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ALİ MERDAN EFENDİ

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Age is calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1872/73 (AH 1289)mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Şehrizor sancağı muhasebe kalemi

    1. mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)

      Şehrizor sancağı muhasebe kalemi · Calculated age 15

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1873/74 (AH 1290)mülazım (muhasebe kalemi) · 4 career entriesŞehrizor sancağı muhasebe kalemi · Dakuk nahiyesi · 200 kuruş

    1. mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)

      Şehrizor sancağı muhasebe kalemi · Calculated age 16

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mülazım (muhasebe kalemi) (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Şehrizor sancağı muhasebe kalemi · Calculated age 16

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. aşar katibi

      Dakuk nahiyesi · Calculated age 16 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

    4. aşar katibi (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Dakuk nahiyesi · Calculated age 16

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  3. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Aşar Memuru · 3 career entriesTürkalan karyesi · Şehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleri · 200 kuruş

    1. Aşar Memuru

      Türkalan karyesi · Calculated age 17 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

    2. aşar memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Türkalan karyesi · Calculated age 17

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. mülazım (muhasebe kalemleri)

      Şehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleri · Calculated age 17

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  4. 1875/76 (AH 1292)mülazım (muhasebe kalemleri)Şehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleriContinuing service described by the source

    1. mülazım (muhasebe kalemleri)

      Şehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleri · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1876/77 (AH 1293)mülazım (muhasebe kalemleri)Şehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleriContinuing service described by the source

    1. mülazım (muhasebe kalemleri)

      Şehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleri · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1877/78 (AH 1294)mülazım (muhasebe kalemleri)Şehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleriContinuing service described by the source

    1. mülazım (muhasebe kalemleri)

      Şehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleri · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1878 (AH 1295)mülazım (muhasebe kalemleri) · 3 career entriesŞehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleri · Kerbela sancağı · Kerbela sancağı merkezi · 235 kuruş

    1. mülazım (muhasebe kalemleri)

      Şehrizor sancağı, Bağdad vilayeti ve Kerbela sancağı muhasebe kalemleri · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. katib-i sani

      Kerbela sancağı · Calculated age 21 · 235 kuruş

      [1]

    3. merkez liva tapu katibi (ilaveten)

      Kerbela sancağı merkezi · Calculated age 21

      [1]

  8. 1878/79 (AH 1296)katib-i sani · 2 career entriesKerbela sancağı · Kerbela sancağı merkeziContinuing service described by the source

    1. katib-i sani

      Kerbela sancağı · Calculated age 22

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. merkez liva tapu katibi (ilaveten)

      Kerbela sancağı merkezi · Calculated age 22

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1879/80 (AH 1297)katib-i sani · 3 career entriesKerbela sancağı · Kerbela sancağı merkezi

    1. katib-i sani

      Kerbela sancağı · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. merkez liva tapu katibi (ilaveten)

      Kerbela sancağı merkezi · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. katib-i sani

      Kerbela sancağı · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  10. 1880/81 (AH 1298)merkez liva tapu katibi (ilaveten) · 6 career entriesKerbela sancağı merkezi · Kerbela sancağı · Kerbela sancağı Tuveric ve Abuhamane mukataaları · 500 kuruş

    1. merkez liva tapu katibi (ilaveten)

      Kerbela sancağı merkezi · Calculated age 24

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. merkez liva tapu katibi (ilaveten) (İstifa)

      Kerbela sancağı merkezi · Calculated age 24

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. katib-i sani

      Kerbela sancağı · Calculated age 24

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    4. katib-i sani (İnfisal)

      Kerbela sancağı · Calculated age 24

      [1]

    5. muvakkat kol muaşşiri

      Kerbela sancağı Tuveric ve Abuhamane mukataaları · Calculated age 24 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    6. muvakkat kol muaşşiri (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Kerbela sancağı Tuveric ve Abuhamane mukataaları · Calculated age 24

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  11. 1881/82 (AH 1299)tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveliMusul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası

    1. tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 25

      [1]

  12. 1882/83 (AH 1300)tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveliMusul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 26

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1883/84 (AH 1301)tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveliMusul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 27

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1884/85 (AH 1302)tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveliMusul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 28

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1885/86 (AH 1303)tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveliMusul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 29

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1886/87 (AH 1304)tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveliMusul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 30

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1887/88 (AH 1305)tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveliMusul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 31

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1888/89 (AH 1306)tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli · 2 career entriesMusul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası

    1. tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 32

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. tahrir-i emlak muharrir-i evveli (İnfisal)

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü seyyar tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 32

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  19. 1892/93 (AH 1310)muharrir-i evvel · 2 career entriesMusul vilayeti dördüncü tahrir fırkası · 800 kuruş

    1. muharrir-i evvel

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 36 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

    2. muharrir-i evvel (İnfisal)

      Musul vilayeti dördüncü tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 36

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  20. 1893/94 (AH 1311)muharrir-i saniBağdad vilayeti birinci tahrir fırkası · 1,000 kuruş

    1. muharrir-i sani

      Bağdad vilayeti birinci tahrir fırkası · Calculated age 37 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesmuharrir-i sani · 3 career entriesBağdad vilayeti birinci tahrir fırkası · Hille kazası · 750 kuruş

    1. muharrir-i sani

      Bağdad vilayeti birinci tahrir fırkası

      [1]

    2. muharrir-i sani (İnfisal)

      Bağdad vilayeti birinci tahrir fırkası

      [1]

    3. Evkaf Memuru

      Hille kazası · 750 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

05001,0001873/74AH 12901893/94AH 13111873/74 (AH 1290) · aşar katibi · Dakuk nahiyesi · age 16 · 200 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Aşar Memuru · Türkalan karyesi · age 17 · 200 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · katib-i sani · Kerbela sancağı · age 21 · 235 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · muvakkat kol muaşşiri · Kerbela sancağı Tuveric ve Abuhamane mukataaları · age 24 · 500 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · muharrir-i evvel · Musul vilayeti dördüncü tahrir fırkası · age 36 · 800 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · muharrir-i sani · Bağdad vilayeti birinci tahrir fırkası · age 37 · 1,000 kuruş

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları

    ORHAN ABDULBASIT ANWER ANWER · 2021 · Pages 249, 250, 251

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