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Mahmut Hamdi Efendi

Birthplace: trablussam Observed AH 1295–1309 (1878–1892)

0034_0109; 215Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mahmut Hamdi Efendi was born in Trablussam in AH 1275 (1858–1859). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Trablussam in AH 1291 (1874–1875), 16 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 13 distinct AH years in AH 1295–1309 (1878–1892), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Trablussam (300 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: Kitabet (writing); Persian: Asina (familiarity). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings. Mahmut Hamdi Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1310 (1892–1893).

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Life and career

13 recorded AH years · 13 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1275 (1858–1859)
AH 1291 (1874–1875)Birth-year difference: 16 AH years
AH 1295–1298 (1878–1881)Birth-year difference: 20–23 AH years
AH 1299 (1881–1882)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1300 (1882–1883)Birth-year difference: 25 AH years
AH 1301 (1883–1884)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1302 (1884–1885)Birth-year difference: 27 AH years
AH 1303 (1885–1886)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1304–1309 (1886–1892)Birth-year difference: 29–34 AH years
AH 1310 (1892–1893)

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1295 (1878)

Muhabere Memuru · trablussam · 300 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1291 (1874–1875) in Trablussam. The first-salary field is 300 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1291 (1874–1875)Recorded first-work anchorTrablussam

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

Recorded death

AH 1310 (1892–1893) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Salary 300 to 285 kuruş -15 (-5%)
Salary 285 to 380 kuruş +95 (+33.33%)
Locality trablussam → kuneytire
Salary 380 to 600 kuruş +220 (+57.89%)
Locality kuneytire → beyrut
No annual entries for AH 1301 (1883–1884). Changes span the gap.
Locality beyrut → salt
Salary 600 to 500 kuruş -100 (-16.67%)
No annual entries for AH 1303 (1885–1886). Changes span the gap.
Locality salt → beyrut
Salary 500 to 340 kuruş -160 (-32%)
Salary 340 to 380 kuruş +40 (+11.76%)
Salary 380 to 400 kuruş +20 (+5.26%)

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1291 (1874–1875)Recorded first-work anchorTrablussam

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 0034_0109; 215

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “Devamsızlık / Beyrut Telgrafhanesi'nden adem-i devamından ve Salt Merkezi'nden dahi kendisinin orada ibkası takdirde beyne'l-ahali kîl ü kâl ve belki suda‘ı muc” …
Original note: “Devamsızlık”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1302 (1884–1885), AH 1304–1308 (1886–1891). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1295–1300 (1878–1883)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1302 (1884–1885), AH 1304–1308 (1886–1891)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “Devamsızlık / Beyrut Telgrafhanesi'nden adem-i devamından ve Salt Merkezi'nden dahi kendisinin orada ibkası takdirde beyne'l-ahali kîl ü kâl ve belki suda‘ı mucib bir hâl zuhuru nezaretce tahakkuk eylemesinden dolayı azledilmiştir.”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1301 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1884 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1301 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1884 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık / Beyrut Telgrafhanesi'nden adem-i devamından ve Salt Merkezi'nden dahi kendisinin orada ibkası takdirde beyne'l-ahali kîl ü kâl ve belki suda‘ı mucib bir hâl zuhuru nezaretce tahakkuk eylemesinden dolayı azledilmiştir.”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1301 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Devamsızlık”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1301 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1295–1300 (1878–1883) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1302 (1884–1885), AH 1304–1308 (1886–1891) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1301 (calendar unverified)