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MUHAMMED SALİH EFENDİ

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıŞehrizor sancağı
    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 18

      [1]

  2. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Nüfus kalemi katibiŞehrizor sancağı · 120 kuruş
    1. Nüfus kalemi katibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 21 · 120 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Nüfus kalemi ikinci katibiŞehrizor sancağı · 166 kuruş
    1. Nüfus kalemi ikinci katibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 22 · 166 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Muhasebe kalemi katibi · 2 career entriesŞehrizor sancağı · Baghdad (Bağdat) · 250; 700 kuruş
    1. Muhasebe kalemi katibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 23 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 23 · 700 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Evkaf dairesi başkatibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 24 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Evkaf dairesi başkatibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 25 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Evkaf dairesi başkatibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 700; 750 kuruş
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 26 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 26 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Evkaf dairesi başkatibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 27 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Evkaf dairesi başkatibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 28 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Evkaf dairesi başkatibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 29 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Evkaf dairesi başkatibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 30 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Evkaf dairesi başkatibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 31 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1878 (AH 1295)Evkaf dairesi başkatibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 600; 750 kuruş
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 32 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · 3 career entriesBaghdad (Bağdat) · Şehrizor sancağı · 600 kuruş
    1. Evkaf dairesi başkatibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 33

      [1]

    3. Bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Müddei-i umumi muaviniŞehrizor sancağı · 1,800 kuruş
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 35 · 1,800 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,400 kuruş
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 36 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 37 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 38 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · Müntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruş
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 39 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 39 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 40 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 41 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 42 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 43 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 44 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 45 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 46 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 47 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 48 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Müddei-i umumi muaviniMüntefik sancağı · 1,400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 49 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Müddei-i umumi muavini · 2 career entriesMüntefik sancağı · Amara sancağı · 1,400 kuruş
    1. Müddei-i umumi muavini

      Müntefik sancağı · Calculated age 50 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 50 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1]

  31. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,400; 1,440; 1,600 kuruş
    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 51 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 51 · 1,600 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 51 · 1,440 kuruş

      [1]

  32. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 52 · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  33. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 53 · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  34. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 54 · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 55 · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  36. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 56 · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  37. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muaviniAmara sancağı · 1,440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 57 · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  38. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · 2 career entriesAmara sancağı · 1,440 kuruş
    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 58 · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      Amara sancağı · Calculated age 58

      [1]

  39. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muaviniKerbela sancağı · 1,440 kuruş
    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini

      Kerbela sancağı · Calculated age 62 · 1,440 kuruş

      [1]

  40. 1909/10 (AH 1327)İstinaf Mahkemesi Azası · 2 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 1,500 kuruş
    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi Azası

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 64 · 1,500 kuruş

      [1]

    2. İstinaf mahkemesi azası (İnfisal)

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 64

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

09001,8001867/68AH 12841909/10AH 13271867/68 (AH 1284) · Nüfus kalemi katibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 21 · 120 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Nüfus kalemi ikinci katibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 22 · 166 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Muhasebe kalemi katibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 23 · 250 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 23 · 700 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 24 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 25 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 26 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 26 · 750 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 27 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 28 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 29 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 30 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 31 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 32 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 32 · 600 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Evkaf dairesi başkatibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 33 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 33 · 600 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Şehrizor sancağı · age 35 · 1,800 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 36 · 1,400 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 37 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 38 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 39 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 39 · 1,400 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 40 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 41 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 42 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 43 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 44 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 45 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 46 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 47 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 48 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 49 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Müddei-i umumi muavini · Müntefik sancağı · age 50 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 50 · 1,400 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 51 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 51 · 1,600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 51 · 1,440 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 52 · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 53 · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 54 · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 55 · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 56 · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 57 · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Amara sancağı · age 58 · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Bidayet mahkemesi müddei-i umumi muavini · Kerbela sancağı · age 62 · 1,440 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · İstinaf Mahkemesi Azası · Mosul (Musul) · age 64 · 1,500 kuruş

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Personal details

Birthplace
Kerkük [source]
Birth year
1846/47 (AH 1263) [source]
Archive references
DH_SAİD,00002_00427 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Şehrizor sancağı [source]
First work year
1864/65 (AH 1281) [source]
Apprenticeship
3.08 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları

    ORHAN ABDULBASIT ANWER ANWER · 2021 · Pages 32, 33, 34, 35

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