← Interactive dossier

Review the compact record below, then open your browser’s print dialog.

Ottoman Bureaucracy · Compact dossier

Mahmut Hamdi Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 0034_0109; 215

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).

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1275 (1858–1859); trablussam
School / programme
Rusdiye Mektebi
Schooling duration
7 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
4 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
  • Arabic: Kitabet (writing)
  • Persian: Asina (familiarity)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1291 (1874–1875)
Place
Trablussam
First-salary field
300 kuruş

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

  • Original legal note: “Devamsızlık” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal 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” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1302 (1884–1885), AH 1304–1308 (1886–1891).

Annual legal indicator · original codes
0 / 1
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0 / 1
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (2 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

13 annual entries in 13 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1295 (1878)1878muhabere memurutrablussam
Province: beyrut
300
AH 1296 (1878–1879)1879muhabere memurutrablussam
Province: beyrut
300
AH 1297 (1879–1880)1880muhabere memurutrablussam
Province: beyrut
285
AH 1298 (1880–1881)1881muhabere memurutrablussam
Province: beyrut
380
AH 1299 (1881–1882)1882muhabere memurukuneytire
Province: suriye
600
AH 1300 (1882–1883)1883muhabere memurubeyrut
Province: beyrut
600
AH 1302 (1884–1885)1885muhabere memurusalt
Province: suriye
500
AH 1304 (1886–1887)1887muhabere memurubeyrut
Province: beyrut
340
AH 1305 (1887–1888)1888muhabere memurubeyrut
Province: beyrut
340
AH 1306 (1888–1889)1889muhabere memurubeyrut
Province: beyrut
340
AH 1307 (1889–1890)1890muhabere memurubeyrut
Province: beyrut
340
AH 1308 (1890–1891)1891muhabere memurubeyrut
Province: beyrut
380
AH 1309 (1891–1892)1892Muhabere Memurubeyrut
Province: beyrut
400