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Mahmud Es'ad Paşa

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. 1849/50 (AH 1266)Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1850/51 (AH 1267)Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 14

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1851/52 (AH 1268)Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 15

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1852/53 (AH 1269)Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 16

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1853/54 (AH 1270)Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 180 kuruş
  6. 1854/55 (AH 1271)Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası hizmeti (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Paris

    1. Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası hizmeti (İnfisal)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 18

      [1]

  7. 1857/58 (AH 1274)Petersburg Sefareti kâtibiPetersburg · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 21 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  8. 1858/59 (AH 1275)Petersburg Sefareti kâtibiPetersburg · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 22 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1859/60 (AH 1276)Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi · 4 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 180; 930 kuruş
  10. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 930 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24 · 930 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1861/62 (AH 1278)Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis · 2,000 kuruş

    1. Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Paris · Calculated age 25 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  12. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Paris · Calculated age 26 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Paris · Calculated age 27 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Paris · Calculated age 28 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Paris · Calculated age 29 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

      Paris · Calculated age 30 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Paris Sefareti başkâtibiParis · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Paris Sefareti başkâtibi

      Paris · Calculated age 31 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  18. 1868/69 (AH 1285)İkinci mütercimIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 3,810 kuruş

    1. İkinci mütercim

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 32 · 3,810 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Peşte başşehbenderiPeste · 7,500 kuruş

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 33 · 7,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  20. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Peşte başşehbenderiPeste · 7,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 34 · 7,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Atina ortaelçisiPazar (Atina) · 20,000 kuruş

    1. Atina ortaelçisi

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 35 · 20,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  22. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Atina ortaelçisiPazar (Atina) · 20,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Atina ortaelçisi

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 36 · 20,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Atina ortaelçisi (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesPazar (Atina)

    1. Atina ortaelçisi (İnfisal)

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 37

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    2. Mazulen ikamet

      · Calculated age 37

      [1]

  24. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Roma ortaelçisiRoma · 30,000 kuruş

    1. Roma ortaelçisi

      Roma · Calculated age 40 · 30,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  25. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Viyana büyükelçisiViyana · 45,000 kuruş

    1. Viyana büyükelçisi

      Viyana · Calculated age 41 · 45,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  26. 1878 (AH 1295)Hariciye Nezareti müsteşarıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 14,000 kuruş

    1. Hariciye Nezareti müsteşarı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 42 · 14,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

  27. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Paris sefiriParis · 36,000 kuruş

    1. Paris sefiri

      Paris · Calculated age 44 · 36,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  28. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Paris sefiri · 2 career entriesParis · Madrid · 36,000 kuruş

    1. Paris sefiri

      Paris · Calculated age 45 · 36,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Madrid özel görevi

      Madrid · Calculated age 45

      [1]

  29. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Paris sefiriParis · 36,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris sefiri

      Paris · Calculated age 46 · 36,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Paris sefiriParis · 36,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris sefiri

      Paris · Calculated age 47 · 36,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Paris sefiriParis · 36,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris sefiri

      Paris · Calculated age 48 · 36,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  32. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Paris sefiri · 2 career entriesParis · 20,500; 36,000 kuruş

    1. Paris sefiri

      Paris · Calculated age 49 · 36,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 49 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  33. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Paris büyükelçisiParis · 20,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 50 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  34. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Paris büyükelçisiParis · 20,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 51 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Paris büyükelçisiParis · 20,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 52 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  36. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Paris büyükelçisiParis · 20,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 53 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  37. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Paris büyükelçisiParis · 20,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 54 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  38. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Paris büyükelçisiParis · 20,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 55 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  39. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Paris büyükelçisiParis · 20,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 56 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  40. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Paris büyükelçisiParis · 20,500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 57 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  41. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Paris büyükelçisiParis · 20,500 kuruş

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 58 · 20,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 58

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  42. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Paris büyükelçisi · 3 career entriesParis · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 15,000 kuruş

    1. Paris büyükelçisi

      Paris · Calculated age 59

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Paris büyükelçisi (İnfisal)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 59

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Mazuliyet

      · Calculated age 59 · 15,000 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

  43. Undated entriesHariciye Nezareti müsteşarı (İnfisal)Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. Hariciye Nezareti müsteşarı (İnfisal)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

022,50045,0001853/54AH 12701894/95AH 13121853/54 (AH 1270) · Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 17 · 180 kuruş1857/58 (AH 1274) · Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi · Petersburg · age 21 · 3,000 kuruş1858/59 (AH 1275) · Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi · Petersburg · age 22 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1859/60 (AH 1276) · Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 180 kuruş1859/60 (AH 1276) · Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 930 kuruş1860/61 (AH 1277) · Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 930 kuruş · Source-bounded service1861/62 (AH 1278) · Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Paris · age 25 · 2,000 kuruş1862/63 (AH 1279) · Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Paris · age 26 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1863/64 (AH 1280) · Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Paris · age 27 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1864/65 (AH 1281) · Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Paris · age 28 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1865/66 (AH 1282) · Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Paris · age 29 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi · Paris · age 30 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1867/68 (AH 1284) · Paris Sefareti başkâtibi · Paris · age 31 · 3,000 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · İkinci mütercim · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 3,810 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 33 · 7,500 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 34 · 7,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Atina ortaelçisi · Pazar (Atina) · age 35 · 20,000 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Atina ortaelçisi · Pazar (Atina) · age 36 · 20,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Roma ortaelçisi · Roma · age 40 · 30,000 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Viyana büyükelçisi · Viyana · age 41 · 45,000 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Hariciye Nezareti müsteşarı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 42 · 14,000 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Paris sefiri · Paris · age 44 · 36,000 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Paris sefiri · Paris · age 45 · 36,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Paris sefiri · Paris · age 46 · 36,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Paris sefiri · Paris · age 47 · 36,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Paris sefiri · Paris · age 48 · 36,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Paris sefiri · Paris · age 49 · 36,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 49 · 20,500 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 50 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 51 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 52 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 53 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 54 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 55 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 56 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 57 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Paris büyükelçisi · Paris · age 58 · 20,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Mazuliyet · age 59 · 15,000 kuruş · Career status entry

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İzmir [source]
Birth province
Aydın [source]
Birth year
1837/38 (AH 1253) [source]
Father’s occupation
İlmiye mensubu [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Aşina [source]
French
Kitâbet [source]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Bayezid Rüşdiyesi; Paris Mekteb-i Osmanî [source]

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
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1849/50 (AH 1266) [source]
Apprenticeship
4 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

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

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. Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli

    İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 79, 80, 81

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