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DİRAN DADYAN BEY

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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.10/207

Biographical account

Born in İstanbul, 1855/56 (AH 1272). The father’s recorded occupation was Hariciye müsteşarı. Education included Beşiktaş Ermeni Mektebi; Mekteb-i Sultani. First work is recorded in 1870/71 (AH 1287). Career entries include Şûrâ-yı Devlet Fihrist Odası; Hariciye Nezareti Evrak-ı Ecnebiye Odası. The surviving career entries cover 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 1904/05 (AH 1322).

Career across the sources

8 career entries across 8 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Places in this career

İstanbul

Open circle: birthplace. Diamond: first work. Dot: service.

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Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
15Şûrâ-yı Devlet Fihrist Odası
17Hariciye Nezareti Evrak-ı Ecnebiye Odası
19Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Kalemi
25Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası mümeyyizi
30İstişare Odası mümeyyiziBâbıâli
31Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi serhalifesi

AH years include an approximate Gregorian span. Calculated ages use year-label differences. Some years describe a continuing service spell and its salary rate, including interval years carried by the source editions. These points are not independent annual payment observations. Conflicting posts or amounts remain separate.

Sources and career entries

8 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Fihrist Odası[1]
Hariciye Nezareti Evrak-ı Ecnebiye Odası[1]
Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Kalemi[1]
Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası mümeyyizi[1]
İstişare Odası mümeyyiziBâbıâli[1]
Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi serhalifesi[1]
Memurin-i Mülkiye Komisyonu âzası[1]
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Tanzimat Dairesi âzası[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 183, 184

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.10/207

About dates, entries and source conventions

Recorded AH years are shown with their approximate Gregorian span. Blank cells indicate a value absent from the account. An undated value is left in its source form. Repeated entries and continuation years are retained; they do not establish uninterrupted tenure. Map points identify recorded places and do not imply a route. Salary amounts are not total earnings.

  • Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876)

    Calendar convention: Resolved AH labels only; Gregorian/Rumi and unresolved dates remain in native evidence..

    Year construction: Source events and specifically source-bounded continuation states; no generic date carry-forward..

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul
Birth province
Dersaadet
Birth year as recorded
1855/56 (AH 1272)
Father’s occupation
Hariciye müsteşarı
Age at first service
15
First work year as recorded
1870/71 (AH 1287)
Nationality or community
Ermeni

Education and languages

Armenian
konuşur ve yazar
French
konuşur ve yazar
Turkish
konuşur ve yazar
School or education as recorded
Beşiktaş Ermeni Mektebi; Mekteb-i Sultani

Honours and legal record

Judicial record as worded
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