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Manok Azaryan 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)Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimliği · 3 career entries · 500 kuruş

    2. Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi

      · Calculated age 21 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [3]

    3. Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi

      · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

  2. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi · 500; 700 kuruş

    1. Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi

      · Calculated age 22 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

    2. Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi

      · Calculated age 22 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [3]

  3. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Sadaret tercümanlık · 3 career entries · 1,500 kuruş

    1. Sadaret tercümanlık

      · Calculated age 24

      [1]

    2. Sadaret tercümanı ve Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuru

      · Calculated age 24 · 1,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [3]

    3. Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası

      · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [2]

  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Sadaret tercümanı ve Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuru · 2 career entries · 1,500 kuruş

    1. Sadaret tercümanı ve Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuru

      · Calculated age 25 · 1,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

    2. Sadaret tercümanı ve Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuru (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [3]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Hersek ve Bosna Kumandanlığı politika müdürü ve baştercüman · 2 career entriesHersek ve Bosna · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Hersek ve Bosna Kumandanlığı politika müdürü ve baştercüman

      Hersek ve Bosna · Calculated age 26 · 3,000 kuruş

      [3]

    2. Kumandanlık politika müdürü

      Hersek ve Bosna · Calculated age 26

      [2]

  6. 1878 (AH 1295)Fahrî Hocabey başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesHocabey

    1. Fahrî Hocabey başşehbenderi

      Hocabey · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [3]

    2. Başşehbender

      Hocabey · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  7. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi · 2 career entriesPetersburg · 4,000 kuruş

    1. Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 30 · 4,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [3]

    2. Sefaret birinci kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  8. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibiPetersburg · 3,000; 4,000 kuruş

    1. Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 31 · 4,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

    2. Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 31 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [3]

  9. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibiPetersburg · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 32 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  10. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi · 2 career entriesPetersburg · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi

      Petersburg · Calculated age 33 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

    2. Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Petersburg · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [3]

  11. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Korfu başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesKorfu · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 34 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [3]

    2. Başşehbender

      Korfu · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  12. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 35 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  13. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 36 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  14. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 37 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  15. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 38 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  16. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 39 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  17. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 40 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  18. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Korfu başşehbenderi · 4 career entriesKorfu · Kalas · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Korfu başşehbenderi

      Korfu · Calculated age 41 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

    2. Korfu başşehbenderi (Nakil)

      Korfu · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Recorded service ending

      [3]

    4. Başşehbender

      Kalas · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  19. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru

      Kalas · Calculated age 42 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  20. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru

      Kalas · Calculated age 43 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  21. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru

      Kalas · Calculated age 44 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  22. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru

      Kalas · Calculated age 45 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  23. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru

      Kalas · Calculated age 46 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  24. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas · 2,700 kuruş
  25. Undated entriesTahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuriyet · 5 career entriesHocabey · Petersburg · Korfu

Recorded pay

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

02,0004,0001870/71AH 12871896/97AH 13141870/71 (AH 1287) · Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi · age 21 · 500 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi · age 22 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi · age 22 · 700 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Sadaret tercümanı ve Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuru · age 24 · 1,500 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Sadaret tercümanı ve Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuru · age 25 · 1,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Hersek ve Bosna Kumandanlığı politika müdürü ve baştercüman · Hersek ve Bosna · age 26 · 3,000 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi · Petersburg · age 30 · 4,000 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi · Petersburg · age 31 · 4,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi · Petersburg · age 31 · 3,000 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi · Petersburg · age 32 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi · Petersburg · age 33 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 34 · 3,000 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 35 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 36 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 37 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 38 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 39 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 40 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Korfu başşehbenderi · Korfu · age 41 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru · Kalas · age 41 · 3,000 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru · Kalas · age 42 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru · Kalas · age 43 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru · Kalas · age 44 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru · Kalas · age 45 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru · Kalas · age 46 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru · Kalas · age 48 · 2,700 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1849/50 (AH 1266) [source]
Nationality or community
Ermeni [source]
Religion
Hristiyan [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81 [3]DH.SAİD. 0022-00085 [1]BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.22/159 [2]

Education and languages

Armenian
bildiği [source]Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [source]
French
bildiği [source]Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [source]
Italian
Tekellüm [source]konuşur [2]
Rum (as recorded)
bildiği [source]Tekellüm [source]konuşur [source]
Russian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
bildiği [source]Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [source]
Education
Ortaköy Ermeni Rüşdiyesi; Paris Sen Barb; Kolej dö Frans [source]Ortaköy Ermeni Rüşdiyesi; Paris Sent Bareb ve Kollej dö Frans [source]Ortaköy Ermeni Rüşdiyesi; Paris Sainte-Barbe; Collège de France [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
21 [source]20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First-salary field
500 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]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [source]

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. Sicil-i Ahval Defterleri Işığında Osmanlı Bürokrasisinde İstanbul Doğumlu Rum, Ermeni, Musevi Memurların Fonksiyonelliği

    Akdağ, Hasan; Aydoğdu, Günnur; Avcı, Mahmut · 2016 · Pages 15, 16

  2. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876)

    Sevilay Kasap · 2011 · Pages 201

  3. Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli

    İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 118, 119, 120

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