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Parsah Zurniyan Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 58- 187;367

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.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1262 (1845–1846); kayseri
School / programme
Ermeni Millet Mektebi
Schooling duration
4 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
3 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Father’s occupation
Esnaf
Religion wording
Hristiyan
Nationality wording
Ermeni

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
  • French: Kitabet (writing)
  • Italian: Tekellum (speaking)
  • Armenian: Kitabet (writing)
  • Rum: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1283 (1866–1867)
Place
istanbul
First-salary field
576 kuruş

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

  • Original legal note: “Siyasi” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note (excerpt): “Muhbir / Mumaileyhe Akka Telgrafhanesi tahtında bulunan mahalde kalebend Ermenilerle birleşüp görüştüğüne ve şu hal merkumların bilad-ı ecnebiyyede bulunan fesa” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
Annual legal indicator · original codes
0
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (3 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

32 annual entries in 32 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1286 (1869–1870)1869muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
576
AH 1287 (1870–1871)1870muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
576
AH 1288 (1871–1872)1871muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
540
AH 1289 (1872–1873)1872muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
540
AH 1290 (1873–1874)1873muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
540
AH 1291 (1874–1875)1874muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
580
AH 1292 (1875–1876)1875muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
580
AH 1293 (1876–1877)1876muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
600
AH 1294 (1877–1878)1877muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
600
AH 1295 (1878)1878muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
600
AH 1296 (1878–1879)1879muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
600
AH 1297 (1879–1880)1880muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiyozgat
Province: ankara
570
AH 1299 (1881–1882)1882muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetigiresun
Province: trabzon
600
AH 1300 (1882–1883)1883muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitrablusgarp
Province: trablusgarp
800
AH 1301 (1883–1884)1884muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiserandoz
Province: yanya
800
AH 1302 (1884–1885)1885muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiserandoz
Province: yanya
800
AH 1303 (1885–1886)1886muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiserandoz
Province: yanya
800
AH 1306 (1888–1889)1889muhabere memurueskisehir
Province: hudavendigar
800
AH 1307 (1889–1890)1890muhabere memurueskisehir
Province: hudavendigar
800
AH 1308 (1890–1891)1891muhabere memurueskisehir
Province: hudavendigar
800
AH 1309 (1891–1892)1892Muhabere Memurueskisehir
Province: hudavendigar
800
AH 1311 (1893–1894)1893muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiakka
Province: beyrut
600
AH 1312 (1894–1895)1894muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
600
AH 1313 (1895–1896)1895muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
600
AH 1314 (1896–1897)1896muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
540
AH 1315 (1897–1898)1897muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
540
AH 1316 (1898–1899)1898muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
540
AH 1317 (1899–1900)1899muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
540
AH 1318 (1900–1901)1900muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
540
AH 1319 (1901–1902)1901muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
540
AH 1320 (1902–1903)1902muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
540
AH 1321 (1903–1904)1903muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetitaberiye
Province: beyrut
614