Individual dossier

Ahmet Bilal Efendi

Birthplace: arapgir Observed AH 1283–1312 (1866–1895)

015_0029; 55Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Ahmet Bilal Efendi was born in Arapgir in AH 1259 (1843–1844). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1281 (1864–1865), 22 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 26 distinct AH years in AH 1283–1312 (1866–1895), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Beyrut (570 kuruş monthly). 2. Mudur appears later, in AH 1301 (1883–1884), with 1,000 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: Tekellum (speaking); Rum: Tekellum (speaking). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

26 recorded AH years · 26 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1259 (1843–1844)
AH 1281 (1864–1865)Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1283 (1866–1867)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1284–1285 (1867–1869)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1286 (1869–1870)Birth-year difference: 27 AH years
AH 1287–1288 (1870–1872)Birth-year difference: 28–29 AH years
AH 1289–1292 (1872–1876)Birth-year difference: 30–33 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1294–1298 (1877–1881)Birth-year difference: 35–39 AH years
AH 1299 (1881–1882)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1300 (1882–1883)Birth-year difference: 41 AH years
AH 1301–1312 (1883–1895)Birth-year difference: 42–53 AH years

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 1283 (1866–1867)

Muhabere Memuru · beyrut · 570 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1281 (1864–1865) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 570 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1281 (1864–1865)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

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.

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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

No annual entries for AH 1284–1285 (1867–1869). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality beyrut → ohri
Salary 570 to 800 kuruş +230 (+40.35%)
Locality ohri → deyr
Salary 800 to 1,000 kuruş +200 (+25%)
Salary 1,000 to 850 kuruş -150 (-15%)
Locality deyr → preveze
No annual entries for AH 1293 (1876–1877). Changes span the gap.
Title 2. Mudur → Mudur
Locality preveze → sana
Salary 850 to 2,000 kuruş +1,150 (+135.29%)
Salary 2,000 to 1,600 kuruş -400 (-20%)
No annual entries for AH 1299 (1881–1882). Changes span the gap.
Title Mudur → 2. Mudur
Locality sana → elazig
Salary 1,600 to 1,000 kuruş -600 (-37.5%)
Locality elazig → yozgat

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

Places in this record

AH 1281 (1864–1865)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ 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: 015_0029; 55

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: “Beraat / Preveze ve Seçen Meclis idarelerinden aldığı iki kıta beraat-i zimmet mazbatası suret-i musaddakaları terceme varakasına merbutdur. ”
Original note: “Bereat”

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1294–1298 (1877–1881), AH 1300–1308 (1882–1891), AH 1310–1312 (1892–1895). 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 1283 (1866–1867), AH 1286–1292 (1869–1876)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1294–1298 (1877–1881), AH 1300–1308 (1882–1891), AH 1310–1312 (1892–1895)

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: “Beraat / Preveze ve Seçen Meclis idarelerinden aldığı iki kıta beraat-i zimmet mazbatası suret-i musaddakaları terceme varakasına merbutdur. ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1293 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1876 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Bereat”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1293 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1876 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Beraat / Preveze ve Seçen Meclis idarelerinden aldığı iki kıta beraat-i zimmet mazbatası suret-i musaddakaları terceme varakasına merbutdur. ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1293 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Bereat”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1293 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1283 (1866–1867), AH 1286–1292 (1869–1876) · 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 1294–1298 (1877–1881), AH 1300–1308 (1882–1891), AH 1310–1312 (1892–1895) · 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: 1293 (calendar unverified)