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Ali Murtaza Efendi

Born 1879/80 (AH 1297) · Pristina (Priştine) · Career evidence 1900 to 1912 (AH 1318 to 1330)

Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 196-401

Follow 5 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1Pristina (Priştine)Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Selected stage connections

All 5 dated stops · select a number or read the account.

How to read this map

Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.

Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.

  1. 1

    1879/80 (AH 1297)

    Pristina (Priştine)

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1900/01 (AH 1318)

    Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 21

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi stajyeri

      Calculated age 21

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1901/02 (AH 1319) · 5 recorded years

    Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)

    AH entries: 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi stajyeri

      Calculated age 22

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi stajyeri

      Calculated age 23

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi stajyeri

      Calculated age 24

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Bidayet Mahkemesi bakaya tahsil memuru

      Calculated age 24

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    5. Bidayet Mahkemesi bakaya tahsil memuru

      Calculated age 25

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    6. Bidayet Mahkemesi bakaya tahsil memuru

      Calculated age 26

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  4. 4

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) / Place not recorded

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)

      Bidayet Mahkemesi bakaya tahsil memuru

      Calculated age 27

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Place not recorded

      İstifa

      Calculated age 27

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  5. 5

    1907/08 (AH 1325) · 6 recorded years

    Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)

    AH entries: 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1330. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri

      Calculated age 28

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri

      Calculated age 29

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri

      Calculated age 30

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri

      Calculated age 31

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    5. Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri

      Calculated age 32

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    6. Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri

      Calculated age 33

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    7. Bidayet Mahkemesi başkâtibi

      400 kuruşCalculated age 33

      Entry & evidence →[1]

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
02004001911/12AH 13301911/12 (AH 1330) · 400 kuruş

Select an amount for its date, post, place and age.

● Post entry● Retirement● Other status

Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.

Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1900 to 1912 (AH 1318 to 1330)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

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. 1907 to 1912 (AH 1325 to 1330)
  2. 1903 to 1907 (AH 1321 to 1324)
  3. 1900 to 1904 (AH 1318 to 1321)
  4. 1911/12 (AH 1330)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Priştine[source]
Birth province
Kosova[source]
Birth year
1879/80 (AH 1297)[source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 196-401[1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded[source]Diploma[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Priştine İlk Mektebi ve Rüştiyesi[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
21[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Yenipazar[source]
First work year
1900/01 (AH 1318)[source]
Apprenticeship
3.2635[source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Priştineli memurlar

    ÖMER CAN · 2023 · Pages 122, 123

    BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 196-401

Read the original source accounts · 16 source entries →

The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.

Yearly entries and their source passages · 13 dated years

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