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Parsah Zurniyan Efendi

Birthplace: kayseri Observed AH 1286–1321 (1869–1904)

58- 187;367Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Parsah Zurniyan Efendi was born in Kayseri in AH 1262 (1845–1846). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Ermeni Millet Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1283 (1866–1867), 21 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 32 distinct AH years in AH 1286–1321 (1869–1904), with gaps; it begins with Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Yozgat (576 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing); Italian: Tekellum (speaking); Armenian: Kitabet (writing); Rum: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

32 recorded AH years · 32 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1262 (1845–1846)
AH 1283 (1866–1867)Birth-year difference: 21 AH years
AH 1286–1297 (1869–1880)Birth-year difference: 24–35 AH years
AH 1298 (1880–1881)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1299 (1881–1882)Birth-year difference: 37 AH years
AH 1300 (1882–1883)Birth-year difference: 38 AH years
AH 1301–1303 (1883–1886)Birth-year difference: 39–41 AH years
AH 1304–1305 (1886–1888)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1306–1309 (1888–1892)Birth-year difference: 44–47 AH years
AH 1310 (1892–1893)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1311 (1893–1894)Birth-year difference: 49 AH years
AH 1312–1321 (1894–1904)Birth-year difference: 50–59 AH years

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1286 (1869–1870)

Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti · yozgat · 576 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1283 (1866–1867) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 576 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1283 (1866–1867)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Salary 576 to 540 kuruş -36 (-6.25%)
Salary 540 to 580 kuruş +40 (+7.41%)
Salary 580 to 600 kuruş +20 (+3.45%)
Salary 600 to 570 kuruş -30 (-5%)
No annual entries for AH 1298 (1880–1881). Changes span the gap.
Locality yozgat → giresun
Salary 570 to 600 kuruş +30 (+5.26%)
Locality giresun → trablusgarp
Salary 600 to 800 kuruş +200 (+33.33%)
Locality trablusgarp → serandoz
No annual entries for AH 1304–1305 (1886–1888). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti → Muhabere Memuru
Locality serandoz → eskisehir
No annual entries for AH 1310 (1892–1893). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhabere Memuru → Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Locality eskisehir → akka
Salary 800 to 600 kuruş -200 (-25%)
Locality akka → taberiye
Salary 600 to 540 kuruş -60 (-10%)
Salary 540 to 614 kuruş +74 (+13.7%)

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1283 (1866–1867)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 58- 187;367

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “Muhbir / Mumaileyhe Akka Telgrafhanesi tahtında bulunan mahalde kalebend Ermenilerle birleşüp görüştüğüne ve şu hal merkumların bilad-ı ecnebiyyede bulunan fesa” …
Original note (excerpt): “Mumaileyhe Akka Telgrafhanesi tahtında bulunan mahalde kalebend Ermenilerle birleşüp görüştüğüne ve şu hal merkumların bilad-ı ecnebiyyede bulunan fesad komitel” …
Original note: “Siyasi”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1286–1297 (1869–1880), AH 1299–1303 (1881–1886), AH 1306–1308 (1888–1891), AH 1311–1321 (1893–1904)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “Muhbir / Mumaileyhe Akka Telgrafhanesi tahtında bulunan mahalde kalebend Ermenilerle birleşüp görüştüğüne ve şu hal merkumların bilad-ı ecnebiyyede bulunan fesad komiteleri ile olan muhaberatına vasıtalık etmesi ihtimaline mebni tebdili Beyrut Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdüriyetine işar olunmsı üzerine bin üç yüz on iki senesi şehri Saferülhayrının üçünde 14 Temmuz bin üç yüz on bir yine maaş-ı haliyesiyle vilayet-i muşarunileyhede Taberiye Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyetine nakl olunmuştur. ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1895 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Mumaileyhe Akka Telgrafhanesi tahtında bulunan mahalde kalebend Ermenilerle birleşüp görüştüğüne ve şu hal merkumların bilad-ı ecnebiyyede bulunan fesad komiteleri ile olan muhaberatına vasıtalık etmesi ihtimaline mebni tebdili Beyrut Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdüriyetine işar olunmsı üzerine bin üç yüz on iki senesi şehri Saferülhayrının üçünde 14 Temmuz bin üç yüz on bir yine maaş-ı haliyesiyle vilayet-i muşarunileyhede Taberiye Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyetine nakl olunmuştur. ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1895 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Siyasi”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1895 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Muhbir / Mumaileyhe Akka Telgrafhanesi tahtında bulunan mahalde kalebend Ermenilerle birleşüp görüştüğüne ve şu hal merkumların bilad-ı ecnebiyyede bulunan fesad komiteleri ile olan muhaberatına vasıtalık etmesi ihtimaline mebni tebdili Beyrut Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdüriyetine işar olunmsı üzerine bin üç yüz on iki senesi şehri Saferülhayrının üçünde 14 Temmuz bin üç yüz on bir yine maaş-ı haliyesiyle vilayet-i muşarunileyhede Taberiye Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyetine nakl olunmuştur. ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Mumaileyhe Akka Telgrafhanesi tahtında bulunan mahalde kalebend Ermenilerle birleşüp görüştüğüne ve şu hal merkumların bilad-ı ecnebiyyede bulunan fesad komiteleri ile olan muhaberatına vasıtalık etmesi ihtimaline mebni tebdili Beyrut Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdüriyetine işar olunmsı üzerine bin üç yüz on iki senesi şehri Saferülhayrının üçünde 14 Temmuz bin üç yüz on bir yine maaş-ı haliyesiyle vilayet-i muşarunileyhede Taberiye Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyetine nakl olunmuştur. ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Siyasi”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1286–1297 (1869–1880), AH 1299–1303 (1881–1886), AH 1306–1308 (1888–1891), AH 1311–1321 (1893–1904) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1312 (calendar unverified)