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Esseyid Mehmed Efendi

Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Mecca (Mekke) · Dated entries 1894 to 1910 (AH 1312 to 1327)

Languages Arabic, Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 181/407

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1Mecca (Mekke)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

Stage 1 of 3 · Mecca (Mekke)

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Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.

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  1. 1

    1865/66 (AH 1282)

    Mecca (Mekke)

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Mecca (Mekke)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 30

    2. Harem-i Şerif naibi

      Calculated age 30

  3. 3

    1895/96 (AH 1313) · 15 recorded years

    Mecca (Mekke)

    AH entries: 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. Harem-i Şerif naibi

      Calculated age 31

      Continuing service as described

    2. Harem-i Şerif naibi (İnfisal)

      Calculated age 45

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4 entries without a resolved year

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  1. 1894 to 1910 (AH 1312 to 1327)

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  1. 1894 to 1910 (AH 1312 to 1327)

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Education and personal record

Schooling Mekke'de dinî ve Arabî ilimler; İstanbul Kaputan İbrahim Paşa Rüşdiyesi [source]

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Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

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  1. Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları

    BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 116, 117, 118

    187 Bundan sonraki kısım silik olduğundan okunamadı. Bkz. BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 181/407. S. 407.

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 16 dated years

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