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Mehmed Vasfi Bey

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. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıHersek
  2. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıHersekContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Hersek · Calculated age 14

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıHersekContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Hersek · Calculated age 15

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıHersekContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Hersek · Calculated age 16

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesHersek · 200 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Hersek · Calculated age 17

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Salisi

      Hersek · Calculated age 17 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Salisi · 3 career entriesHersek · 200; 300 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Salisi

      Hersek · Calculated age 18 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Salisi (İnfisal)

      Hersek · Calculated age 18

      [1]

    3. Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini

      Hersek · Calculated age 18 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip MuaviniHersek · 285; 300 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini

      Hersek · Calculated age 19 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini

      Hersek · Calculated age 19 · 285 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini · 2 career entriesHersek · 285 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini

      Hersek · Calculated age 20 · 285 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini (İnfisal)

      Hersek · Calculated age 20

      [1]

  9. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i SanisiHersek · 380 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi

      Hersek · Calculated age 22 · 380 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi · 2 career entriesHersek · 380 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi

      Hersek · Calculated age 23 · 380 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi (İnfisal)

      Hersek · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  11. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Vergi kâtibiBenisa'b · 300 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 30 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Vergi kâtibiBenisa'b · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 31 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Vergi kâtibiBenisa'b · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 32 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Vergi kâtibi · 2 career entriesBenisa'b · 300; 500 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdür muavini

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Mal müdür muaviniBenisa'b · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 34 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Mal müdür muaviniBenisa'b · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 35 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Mal müdür muaviniBenisa'b · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 36 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Mal müdür muaviniBenisa'b · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 37 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Mal müdür muaviniBenisa'b · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 38 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Mal müdür muaviniBenisa'b · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 39 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Mal müdür muavini · 3 career entriesBenisa'b · Cemaaayn · 500 kuruş

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 40 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdür muavini (İnfisal)

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 40

      [1]

    3. Mal müdür muavini

      Cemaaayn · Calculated age 40 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mal müdür muaviniCemaaayn · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Cemaaayn · Calculated age 41 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Mal müdür muaviniCemaaayn · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Cemaaayn · Calculated age 42 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Mal müdür muavini · 3 career entriesCemaaayn · 120; 500 kuruş

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Cemaaayn · Calculated age 43 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü Vekili

      Cemaaayn · Calculated age 43 · 120 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Cemaaayn · Calculated age 43

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  25. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Mal müdür muaviniCemaaayn · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Cemaaayn · Calculated age 44 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Mal müdür muavini · 4 career entriesCemaaayn · Benisa'b · 120; 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Mal müdür muavini

      Cemaaayn · Calculated age 45 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü Vekili

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 45 · 120 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 45

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Mal Müdürü

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 45 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  27. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Mal Müdürü · 4 career entriesBenisa'b · Safita

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 46

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 46

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam vekili

      Safita · Calculated age 46

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Safita · Calculated age 46

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  28. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Mal Müdürü VekiliBenisa'b

    1. Mal Müdürü Vekili

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 47

      [1]

  29. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Mal MüdürüBenisa'b · 540 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 49 · 540 kuruş

      [1]

  30. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Mal MüdürüBenisa'b · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 50 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesBenisa'b · 540 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 51 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (Azil)

      Benisa'b · Calculated age 51

      [1]

  32. Undated entriesMal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Benisa'b

    1. Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Benisa'b

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03006001869/70AH 12861902/03AH 13201869/70 (AH 1286) · Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Salisi · Hersek · age 17 · 200 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Salisi · Hersek · age 18 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini · Hersek · age 18 · 300 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini · Hersek · age 19 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini · Hersek · age 19 · 285 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini · Hersek · age 20 · 285 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi · Hersek · age 22 · 380 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi · Hersek · age 23 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Vergi kâtibi · Benisa'b · age 30 · 300 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Vergi kâtibi · Benisa'b · age 31 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vergi kâtibi · Benisa'b · age 32 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Vergi kâtibi · Benisa'b · age 33 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Mal müdür muavini · Benisa'b · age 33 · 500 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Mal müdür muavini · Benisa'b · age 34 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Mal müdür muavini · Benisa'b · age 35 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mal müdür muavini · Benisa'b · age 36 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Mal müdür muavini · Benisa'b · age 37 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Mal müdür muavini · Benisa'b · age 38 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Mal müdür muavini · Benisa'b · age 39 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Mal müdür muavini · Benisa'b · age 40 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Mal müdür muavini · Cemaaayn · age 40 · 500 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mal müdür muavini · Cemaaayn · age 41 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Mal müdür muavini · Cemaaayn · age 42 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Mal müdür muavini · Cemaaayn · age 43 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Mal Müdürü Vekili · Cemaaayn · age 43 · 120 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Mal müdür muavini · Cemaaayn · age 44 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Mal müdür muavini · Cemaaayn · age 45 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Mal Müdürü Vekili · Benisa'b · age 45 · 120 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Mal Müdürü · Benisa'b · age 45 · 600 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Mal Müdürü · Benisa'b · age 49 · 540 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Mal Müdürü · Benisa'b · age 50 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Mal Müdürü · Benisa'b · age 51 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bosna [source]
Birth year
1852/53 (AH 1269) [source]
Father’s occupation
Boşka kaymakamı [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 107/425, s.425 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şahadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Mostar Sıbyan Mektebi; Mostar Rüşdiyesi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
13 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
hersek [source]
First work year
1865/66 (AH 1282) [source]
Apprenticeship
3.75 [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. II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları

    DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 244, 245, 246, 247

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