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Ahmed Şemseddin Bey

Born 1855/56 (AH 1272) · Shkodër (İşkodra) · Career evidence 1871 to 1899 (AH 1288 to 1316)

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 31/19; 212 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 31/19, s. 215.

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  1. 1855/56 (AH 1272)
  2. 1871/72 (AH 1288)

    First work as recorded

    Shkodër (İşkodra)

  1. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Hudut Taburu kitabet muaviniShkodër (İşkodra) · 240 kuruş

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  2. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 140; 190 kuruş

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  3. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 190; 250 kuruş

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  7. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  8. 1878 (AH 1295)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  9. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 250; 300 kuruş

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  10. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 240; 300; 304 kuruş

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  11. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziShkodër (İşkodra) · 304 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  12. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · 304; 450 kuruş

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  13. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Merkez Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  14. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Merkez Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  15. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Merkez Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  16. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Merkez Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidi · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruş

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  17. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  18. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  19. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  20. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  21. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  22. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  23. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  24. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  25. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  26. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  27. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 450; 459; 510 kuruş

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  28. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 459; 490 kuruş

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  29. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidiShkodër (İşkodra) · 490; 500 kuruş

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  30. Undated entriesHudut Taburu kitabet muavini (İstifa)Shkodër (İşkodra)

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Age is calculated from AH year labels. Entries with the same year can describe separate appointments or rate changes. Gaps are left open; continuing service is labelled beside the entry.

Recorded pay over the career

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

02555101871/72AH 12881884/85AH 13021898/99AH 13161871/72 (AH 1288) · Hudut Taburu kitabet muavini · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 16 · 240 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 17 · 140 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 17 · 190 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 18 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 19 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 20 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 21 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 21 · 250 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 22 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 23 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 24 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 24 · 300 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 25 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 25 · 240 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 25 · 304 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 26 · 304 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 27 · 304 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Merkez Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 27 · 450 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Merkez Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 28 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Merkez Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 29 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Merkez Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 30 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Merkez Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 31 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 31 · 450 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 32 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 33 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 34 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 35 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 36 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 37 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 38 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 39 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 40 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 41 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 42 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 42 · 510 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 42 · 459 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 43 · 459 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 43 · 490 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 44 · 490 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi müsevvidi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 44 · 500 kuruş

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Personal details

Birthplace

İşkodraSupporting accounts

Birth year

1855/56 (AH 1272)Supporting accounts

Archive references

BOA. DH. SAİDd., 31/19; 212 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 31/19, s. 215.[1]

Education and languages

Turkish

TekellümSupporting accounts

Qualification

Formal qualification recordedSupporting accounts

Âlâ dereceli şehadetname[1]

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Education

İşkodra Rüşdiye MektebiSupporting accounts

Education level equivalent

7Supporting accounts

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First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service

16Supporting accounts

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First work place

İşkodraSupporting accounts

First-salary field

240 kuruş (personal first-salary field)Supporting accounts

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First work year

1871/72 (AH 1288)Supporting accounts

Sources and evidence

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

    AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 104, 105

    BOA. DH. SAİDd., 31/19; 212 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 31/19, s. 215.

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