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Yusuf Ziya Paşa

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. 1848/49 (AH 1265)Bayezid Rüşdiyesi'ne girişIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1854/55 (AH 1271)Hariciye Mektubi Odası çırağıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  3. 1863/64 (AH 1280)KaymakamAntakya

    1. Kaymakam

      Antakya · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  4. 1864/65 (AH 1281)KaymakamAntakyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Antakya · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesAntakya

    1. Kaymakam

      Antakya · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. kaymakam (İstifa)

      Antakya · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  6. 1866/67 (AH 1283)KaymakamBucak

    1. Kaymakam

      Bucak · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  7. 1867/68 (AH 1284)KaymakamRize

    1. Kaymakam

      Rize · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  8. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Divan-ı Temyiz reis-i sanisiKastamonu
  9. 1870/71 (AH 1287)KaymakamSafranbolu

    1. Kaymakam

      Safranbolu · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  10. 1871/72 (AH 1288)KaymakamBeykoz

    1. Kaymakam

      Beykoz · Calculated age 37

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  11. 1872/73 (AH 1289)kaymakam (Gebze/Beykoz ile Kartal)Kartal
  12. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesBeykoz · Jerusalem (Kudüs)

    1. Kaymakam

      Beykoz · Calculated age 39

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  13. 1878 (AH 1295)iskan-ı muhacirin memuruSuriye

    1. iskan-ı muhacirin memuru

      Suriye · Calculated age 44

      [1]

  14. 1884/85 (AH 1302)merkez mutasarrıfıKastamonu
  15. 1885/86 (AH 1303)merkez mutasarrıfıAnkara

    1. merkez mutasarrıfı

      Ankara · Calculated age 52

      [1]

  16. 1888/89 (AH 1306)KaymakamMüntefik

    1. Kaymakam

      Müntefik · Calculated age 55

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  17. 1891/92 (AH 1309)MutasarrıfŞehrizor

    1. Mutasarrıf

      Şehrizor · Calculated age 58

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  18. 1892/93 (AH 1310)MutasarrıfYozgat · Bolu

    1. Mutasarrıf

      Yozgat · Calculated age 59

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Mutasarrıf

      Bolu · Calculated age 59

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  19. 1895/96 (AH 1313)MutasarrıfTripoli (Trablusşam)

    1. Mutasarrıf

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 62

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  20. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Mutasarrıf · 2 career entriesHama

    1. Mutasarrıf

      Hama · Calculated age 64

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. mutasarrıf (Azil)

      Hama · Calculated age 64

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  21. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Şura-yı Devlet azası · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  22. Undated entriesmazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt)Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1835/36 (AH 1251) [source]
Father’s occupation
İslimiye mutasarrıfı [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
BOA SAD 26/275 [1]BOA SAD 26/ 275-76 [1]BOA SAD 275-76 [1]BOA SAD 26/275-76 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Persian
anlar [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Bayezid Rüşdiyesi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1854/55 (AH 1271) [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. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

    FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 81, 82

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