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Official

Fazlullah Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-165-325

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Life

Born in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1880/81 (AH 1298), Fazlullah Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Work began in Baghdad in 1902/03, at about 21, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 400 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1906/07, places Fazlullah in Basra as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 400 kuruş a month.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 2 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1906/0712BaghdadBasra

  1. Baghdad (Bağdat)

    Born 1880/81 (AH 1298); First work 1902/03 (AH 1320)

  2. Basra

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Basra, with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
English
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1902/03 (AH 1320)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 8 officials with entries in Basra in the same years, Fazlullah Efendi had the 5th highest salary.

All 74 officials with entries in Basra

Same job title, same years

Of the 84 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Fazlullah Efendi had the 30th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 745 have a recorded salary; Fazlullah Efendi had the 617th highest salary of them.

All 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 73 officials born in Baghdad (Bağdat), Fazlullah Efendi had the 53rd highest salary.

The page of Baghdad (Bağdat), with the 73 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Fazlullah Efendi had the 24th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Fazlullah Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBasra400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-165-325
What the sources named in this table are
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.

Sources and original values (14)

Recorded values of Fazlullah Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameFazlullah EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1298Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebagdatRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthbagdatRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationesnafRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolSibyan MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeBagdatRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
What the sources named in this table are
Earlier annual personnel extract
The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Personnel attributes extract
The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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