Individual dossier

Simon Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1287–1317 (1870–1900)

58- 188;369Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Simon Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1269 (1852–1853). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Mektebi Mahsusa. First work is recorded in Beyoglu in AH 1287 (1870–1871), 18 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 27 distinct AH years in AH 1287–1317 (1870–1900), with gaps; it begins with Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Nablus (400 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing); Italian: Tekellum (speaking); Rum: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings. Simon Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1318 (1900–1901).

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Life and career

27 recorded AH years · 27 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1269 (1852–1853)
AH 1287 (1870–1871)Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1287 (1870–1871)Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1288–1292 (1871–1876)Birth-year difference: 19–23 AH years
AH 1293–1294 (1876–1878)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1295 (1878)Birth-year difference: 26 AH years
AH 1296 (1878–1879)Birth-year difference: 27 AH years
AH 1297 (1879–1880)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1298–1302 (1880–1885)Birth-year difference: 29–33 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 1304–1305 (1886–1888)Birth-year difference: 35–36 AH years
AH 1306–1310 (1888–1893)Birth-year difference: 37–41 AH years
AH 1311–1317 (1893–1900)Birth-year difference: 42–48 AH years
AH 1318 (1900–1901)

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 1287 (1870–1871)

Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti · nablus · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1287 (1870–1871) in beyoglu. The first-salary field is 400 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1287 (1870–1871)Recorded first-work anchorbeyoglu

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 1318 (1900–1901) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Locality nablus → canakkale
Salary 400 to 570 kuruş +170 (+42.5%)
No annual entries for AH 1293–1294 (1876–1878). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti → Muhabere Memuru
Locality canakkale → manastir
Salary 570 to 600 kuruş +30 (+5.26%)
Locality manastir → selanik
Salary 600 to 400 kuruş -200 (-33.33%)
No annual entries for AH 1297 (1879–1880). Changes span the gap.
Locality selanik → sevakin
Salary 400 to 500 kuruş +100 (+25%)
No annual entries for AH 1303 (1885–1886). Changes span the gap.
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Locality sevakin → beyoglu
Salary 600 to 675 kuruş +75 (+12.5%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Salary 675 to 700 kuruş +25 (+3.7%)
Salary 700 to 800 kuruş +100 (+14.29%)
Salary 800 to 720 kuruş -80 (-10%)
Salary 720 to 787 kuruş +67 (+9.31%)
Salary 787 to 1,100 kuruş +313 (+39.77%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1287 (1870–1871)Recorded first-work anchorbeyoglu

◆ 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: 58- 188;369

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: “idaresizlikten / vazife-i Memuriyetini hakkıyla ifa etmediğine naşi azl edilip taht-ı muhakeme etmemiş”
Original note: “İdaresizlikten”

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1295–1296 (1878–1879), AH 1298–1302 (1880–1885), AH 1304–1308 (1886–1891), AH 1310–1317 (1892–1900). 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 1287–1292 (1870–1876)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1295–1296 (1878–1879), AH 1298–1302 (1880–1885), AH 1304–1308 (1886–1891), AH 1310–1317 (1892–1900)

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: “idaresizlikten / vazife-i Memuriyetini hakkıyla ifa etmediğine naşi azl edilip taht-ı muhakeme etmemiş”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1293 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1876 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İdaresizlikten”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1293 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1876 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “idaresizlikten / vazife-i Memuriyetini hakkıyla ifa etmediğine naşi azl edilip taht-ı muhakeme etmemiş”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1293 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İdaresizlikten”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1293 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1287–1292 (1870–1876) · 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 1295–1296 (1878–1879), AH 1298–1302 (1880–1885), AH 1304–1308 (1886–1891), AH 1310–1317 (1892–1900) · 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: 1293 (calendar unverified)