Asaf Saffet Efendi
Born 1863/64 (AH 1280) · Bursa · Career evidence 1877 to 1885 (AH 1294 to 1302)
Archival reference 13/147; 391
A short account from recorded fields
Asaf Saffet Efendi was born in Bursa in 1863/64 (AH 1280). First work is recorded in Edirne in 1877/78 (AH 1294). An early career entry records Edirne vilâyeti mektubçu odası; mülâzemet in Edirne (1877/78 (AH 1294)). Later entries include livâ-ı mezbur muhâsebe kalemi in Thessaloniki (Selanik) (1883/84 (AH 1301)); Selanik vilayeti hariç şehr-i vergi kitâbeti refâkati in Thessaloniki (Selanik) (1884/85 (AH 1302)).
- Career years represented
- 91877 to 1885 (AH 1294 to 1302)
- Recorded place labels
- 4Locality and province wording retained
- Personnel entries
- 10Linked to their documentary sources
Life and career
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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.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Bursa
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
Edirne vilâyeti mektubçu odası; mülâzemet
Calculated age 14
3 1878 (AH 1295)
Kütahya
Kütahya sancağı tahrîrat kalemi
40 kuruşCalculated age 15
4 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 5 recorded years
Bursa
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300. Gaps remain open.
Bursa sancağı tahrîrat; mülâzemet
Calculated age 16
Bursa sancağı tahrîrat; mülâzemet
Calculated age 17
Bursa sancağı tahrîrat; mülâzemet
Calculated age 18
Bursa sancağı tahrîrat; mülâzemet
Calculated age 19
Bursa sancağı tahrîrat; mülâzemet
Calculated age 20
5 1883/84 (AH 1301) · 2 recorded years
Thessaloniki (Selanik)
AH entries: 1301, 1302. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Selanik sancağı tahrir ve vergi
Calculated age 21
livâ-ı mezbur muhâsebe kalemi
Calculated age 21
Selanik vilayeti hariç şehr-i vergi kitâbeti refâkati
300 kuruşCalculated age 22
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Kütahya40
Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Personal record
Personal details
Other recorded details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 14[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Edirne[source]
- First work year
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)[source]
- Apprenticeship
- 1.5[source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 102,103
13/147; 391
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