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Arif Efendi

Born 1841/42 (AH 1257) · Bursa · Career evidence 1866 to 1883 (AH 1283 to 1300)

Archival reference 19/123; 243

Follow 6 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1Bursa
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Selected stage connections

All 6 dated stops · select a number or read the account.

How to read this map

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.

Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.

4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

  1. 1

    1841/42 (AH 1257)

    Bursa

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1866/67 (AH 1283)

    Bursa

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 26

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. mülâzemetle

      Calculated age 26

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1867/68 (AH 1284)

    Bilecik ve İnegöl

    Kept as text: Bilecik ve İnegöl

    1. Bilecik ve İnegöl kazaları mukayyidi refakatı

      100 kuruşCalculated age 27

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  4. 4

    1868/69 (AH 1285)

    Bilecik ve İnegöl / Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Bilecik ve İnegöl; Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti

    1. Bilecik ve İnegöl

      Bilecik ve İnegöl kazaları mukayyidi refakatı

      100 kuruşCalculated age 28

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti

      Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      100 kuruşCalculated age 28

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  5. 5

    1869/70 (AH 1286) · 14 recorded years

    Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti

    AH entries: 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti

    1. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      100 kuruşCalculated age 29

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      250 kuruşCalculated age 29

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      250 kuruşCalculated age 30

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      300 kuruşCalculated age 30

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    5. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      300 kuruşCalculated age 31

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    6. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      400 kuruşCalculated age 31

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    7. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      380 kuruşCalculated age 31

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    8. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      460 kuruşCalculated age 31

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    9. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      460 kuruşCalculated age 32

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    10. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      500 kuruşCalculated age 32

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    11. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      550 kuruşCalculated age 32

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    12. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      550 kuruşCalculated age 33

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    13. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      550 kuruşCalculated age 34

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    14. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 34

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    15. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 35

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    16. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 36

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    17. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 37

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    18. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 38

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    19. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      600 kuruşCalculated age 39

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    20. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      700 kuruşCalculated age 39

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    21. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      730 kuruşCalculated age 39

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    22. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      750 kuruşCalculated age 39

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    23. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      800 kuruşCalculated age 39

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    24. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      700 kuruşCalculated age 40

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    25. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      700 kuruşCalculated age 41

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    26. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      700 kuruşCalculated age 42

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  6. 6

    1882/83 (AH 1300)

    Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti / Place not recorded

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti; Location not recorded

    1. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti

      Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti muhâsebe kalemi

      700 kuruşCalculated age 43

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Place not recorded

      Masarifat Kitabeti

      700 kuruşCalculated age 43

      Entry & evidence →[1]

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts
04008001867/68AH 12841875/76AH 12921882/83AH 13001867/68 (AH 1284) · 100 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · 100 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · 100 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · 100 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · 250 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · 250 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · 300 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · 300 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · 400 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · 380 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · 460 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · 460 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · 500 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · 550 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · 550 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · 550 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · 600 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · 600 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · 600 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · 600 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · 600 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · 600 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · 700 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · 730 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · 750 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · 800 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · 700 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · 700 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · 700 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · 700 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · 700 kuruş

Select an amount for its date, post, place and age.

● Post entry● Retirement● Other status

Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.

Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti16
    1868 to 1883 (AH 1285 to 1300)
  2. Bilecik ve İnegöl2
    1867 to 1869 (AH 1284 to 1285)
  3. 1866/67 (AH 1283)

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

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate
  1. Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti100 to 800
  2. Bilecik ve İnegöl100

Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title
  1. 1868 to 1883 (AH 1285 to 1300)
  2. 1867 to 1869 (AH 1284 to 1285)
  3. 1882/83 (AH 1300)
  4. 1866/67 (AH 1283)

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

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Bursa[source]
Birth year
1841/42 (AH 1257)[source]
Religion
İslam[source]
Archive references
19/123; 243[1]

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]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; medrese[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
26[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Bursa[source]
First work year
1866/67 (AH 1283)[source]
Apprenticeship
1[source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar

    DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 100,101

    19/123; 243

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The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.

Yearly entries and their source passages · 18 dated years

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