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Mehmed Ağa

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. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1861/62 (AH 1278)Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 15

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 16

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200 kuruş

    1. Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 17

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 17 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  5. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 18 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 19 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 20 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 21 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 22 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 23 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 190; 200 kuruş

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25 · 190 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  13. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 240 kuruş

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26 · 240 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  14. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 240 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27 · 240 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Gümrük kavacısıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 240 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gümrük kavacısı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28 · 240 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1875/76 (AH 1292)İthalat kapısı memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruş

    1. İthalat kapısı memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1876/77 (AH 1293)İthalat kapısı memuru · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300; 370 kuruş

    1. İthalat kapısı memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mütehakkan memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30 · 370 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Mütehakkan memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 370 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mütehakkan memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 370 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1878 (AH 1295)Mütehakkan memuruİstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü · İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü · 500 kuruş

    1. Mütehakkan memuru

      İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Mütehakkan memuru

      İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü · Calculated age 32

      [1]

  20. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Mütehakkan memuruİstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mütehakkan memuru

      İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Mütehakkan memuruİstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü · İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Mütehakkan memuru

      İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü · Calculated age 34 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mütehakkan memuru

      İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü · Calculated age 34 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

02505001863/64AH 12801879/80AH 12971863/64 (AH 1280) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 17 · 200 kuruş1864/65 (AH 1281) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 18 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1865/66 (AH 1282) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 19 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 20 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1867/68 (AH 1284) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 21 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 22 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 190 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 240 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Gümrük kavacısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · İthalat kapısı memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 29 · 300 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · İthalat kapısı memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Mütehakkan memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 370 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Mütehakkan memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 370 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Mütehakkan memuru · İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü · age 32 · 500 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Mütehakkan memuru · İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü · age 33 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Mütehakkan memuru · İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü · age 34 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Mütehakkan memuru · İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü · age 34 · 400 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth year
1846/47 (AH 1263) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 24-02 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Mukaddime-i ulûm-ı diniye [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
24 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1860/61 (AH 1277) [source]
Apprenticeship
3 [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. Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 193, 194

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