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Mehmed Tahir Efendi

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. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 60 kuruş

    1. Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 16 · 60 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 60 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 17 · 60 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 60; 70 kuruş

    1. Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 18 · 60 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 18 · 70 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  4. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · 70; 100 kuruş

    1. Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 19 · 70 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 19 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Sandık Emaneti kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra) · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 20 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Sandık Emaneti kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra) · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 21 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Sandık Emaneti kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra) · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 22 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Sandık Emaneti kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra) · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 23 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1878 (AH 1295)Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · 3 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · 100; 250 kuruş

    1. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 24 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 24 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · 6 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · 250; 255 kuruş

    1. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 25 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mesalih-i Fevkalade Kitabeti muavini

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 25

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Mesalih-i Fevkalade Kitabeti muavini (İnfisal)

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 25

      [1]

    4. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 25 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

    5. Sandık Emaneti kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 25

      [1]

    6. Evrak Kalemi müdürü

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 25 · 255 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Evrak Kalemi müdürüShkodër (İşkodra) · 255 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Kalemi müdürü

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 26 · 255 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Evrak Kalemi müdürüShkodër (İşkodra) · 255 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Kalemi müdürü

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 27 · 255 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Evrak Kalemi müdürüShkodër (İşkodra) · 255 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Kalemi müdürü

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 28 · 255 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Evrak Kalemi müdürüShkodër (İşkodra) · 255 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Kalemi müdürü

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 29 · 255 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Evrak Kalemi müdürü · 3 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · 255; 350; 420 kuruş

    1. Evrak Kalemi müdürü

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 30 · 255 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 420 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 31 · 420 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 420 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 32 · 420 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 420; 460 kuruş

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 33 · 420 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 460 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 34 · 460 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 460 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 35 · 460 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 460 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 36 · 460 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 460 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 37 · 460 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 460 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 38 · 460 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 460 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 39 · 460 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 460; 500 kuruş

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 40 · 460 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 41 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 42 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 43 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 44 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 45 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 500; 520 kuruş

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 46 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  32. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 520 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 47 · 520 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  33. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 520 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 48 · 520 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  34. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 520 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 49 · 520 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 520; 540 kuruş

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 50 · 520 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  36. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 51 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  37. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 52 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  38. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 540; 575 kuruş

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 53 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  39. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 575; 700 kuruş

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 54 · 575 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  40. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 700; 720 kuruş

    1. Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 55 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

03607201870/71AH 12871908/09AH 13261870/71 (AH 1287) · Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 16 · 60 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 17 · 60 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 18 · 60 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 18 · 70 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 19 · 70 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 19 · 100 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 20 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 21 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 22 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 23 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 24 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 24 · 250 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 25 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Sandık Emaneti kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 25 · 250 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Evrak Kalemi müdürü · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 25 · 255 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Evrak Kalemi müdürü · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 26 · 255 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Evrak Kalemi müdürü · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 27 · 255 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Evrak Kalemi müdürü · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 28 · 255 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Evrak Kalemi müdürü · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 29 · 255 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Evrak Kalemi müdürü · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 30 · 255 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 30 · 350 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 30 · 420 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 31 · 420 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 32 · 420 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 33 · 420 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 33 · 460 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 34 · 460 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 35 · 460 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 36 · 460 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 37 · 460 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 38 · 460 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 39 · 460 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 40 · 460 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 40 · 500 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 41 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 42 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 43 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 44 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 45 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 46 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 46 · 520 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 47 · 520 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 48 · 520 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 49 · 520 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 50 · 520 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 50 · 540 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 51 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 52 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 53 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 53 · 575 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 54 · 575 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 54 · 700 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 55 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 55 · 720 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İşkodra [source]
Birth year
1854/55 (AH 1271) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133 [1]BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şehadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Dinî ilimlerin başlangıç bilgileri; rüşdiye müfredatı [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; İşkodra 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
17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İşkodra [source]
First-salary field
60 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1870/71 (AH 1287) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları

    AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 243, 244

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