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Ahmed Rıfat Efendi

Born 1870/71 (AH 1287) · Balıkesir · Career evidence 1893 to 1909 (AH 1311 to 1326)

Archival reference DH. SA İD 167/297

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  1. 1870/71 (AH 1287)
  2. 1893/94 (AH 1311)

    First work as recorded

    Karesi Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi

  1. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıKaresi

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  2. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Ağnam Tadad MemuruKaresi

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  3. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Keşif MuharririAfyon

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  4. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Kontrol MemuruBandırma-Sultançayırı

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  5. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Tarik SerçavuşuBigadiç

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  6. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Mevki Emanet MemuruSultançayırı

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  7. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Muhasebe Kalemi MübeyyiziKaresi

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  8. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Ağnam Tadad MemuruKaresi

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  9. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Tahsilat Müfredat Kitabeti MübeyyiziKaresi

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  10. Undated entriesaskerlik; Kaza Kumandanlığı KalemiVeliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)

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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.

Places in this record

○ Birthplace◇ First work● Service

BalıkesirVeliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)Bigadiç
BalıkesirVeliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)Bigadiç

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Not drawn. No position recorded: Karesi, Afyon, Bandırma-Sultançayırı, Sultançayırı, Karesi Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi.

  • Karesi · location retained as text
  • Afyon · location retained as text
  • Bandırma-Sultançayırı · location retained as text
  • Bigadiç
  • Sultançayırı · location retained as text
  • Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)

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

1870/71 (AH 1287)Supporting accounts

Father’s occupation

Jandarma çavuşu (mütekait)Supporting accounts

Archive references

DH. SA İD 167/297[1]

Education and languages

Arabic

okumuşSupporting accounts

Education

Sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye mektebi; medreseSupporting accounts

Education level equivalent

7Supporting accounts

The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service

24Supporting accounts

Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place

Karesi Sancağı Muhasebe KalemiSupporting accounts

First work year

1893/94 (AH 1311)Supporting accounts

Apprenticeship

1Supporting accounts

Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Sources and evidence

  1. II. Abdülhamid döneminde Balıkesirli mülki görevliler hakkında bir inceleme (sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre 1879 -1909)

    SERAP SUNAY · 2007 · Pages 159

    DH. SA İD 167/297

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