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Abdullah Şer'an Efendi

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Biographical account

Born in Zebid, 1853/54 (AH 1270). The father’s recorded occupation was Zebid âlimi ve müderrisi. Education included Zebid ibtidai mektebi; Zebid medreseleri; Câmiü'l-Ezher. First work is recorded at Zebid in 1876/77 (AH 1293). Career entries include Şer'i naip, ikinci sınıf; Şer'i naip. The surviving career entries cover 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 1895/96 (AH 1313).

Career across the sources

17 career entries across 6 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Salary amounts

Amounts in kuruş. Separate points can represent different posts within one year.

Places in this career

Zebid

Open circle: birthplace. Diamond: first work. Dot: service.

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Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
23Şer'i naip, ikinci sınıfZabid (Zebid)410
37Şer'i naipRime600
38Şer'i naipRime600
39Şer'i naipRime600
39Şer'i naipRime600
40Şer'i naip (Görevin sona ermesi)Rime

AH years include an approximate Gregorian span. Calculated ages use year-label differences. Some years describe a continuing service spell and its salary rate, including interval years carried by the source editions. These points are not independent annual payment observations. Conflicting posts or amounts remain separate.

Sources and career entries

17 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceSalary (kuruş)Source
Şer'i naip, ikinci sınıfZabid (Zebid)410[1]
Şer'i naipRime600[1]
Şer'i naipRime600[1]
Şer'i naipRime600[1]
Şer'i naipRime600[1]
Şer'i naip (Görevin sona ermesi)Rime[1]
Şer'i naip (Görevin sona ermesi)Rime[1]
Şer'i naip (İnfisal)Rime[1]
Şer'i naipZabid (Zebid)800[1]
Şer'i naipRime600[1]
Şer'i naipZabid (Zebid)800[1]
Şer'i naip (İstifa)Zabid (Zebid)[1]
Şer'i naipZabid (Zebid)470[1]
Şer'i naipZabid (Zebid)600[1]
Şer'i naip (İnfisal)Zabid (Zebid)[1]
Şer'i naip (İnfisal)Rime[1]
Şer'i naipRime[1]

Sources and references

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Yemenli Osmanlı âlimleri (MOHAMMED AL-HAITI, 2019). Pages 115
About dates, entries and source conventions

Recorded AH years are shown with their approximate Gregorian span. Blank cells indicate a value absent from the account. An undated value is left in its source form. Repeated entries and continuation years are retained; they do not establish uninterrupted tenure. Map points identify recorded places and do not imply a route. Salary amounts are not total earnings.

  • Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Yemenli Osmanlı âlimleri

    Calendar convention: AH convention; native event ambiguities withheld; remaining inherited interval assertions flagged.

    Year construction: source_bounded_intervals_or_one_missing_year_equal_post_place_known_pay.

Personal details

Birthplace
Zebid
Birth year as recorded
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Father’s occupation
Zebid âlimi ve müderrisi
Age at first service
28
First work place as recorded
Zebid
First salary as recorded (kuruş)
410
First work year as recorded
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Muslim indicator (recorded code)
1
Religion
İslam

Education and languages

School or education as recorded
Zebid ibtidai mektebi; Zebid medreseleri; Câmiü'l-Ezher

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