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Mehmed Hikmet Paşa

Born 1851/52 (AH 1268) · Damascus (Şam) · Dated entries 1869/70 (AH 1286)

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1869/70 (AH 1286): Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi çırağı, Damascus (Şam)AH 1286
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  • Damascus (Şam)

1 distinct dated year. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.

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1Damascus (Şam)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

Stage 1 of 2 · Damascus (Şam)

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  1. 1

    1851/52 (AH 1268)

    Damascus (Şam)

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1869/70 (AH 1286)

    Damascus (Şam)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 18

    2. Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi çırağı

      Calculated age 18

6 entries without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

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Career patterns and pay

Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1869/70 (AH 1286)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title
  1. 1869/70 (AH 1286)

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Education and personal record

Schooling Şam Mekâtib-i İbtidâiyesi [source]

Qualification hafız; fenn-i kitâbet [1]

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Personal details

Birthplace
Şam [source]
Birth province
Suriye [source]
Birth year
1851/52 (AH 1268) [source]
Religion
İslam [source]

Education and languages

Education
Şam Mekâtib-i İbtidâiyesi [source]
Qualification
hafız; fenn-i kitâbet [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Şam [source]
First work year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

    FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 109, 110

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 1 dated AH years

Annual salary study and register readings

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