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Mehmed Sami Efendi

Born 1862/63 (AH 1279) · Haleb · Dated entries 1874/75 (AH 1291)

Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish

Archival reference BOA SAD 42/417

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1874/75 (AH 1291): Çırak, Haleb Meclis-i Temyiz KalemiAH 1291
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  • Haleb Meclis-i Temyiz Kalemi

1 distinct dated year. 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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Stage 1 of 2 · Haleb

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  1. 1

    1862/63 (AH 1279)

    Haleb

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    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1874/75 (AH 1291)

    Haleb Meclis-i Temyiz Kalemi

    Within-year entry order unresolved

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    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 12

    2. Çırak

      Calculated age 12

3 entries without a resolved year

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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.

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. Haleb Meclis-i Temyiz Kalemi1
    1874/75 (AH 1291)

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Distinct AH years with each recorded title
  1. 1874/75 (AH 1291)

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Education and personal record

Schooling Haleb sıbyan mektebi; Haleb rüşdiyesi; Osmaniye Medresesi [source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

  • Arabic · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
  • Persian · Aşina [source]
  • Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
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Personal details

Birthplace
Haleb [source]
Birth year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [source]
Archive references
BOA SAD 42/417 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
rüşdiye diploması; medresede bir müddet din ve değişik ilimler [source]
Education
Haleb sıbyan mektebi; Haleb rüşdiyesi; Osmaniye Medresesi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
12 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Haleb Meclis-i Temyiz Kalemi [source]
First work year
1874/75 (AH 1291) [source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

    FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 100

    463 Haleb sıbyan mektebinde ve mekteb-i rüşdisindeki dersleri tahsil ile diploma almış ve sonra bir müddet Osmaniye Medresesi'nde din ilimlerini ve değişik ilimleri okumuştur. Arapça ve Türkçe okur yazar, Farsça'ya aşinadır. ( BOA SAD 42/417)

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