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Hamza Efendi

Born 1869/70 (AH 1286) · Medina (Medine) · Dated entries 1884 to 1911 (AH 1302 to 1328)

Languages Arabic, Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 45/442 s.442

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1Medina (Medine)
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Stage 1 of 3 · Medina (Medine)

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  1. 1

    1869/70 (AH 1286)

    Medina (Medine)

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    Medina (Medine)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 16

    2. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Rûznâmçe Kalemi görevlisi

      30 kuruşCalculated age 16

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  3. 3

    1885/86 (AH 1303) · 26 recorded years

    Medina (Medine)

    AH entries: 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Rûznâmçe Kalemi görevlisi

      30 kuruşCalculated age 17

      Continuing service as described

    2. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî memuru (unvan belirtilmemiş)

      1,000 kuruşCalculated age 42

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Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1884 to 1911 (AH 1302 to 1328)

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  1. Medina (Medine)30 to 1,000

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Titles across the recorded years

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  1. 1892 to 1911 (AH 1310 to 1328)
  2. 1884 to 1891 (AH 1302 to 1308)
  3. 1890 to 1892 (AH 1308 to 1309)
  4. 1884/85 (AH 1302)

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Education and personal record

Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Rüşdiye şehadetnamesi [1]

Schooling Medine sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye [source]

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Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

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Sources and evidence

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

    BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 129, 130

    198 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 45/442 s.442.

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