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Mehmed Samiüddin Efendi

Born 1838/39 (AH 1254) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1856 to 1901 (AH 1273 to 1318)

Archival references M.Ş.A. nr. 4/5/3; M.Ş.A. nr. 4/5/7

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Each mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.

1856/57 (AH 1273): Ruûs maaşı başlangıcı, place unspecified1900/01 (AH 1318): Kudüs Mevleviyeti, Jerusalem (Kudüs)AH 1273AH 1318
Places and reading notes
  • Jerusalem (Kudüs)

2 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.

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1Istanbul (Dersaadet)Jerusalem (Kudüs)
● Birth○ First workB / F · year unresolved● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

Stage 1 of 3 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.

1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

  1. 1

    1838/39 (AH 1254)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1856/57 (AH 1273)

    Place not recorded

    Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

    1. Ruûs maaşı başlangıcı

      Calculated age 19

  3. 3

    1900/01 (AH 1318)

    Jerusalem (Kudüs)

    1. Kudüs Mevleviyeti

      Calculated age 64

5 entries without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Pay over time

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Current collection salary comparison

Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.

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Career patterns and pay

Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1900/01 (AH 1318)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title
  1. 1900/01 (AH 1318)
  2. 1856/57 (AH 1273)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

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Education and personal record

Qualification Formal qualification recorded; İcazet [1]

Schooling Hafız Paşa Mektebi [source]

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Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1838/39 (AH 1254) [source]
Father’s occupation
Fatih dersiâmı [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
M.Ş.A. nr. 4/5/3 [1]M.Ş.A. nr. 4/5/7 [1]

Education and languages

Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]İcazet [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Hafız Paşa Mektebi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Fetvahâne Fetva Odası [source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre

    DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 89, 90

    M.Ş.A. nr. 4/5/3.; M.Ş.A. nr. 4/5/7.

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 2 dated AH years

Annual salary study and register readings

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