi[source]

First work and apprenticeship

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

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicilli Ahval Defterlerine göre Kemahlı devlet memurları

    YUNUS EMRE POLAT · 2014 · Pages 45

    43 BOA. DH. SAİD. d.13/88.

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