Ahmed Şükrü Pa şa
Born 1839/40 (AH 1255) · Balıkesir · Career evidence 1855 to 1896 (AH 1272 to 1313)
Archival reference DH. SA İD 72/115; BOA. DH. SAİD 75/115; BOA. DH. SAİD 72/115
A short account from recorded fields
Ahmed Şükrü Pa şa was born in Balıkesir in 1839/40 (AH 1255). First work is recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1855/56 (AH 1272). An early career entry records Bâb-ı Seraskeri Mektubi ve Maliye Masarifat Muhasebe kalemleri mülazımı in Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1855/56 (AH 1272)). Later entries include Vali Muavini in Thessaloniki (Selanik) (1891/92 (AH 1309)); Merkez Mutasarrıfı in Shkodër (İşkodra) (1895/96 (AH 1313)).
- Career years represented
- 381855 to 1896 (AH 1272 to 1313)
- Recorded place labels
- 8Locality and province wording retained
- Personnel entries
- 59Linked to their documentary sources
Life and career
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- 1839/40 (AH 1255)
Birth
- 1855/56 (AH 1272)
First work as recorded
1855/56 (AH 1272)Bâb-ı Seraskeri Mektubi ve Maliye Masarifat Muhasebe kalemleri mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
1856/57 (AH 1273)Bâb-ı Seraskeri Mektubi ve Maliye Masarifat Muhasebe kalemleri mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
1857/58 (AH 1274)Bâb-ı Seraskeri Mektubi ve Maliye Masarifat Muhasebe kalemleri mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
1858/59 (AH 1275)Bâb-ı Seraskeri Mektubi ve Maliye Masarifat Muhasebe kalemleri mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
1859/60 (AH 1276)Bâb-ı Seraskeri Mektubi ve Maliye Masarifat Muhasebe kalemleri mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
1860/61 (AH 1277)Bâb-ı Seraskeri Mektubi ve Maliye Masarifat Muhasebe kalemleri mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
1861/62 (AH 1278)Bâb-ı Seraskeri Mektubi ve Maliye Masarifat Muhasebe kalemleri mülazımı · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Karesi Sancağı · 1,000 kuruş
1862/63 (AH 1279)Muhasebe Kalemi refakati · 2 career entriesKaresi Sancağı · Edremit · 1,500 kuruş
1863/64 (AH 1280)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesEdremit · 1,500 kuruş
1864/65 (AH 1281)Nahiye Müdürü · 3 career entriesKapıdağı · Edremit · 1,500 kuruş
1865/66 (AH 1282)Nahiye MüdürüEdremitContinuing service described by the source
1866/67 (AH 1283)Nahiye MüdürüEdremitContinuing service described by the source
1867/68 (AH 1284)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesEdremit · 2,290 kuruş
1868/69 (AH 1285)Kaymakam · 3 career entriesEdremit · Eyüb · 2,290; 3,000 kuruş
1869/70 (AH 1286)KaymakamEyübContinuing service described by the source
1870/71 (AH 1287)KaymakamEyübContinuing service described by the source
1871/72 (AH 1288)Kaymakam · 4 career entriesEyüb · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,850 kuruş
1874/75 (AH 1291)Zabtiye Nezareti Meclis-i İdare azasıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 3,000 kuruş
1875/76 (AH 1292)Zabtiye Nezareti Meclis-i İdare azasıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1876/77 (AH 1293)Zabtiye Nezareti Meclis-i İdare azasıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1877/78 (AH 1294)Zabtiye Nezareti Meclis-i İdare azası · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Şehremaneti, İstanbul · 3,000 kuruş
1878 (AH 1295)Meclis-i İdare azası · 3 career entriesŞehremaneti, İstanbul · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 3,000; 5,000 kuruş
1878/79 (AH 1296)Zabıta MüdürüIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1879/80 (AH 1297)Zabıta Müdürü · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 5,000 kuruş
1882/83 (AH 1300)Merkez MutasarrıfıThessaloniki (Selanik) · 4,000 kuruş
1883/84 (AH 1301)Merkez MutasarrıfıThessaloniki (Selanik)Continuing service described by the source
1884/85 (AH 1302)Merkez MutasarrıfıThessaloniki (Selanik) · Shkodër (İşkodra) · 5,000 kuruş
1885/86 (AH 1303)Merkez Mutasarrıfı · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · 5,000 kuruş
1886/87 (AH 1304)Merkez Mutasarrıfı · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · 5,000 kuruş
1887/88 (AH 1305)Merkez MutasarrıfıShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source
1888/89 (AH 1306)Merkez MutasarrıfıShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source
1889/90 (AH 1307)Merkez MutasarrıfıShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source
1890/91 (AH 1308)Merkez MutasarrıfıShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source
1891/92 (AH 1309)Merkez Mutasarrıfı · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · 6,000 kuruş
1892/93 (AH 1310)Merkez MutasarrıfıShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source
1893/94 (AH 1311)Merkez MutasarrıfıShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source
1894/95 (AH 1312)Merkez MutasarrıfıShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source
1895/96 (AH 1313)Merkez Mutasarrıfı · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · Thessaloniki (Selanik)
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Age is calculated from AH year labels. Entries with the same year can describe separate appointments or rate changes. Gaps are left open; continuing service is labelled beside the entry.
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.
Points show amounts attached to dated career entries, including labelled continuing-service and reconstructed years. Separate rates within a year remain separate; the points do not measure annual receipts or total earnings.
Places in this record
○ Birthplace◇ First work● Service
All recorded places. Select a career entry or pay point to highlight its place.
Not drawn. No position recorded: Karesi Sancağı, Kapıdağı, Eyüb, Şehremaneti, İstanbul.
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Karesi Sancağı · location retained as text
- Edremit
- Kapıdağı · location retained as text
- Eyüb · location retained as text
- Şehremaneti, İstanbul · location retained as text
- Thessaloniki (Selanik)
- Shkodër (İşkodra)
Some locality or province names have no agreed point position. They remain in the chronology and list; they are not placed at a guessed provincial capital.
Personal record
Personal details
- Birthplace
BalıkesirSupporting accounts
- Birth year
1839/40 (AH 1255)Supporting accounts
- Father’s occupation
Kars MutasarrıfıSupporting accounts
- Archive references
DH. SA İD 72/115; BOA. DH. SAİD 75/115; BOA. DH. SAİD 72/115[1]
Education and languages
- Arabic
AşinaSupporting accounts
- Persian
AşinaSupporting accounts
- Turkish
KitâbetSupporting accounts
- Education
İbtidai; RüşdiyeSupporting accounts
- Education level equivalent
- The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
İstanbulSupporting accounts
- First work year
1855/56 (AH 1272)Supporting accounts
- Apprenticeship
- Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid döneminde Balıkesirli mülki görevliler hakkında bir inceleme (sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre 1879 -1909)
SERAP SUNAY · 2007 · Pages 161, 202, 203, 204, 205
DH. SA İD 72/115; BOA. DH. SAİD 75/115; BOA. DH. SAİD 72/115
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