Ahmed Rıfat Efendi
Born 1845 (AH 1261) · Sivas · Career evidence 1861 to 1901 (AH 1278 to 1318)
A short account from recorded fields
Ahmed Rıfat Efendi was born in Sivas in 1845 (AH 1261). First work is recorded in Sivas in 1861/62 (AH 1278). An early career entry records Arazi kalemi stajyeri in Sivas (1861/62 (AH 1278)). Later entries include Mal Müdürü in Divriği (1890/91 (AH 1308)); Mutasarrıf in Hadire (?) (1900/01 (AH 1318)).
- Career years represented
- 151861 to 1901 (AH 1278 to 1318)
- Recorded place labels
- 12Locality and province wording retained
- Personnel entries
- 231 without a resolved AH year
Life and career
Sources for these entries ↓Dates are shown with Gregorian spans and the recorded AH year. Select a dated entry to find its place and amount.
1861/62 (AH 1278)Arazi kalemi stajyeri · 3 career entriesSivas · 300 kuruş
1864/65 (AH 1281)Evkaf katibiSivas · 500 kuruş
1866/67 (AH 1283)Fırka-i tahririye üçüncü muharriri · 2 career entriesSivas · 200; 340 kuruş
1867/68 (AH 1284)Vukuat katibiAmasya · 300 kuruş
1872/73 (AH 1289)Vukuat katibiŞebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) · 380 kuruş
1873/74 (AH 1290)Mal MüdürüYıldızeli (Yenihan) · 360 kuruş
1874/75 (AH 1291)Mal MüdürüAziziye · 600 kuruş
1875/76 (AH 1292)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesAziziye · 600 kuruş
1876/77 (AH 1293)Tahrir-i emlak birinci yazıcısıZile · 800 kuruş
1877/78 (AH 1294)Tahrir-i emlak birinci yazıcısı · 2 career entriesZile · 800 kuruş
1880/81 (AH 1298)Mal MüdürüGürün · 450 kuruş
1882/83 (AH 1300)Mal MüdürüAlucra · 360 kuruş
1886/87 (AH 1304)Mal MüdürüNiksar · 500 kuruş
1890/91 (AH 1308)Mal Müdürü · 3 career entriesKocgiri · Divriği · 600 kuruş
1900/01 (AH 1318)MutasarrıfHadire (?) · 9,000 kuruş
Undated entriesTekaüt · 2,250 kuruş
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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: Aziziye, Hadire (?).
- Sivas
- Amasya
- Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
- Yıldızeli (Yenihan)
- Aziziye · location retained as text
- Zile
- Gürün
- Alucra
- Niksar
- Kocgiri
- Divriği
- Hadire (?) · location retained as text
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
SivasSupporting accounts
- Birth year
1845 (AH 1261)Supporting accounts
- Father’s occupation
SipahiSupporting accounts
- Religion
İslamSupporting accounts
Education and languages
- Turkish
KitâbetSupporting accounts
okur yazar[1]
- Education detail
sıbyan mektebinde dini bilgiler; medresede sarf, nahiv, GülistanSupporting accounts
- Education
Sivas sıbyan mektebi; Gök MedreseSupporting accounts
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
SivasSupporting accounts
- First work year
1861/62 (AH 1278)Supporting accounts
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 115, 116
147 DH. SAİD. d ,nr.00100,s.255-256; DH. SAİD. d ,nr.00100,s.255-256
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The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.