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Mahmut Avni Efendi

Birthplace: nablus Observed AH 1288–1322 (1871–1905)

103_46_89Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mahmut Avni Efendi was born in Nablus in AH 1263 (1846–1847). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Nablus in AH 1288 (1871–1872), 25 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 34 distinct AH years in AH 1288–1322 (1871–1905), with gaps; it begins with cavus in Nablus (380 kuruş monthly). 2. Mudur appears later, in AH 1322 (1904–1905), with 700 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: Tekellum (speaking). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings. Mahmut Avni Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1323 (1905–1906).

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Life and career

34 recorded AH years · 34 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1263 (1846–1847)
AH 1288 (1871–1872)Birth-year difference: 25 AH years
AH 1288–1293 (1871–1877)Birth-year difference: 25–30 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 31 AH years
AH 1295–1296 (1878–1879)Birth-year difference: 32–33 AH years
AH 1297 (1879–1880)Birth-year difference: 34 AH years
AH 1298–1303 (1880–1886)Birth-year difference: 35–40 AH years
AH 1304 (1886–1887)Birth-year difference: 41 AH years
AH 1305 (1887–1888)Birth-year difference: 42 AH years
AH 1306 (1888–1889)Birth-year difference: 43 AH years
AH 1307–1318 (1889–1901)Birth-year difference: 44–55 AH years
AH 1319 (1901–1902)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1320–1321 (1902–1904)Birth-year difference: 57–58 AH years
AH 1322 (1904–1905)Birth-year difference: 59 AH years
AH 1323 (1905–1906)

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 1288 (1871–1872)

cavus · nablus · 380 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1288 (1871–1872) in Nablus. The first-salary field is 380 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1288 (1871–1872)Recorded first-work anchorNablus

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.

Recorded death

AH 1323 (1905–1906) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Title cavus → Muhabere Memuru
Locality nablus → yafa
Salary 380 to 400 kuruş +20 (+5.26%)
Locality yafa → akka
Locality akka → gazze
Salary 400 to 380 kuruş -20 (-5%)
Locality gazze → kandiye
Salary 380 to 500 kuruş +120 (+31.58%)
Locality kandiye → beyrut
Salary 500 to 450 kuruş -50 (-10%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 3. Mudur
Locality beyrut → salt
Salary 450 to 500 kuruş +50 (+11.11%)
Locality salt → kandiye
Locality kandiye → beyrut
No annual entries for AH 1319 (1901–1902). Changes span the gap.
Locality beyrut → birecik
Title 3. Mudur → 2. Mudur
Salary 500 to 700 kuruş +200 (+40%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1288 (1871–1872)Recorded first-work anchorNablus

◆ 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: 103_46_89

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): “Şiddet / Mumaileyhin merkez-i mezkur Çavuşu Muhyittin Ağa'yı darp ettiği Akka Sancağı ve Beyrut Vilayeti Bidayet ve İstinaf Mahkemelerince bi'l-muhakeme sâbit o” …
Original note: “Şiddet”

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

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1320–1322 (1902–1905). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1288–1309 (1871–1892), AH 1311–1318 (1893–1901)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1320–1322 (1902–1905)

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: “Şiddet / Mumaileyhin merkez-i mezkur Çavuşu Muhyittin Ağa'yı darp ettiği Akka Sancağı ve Beyrut Vilayeti Bidayet ve İstinaf Mahkemelerince bi'l-muhakeme sâbit olmasıyla bir mah habse ve beş lira-yı Osmanî ceza-yı nakdiye itasına mahkum olduğu Beyrut Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdürliği'nden işar olunması üzerine bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Saferinin yirmi dördünde 30 Mayıs sene 1317 Meclis-i İdare-i Nezaret kararıyla açağa çıkarılmış ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1902 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Şiddet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1902 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Şiddet / Mumaileyhin merkez-i mezkur Çavuşu Muhyittin Ağa'yı darp ettiği Akka Sancağı ve Beyrut Vilayeti Bidayet ve İstinaf Mahkemelerince bi'l-muhakeme sâbit olmasıyla bir mah habse ve beş lira-yı Osmanî ceza-yı nakdiye itasına mahkum olduğu Beyrut Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Baş Müdürliği'nden işar olunması üzerine bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Saferinin yirmi dördünde 30 Mayıs sene 1317 Meclis-i İdare-i Nezaret kararıyla açağa çıkarılmış ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Şiddet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1288–1309 (1871–1892), AH 1311–1318 (1893–1901) · 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.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1320–1322 (1902–1905) · 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: 1319 (calendar unverified)