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Mihail Şami Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Halep Vilayeti Umur-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi kâtibiAleppo (Halep) · 95 kuruş
  2. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Halep Vilayeti Menzilcilik kâtibiAleppo (Halep) · 200 kuruş

    1. Halep Vilayeti Menzilcilik kâtibi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 21 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Halep Merkez Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi azalığı mülazımıAleppo (Halep) · 270 kuruş
  4. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Halep Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi ceza memuruAleppo (Halep) · 270 kuruş
  5. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Halep Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi azalığı mülazımıAleppo (Halep) · 270 kuruş
  6. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruş

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 47 · 617.5 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 48 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 49 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 50 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 51 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 52 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 53 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 54 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 55 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 56 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 57 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 58 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muaviniAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 59 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 617.5 kuruş

    1. Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 60 · 617.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 60

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

0308.75617.51868/69AH 12851909/10AH 13271868/69 (AH 1285) · Halep Vilayeti Umur-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi kâtibi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 18 · 95 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Halep Vilayeti Menzilcilik kâtibi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 21 · 200 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Halep Merkez Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi azalığı mülazımı · Aleppo (Halep) · age 30 · 270 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Halep Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi ceza memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 38 · 270 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Halep Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi azalığı mülazımı · Aleppo (Halep) · age 39 · 270 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 47 · 617.5 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 48 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 49 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 50 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 51 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 52 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 53 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 54 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 55 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 56 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 57 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 58 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 59 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Halep Merkez Müddeiumumi muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 60 · 617.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Halep [source]
Birth year
1850/51 (AH 1267) [source]
Nationality or community
Rum [source]
Religion
Katolik [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİ Dd. 173 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
French
Aşina [source]
Rum (as recorded)
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Diploma [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Halep Rum Katolik Sıbyan Mektebi; İzmir Fransiskan Ruhbani İdaresi Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 (original schooling-year field) [1]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

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
Halep [source]
First-salary field
95 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1868/69 (AH 1285) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Halep doğumlu gayrimüslim memurlar

    ZEYNEP ÖTKÜN · 2023 · Pages 108, 109

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