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Mehmed Said 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. 1859/60 (AH 1276)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHarput

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 12

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHarputContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 13

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1861/62 (AH 1278)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHarputContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 14

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHarputContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 15

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHarputContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 16

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHarputContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 17

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHarputContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHarputContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHarputContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesHarput · Diyarbakır · 500 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 21 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  11. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 22 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 23 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 24 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1878 (AH 1295)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 34 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 35 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 36 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 37 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Jandarma tabur kâtibiDiyarbakır · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 38 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Jandarma tabur kâtibi · 2 career entriesDiyarbakır · Avniye · 360; 500 kuruş

    1. Jandarma tabur kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 39 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 39 · 360 kuruş

      [1]

  29. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Mal MüdürüAvniye · 360 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 40 · 360 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Mal MüdürüAvniye · 360; 450; 600 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 41 · 360 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 41 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 41 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  31. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Mal MüdürüAvniye · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 42 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  32. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Mal MüdürüAvniye · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 43 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  33. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Mal MüdürüAvniye · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 44 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  34. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Mal MüdürüAvniye · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 45 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mal Müdürü · 3 career entriesAvniye · Siverek · 600 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Avniye · Calculated age 46 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (Azil)

      Avniye · Calculated age 46

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Siverek · Calculated age 46 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  36. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Mal müdürü (İstifa) · 2 career entriesSiverek · 300 kuruş

    2. Mazuliyet

      · Calculated age 48 · 300 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

  37. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Mal MüdürüSiverek · 540 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Siverek · Calculated age 50 · 540 kuruş

      [1]

  38. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Mal MüdürüSiverek · Ayntab · 540; 720 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Siverek · Calculated age 51 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Ayntab · Calculated age 51 · 720 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  39. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Mal MüdürüAyntab · 720 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Ayntab · Calculated age 52 · 720 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  40. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Mal MüdürüAyntab · 720 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Ayntab · Calculated age 53 · 720 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  41. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Mal Müdürü · 4 career entriesAyntab · Aleppo (Halep) · 720; 900; 1,400 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Ayntab · Calculated age 54 · 720 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 54 · 1,400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    3. Defterdar vekili

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 54 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Defterdar vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 54

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  42. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyizi · 4 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 900; 1,400 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 55 · 1,400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defterdar vekili

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 55 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Defterdar vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 55

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyizi (İnfisal)

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 55

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  43. 1903/04 (AH 1321)VefatDeath recorded

    1. Vefat

      · Calculated age 57

      [1]

  44. Undated entriesMal MüdürüPalu

Recorded pay

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

07001,4001868/69AH 12851901/02AH 13191868/69 (AH 1285) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 21 · 500 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 22 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 23 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 24 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 25 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 26 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 32 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 33 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 34 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 35 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 36 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 37 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 38 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Jandarma tabur kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 39 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 39 · 360 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 40 · 360 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 41 · 360 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 41 · 450 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 41 · 600 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 42 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 43 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 44 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 45 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mal Müdürü · Avniye · age 46 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mal Müdürü · Siverek · age 46 · 600 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Mazuliyet · age 48 · 300 kuruş · Career status entry1896/97 (AH 1314) · Mal Müdürü · Siverek · age 50 · 540 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Mal Müdürü · Siverek · age 51 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Mal Müdürü · Ayntab · age 51 · 720 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Mal Müdürü · Ayntab · age 52 · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Mal Müdürü · Ayntab · age 53 · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Mal Müdürü · Ayntab · age 54 · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 54 · 1,400 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Defterdar vekili · Aleppo (Halep) · age 54 · 900 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 55 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Defterdar vekili · Aleppo (Halep) · age 55 · 900 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Meyadin Has, Harput [source]
Birth year
1847/48 (AH 1264) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 41-93 [1]

Education and languages

Persian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Dinî ilimler başlangıcı, Arapça ve Farsça öğrenimi [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

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
Harput [source]
First work year
1859/60 (AH 1276) [source]
Apprenticeship
9 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 308, 309, 310

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