Mahmut Mesut Efendi
Mahmut Mesut Efendi was born in Manastir in AH 1307. Recorded schooling includes 7 years at rusdiye mektebi. First work is recorded in Bolvadin in AH 1320 (13 AH years after the recorded birth year). The only surviving annual entry is AH 1326 with muhabere memuru in Yozgat (200 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing).
Life and career
1 recorded AH year · 1 annual entry
Life and career stages
Recorded AH years- AH 1307
- AH 1320Birth-year difference: 13 AH years
- AH 1326Birth-year difference: 19 AH years
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.
Assigned salary in the annual career
Monthly kuruş · AHmuhabere memuru · yozgat · 200 kuruş monthly
First work is separately recorded at AH 1320 in bolvadin. The first-salary field is 200 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.
AH 1326
One annual entry survives; there is no salary trajectory to draw.
Places in this record
◆ 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.
How to read the dates, birth-year differences and salaries
AH years are the ordering clock. Birth-year differences subtract uncontested AH birth and event year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays. Separately recorded first-job age fields can use a different or unresolved convention and are not substituted into this calculation. Gregorian years are stored dataset labels. The first-work field may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service, and does not establish the beginning of PT service.
Salaries are monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash disbursements. Differences between annual entries are not dated promotions or transfers. A source status such as Vefat is not a formal death date; no death locality is assigned from a last work place.
Preparation
- School / programme
- rusdiye mektebi
- Schooling duration
- 7 source-recorded years
- Apprenticeship
- 0 source-recorded years
- Qualification indicator
- 1
- Telegraph school indicator
- 0
- Father’s occupation
- mudur
- Recorded birth year
- AH 1307
- Religion wording
- musluman
- Nationality wording
- turkish
Schooling years are a duration/classification, not an acquisition date. Education and training dates await source-linked structured records; no dates are inferred here. No completion date is inferred from a schooling duration.
First-work and entry-pay fields
- First-work source date
- AH 1320
- Place
- bolvadin
- First-salary field
- 200 kuruş
- Source
- recovered
The first-work date may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service. The first-salary amount is a separate inherited field; their presence together does not prove that payment began on this date. Neither is the first positive annual salary observation.
Recorded language repertoire
2 fields contain historical terms.
- Turkish
- Kitabet (writing)
- French
- Kitabet (writing)
Only recorded terms are shown. Omitted language fields mean not recorded; they do not establish that the official lacked a language. Original competency wording is preserved; Kitabet (writing), Tekellum (speaking) and Asina (familiarity) are cautious historical glosses, not modern proficiency levels. Workbook language notes remain separately source-linked in the additional evidence. Read the terminology note.
Further biographical evidence
Source wording and status assertions
Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)
- Communication and Telegraph
Inspect the additional source wording, language notes and original codes
These separately linked fields add source wording and raw codes without replacing the annual career. Original rank, decoration and merit-code labels remain unverified; zero is retained literally. Read about the sources.
Enrichment edition: ottoman-bureaucracy-enrichment-5e2ba3e19fa6918b. This is separate from the annual data edition and annual-record PDF.
Download these additional source records (JSON)
| Recorded field | Original value | Source locator |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)Recorded source wording | Communication and Telegraph | september-occupation · occupation_cat source lines 38451 Recorded source-year values: 1326 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Muhabere Memuru | eda-memur · currentjob source lines 39725 Recorded source-year values: 1326 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Muhabere Memuru | eda-memureski · currentjob source lines 39725 Recorded source-year values: 1326 |
| Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal AH 1326 · AH source lines 66319 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1326 · AH source lines 39725 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · criminal AH 1326 · AH source lines 39725 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1326 · AH source lines 39725 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · criminal AH 1326 · AH source lines 39725 |
| Criminal record (coded level)Unverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal_record_times AH 1326 · AH source lines 66319 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi AH 1326 · AH source lines 38451 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · criminal AH 1326 · AH source lines 38451 |
Read the complete annual source table
Every displayed annual entry, in source / Hijri-year order. This table is the accessible alternative to the connected timeline and charts.
| Source year | Gregorian label | Title | Locality wording | Monthly kuruş | Source line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | muhabere memuru | yozgat | 200 | recovered line 36290 |
- AH 1326
muhabere memuru
200 kuruş / monthrecovered · source line 36290
Evidence & edition
Coded extracts, preserved source differences
Collection membership
- Website edition
- ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a
- Source editions
- older, september, recovered
- Annual display source
- Recovered merged personnel extract
- Paper sample
- Outside the paper sample
- Other archival labels
- No different label recorded
- Geography
- Recorded place assertions; map linkage is separately reported
How to read this dossier
The website joins the exact archival identity across editions. Names are attributes and never merge records. No annual gap is filled from another extract. Geographic alternatives, missing values and differences remain evidence rather than silent corrections.
| Field | Source alternatives | Display rule |
|---|---|---|
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 recovered · mulazemet · source lines 36290 6 september · mulazemet · source lines 38451 6 september · MülazemetSüresi · source lines 38451 6 older · MülazemetSüresi · source lines 53383 | All stored assertions retained. Names prefer September, then older; supplemental names fill only missing names. Other preferred attributes use recovered, then September, then older, with modal nonblank value and source-order tie break. This does not adjudicate historical truth or changes in coding. |
All substantive source assertions (77)
| Field | Original stored value | Source field and lines |
|---|---|---|
| birthH | 1307 | recovered · dobirth source lines 36290 |
| birthPlace | manastir | recovered · birth_place source lines 36290 |
| birthProvince | manastir | recovered · birth_vilayet source lines 36290 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | recovered · school_type source lines 36290 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | recovered · school_year source lines 36290 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | recovered · mulazemet source lines 36290 |
| derivedQualificationFlag | 1 | recovered · has_qualification source lines 36290 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | recovered · telgraf source lines 36290 |
| religion | musluman | recovered · religion source lines 36290 |
| nationality | turkish | recovered · nationality source lines 36290 |
| fatherJob | mudur | recovered · father_job source lines 36290 |
| firstWorkH | 1320 | recovered · ilk_ise_baslangic_yili source lines 36290 |
| firstWorkPlace | bolvadin | recovered · firstjob_place source lines 36290 |
| firstWorkSalary | 200 | recovered · firstjob_wage source lines 36290 |
| birthLatitude | 41.03218999999997 | recovered · lat_birth_place source lines 36290 |
| birthLongitude | 21.333862000000135 | recovered · lon_birth_place source lines 36290 |
| name | Mahmut Mesut Efendi | september · İsim source lines 38451 |
| birthH | 1307 | september · dobirth source lines 38451 |
| birthPlace | manastir | september · birthplace source lines 38451 |
| birthProvince | manastir | september · birth_vilayet source lines 38451 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | september · school_type source lines 38451 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | september · education_year source lines 38451 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 6 | september · mulazemet source lines 38451 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 6 | september · MülazemetSüresi source lines 38451 |
| qualification | 1 | september · qualification source lines 38451 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | september · telegraph_school source lines 38451 |
| religion | musluman | september · religion source lines 38451 |
| nationality | turkish | september · nationality source lines 38451 |
| fatherJob | mudur | september · fatherjob source lines 38451 |
| firstWorkH | 1320 | september · firstjob_year source lines 38451 |
| firstWorkPlace | bolvadin | september · firstjob_place source lines 38451 |
| firstWorkSalary | 200 | september · firstjob_wage source lines 38451 |
| birthLatitude | 41.03218999999997 | september · lat_birth_place source lines 38451 |
| birthLongitude | 21.333862000000135 | september · lon_birth_place source lines 38451 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | september · lang_turkish source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | september · lang_turkish2 source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | september · lang_arabic2 source lines 38451 |
| language:French | Kitabet | september · lang_french source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 2 | september · lang_french2 source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | september · lang_persian2 source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | september · lang_english2 source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | september · lang_italian2 source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | september · lang_armenian2 source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | september · lang_greek2 source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | september · lang_rum2 source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | september · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 38451 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | september · lang_russian2 source lines 38451 |
| name | Mahmut Mesut Efendi | older · İsim source lines 53383 |
| birthH | 1307 | older · dobirth source lines 53383 |
| birthPlace | manastir | older · birthplace source lines 53383 |
| birthProvince | manastir | older · birth_vilayet source lines 53383 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | older · school_type source lines 53383 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | older · education_year source lines 53383 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 6 | older · MülazemetSüresi source lines 53383 |
| qualification | 1 | older · qualification source lines 53383 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | older · telgraph_school source lines 53383 |
| religion | musluman | older · religion source lines 53383 |
| nationality | turkish | older · nationality source lines 53383 |
| fatherJob | mudur | older · fatherjob source lines 53383 |
| firstWorkH | 1320 | older · firstjob_year source lines 53383 |
| firstWorkPlace | bolvadin | older · firstjob_place source lines 53383 |
| firstWorkSalary | 200 | older · firstjob_wage source lines 53383 |
| birthLatitude | 41.03218999999997 | older · lat_birth_place source lines 53383 |
| birthLongitude | 21.333862000000135 | older · lon_birth_place source lines 53383 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | older · lang_turkish source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | older · lang_turkish2 source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | older · lang_arabic2 source lines 53383 |
| language:French | Kitabet | older · lang_french source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 2 | older · lang_french2 source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | older · lang_persian2 source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | older · lang_english2 source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | older · lang_italian2 source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | older · lang_armenian2 source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | older · lang_greek2 source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | older · lang_rum2 source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | older · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 53383 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | older · lang_russian2 source lines 53383 |
Original stored values
These are values in the inherited coded extracts. They are not a verified transcription of the original register. Source spelling and differences are preserved.
Cite this record
Ottoman Bureaucracy, “Mahmut Mesut Efendi”, archival reference 159-201-397, edition ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a, https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-a1ca5a6c3595c1bd/.
Stable archival identity: /people/p-a1ca5a6c3595c1bd/. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.