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MUHAMMED SAİT EFENDİ

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. 1873/74 (AH 1290)mal kalemi mülazımıKaratağ

    1. mal kalemi mülazımı

      Karatağ · Calculated age 17

      [1]

  2. 1874/75 (AH 1291)mal kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesKaratağ · 250 kuruş

    1. mal kalemi mülazımı

      Karatağ · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mal kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Karatağ · Calculated age 18

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. deavi katibi

      Karatağ · Calculated age 18 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1875/76 (AH 1292)deavi katibiKaratağ · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. deavi katibi

      Karatağ · Calculated age 19 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1876/77 (AH 1293)deavi katibiKaratağ · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. deavi katibi

      Karatağ · Calculated age 20 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1877/78 (AH 1294)deavi katibiKaratağ · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. deavi katibi

      Karatağ · Calculated age 21 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1878 (AH 1295)deavi katibiKaratağ · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. deavi katibi

      Karatağ · Calculated age 22 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1878/79 (AH 1296)deavi katibi · 2 career entriesKaratağ · 250; 400 kuruş

    1. deavi katibi

      Karatağ · Calculated age 23 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi

      Karatağ · Calculated age 23 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1879/80 (AH 1297)bidayet mahkemesi başkatibiKaratağ · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi

      Karatağ · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1880/81 (AH 1298)bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi · 3 career entriesKaratağ · 400 kuruş

    1. bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi

      Karatağ · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi (İnfisal)

      Karatağ · Calculated age 25

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. açıkta (İnfisal)

      Karatağ · Calculated age 25

      [1]

  10. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Mal MüdürüBazyan · 450 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Bazyan · Calculated age 26 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Mal Müdürü · 3 career entriesBazyan · Mosul (Musul) · 225; 450 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Bazyan · Calculated age 27 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mal müdürü (Nakil)

      Bazyan · Calculated age 27

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 27 · 225 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  12. 1883/84 (AH 1301)muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiMosul (Musul) · 225; 250 kuruş

    1. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 28 · 225 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 28 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  13. 1884/85 (AH 1302)muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiMosul (Musul) · 250; 295 kuruş

    1. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 29 · 295 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  14. 1885/86 (AH 1303)muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiMosul (Musul) · 295 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 30 · 295 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1886/87 (AH 1304)muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiMosul (Musul) · 295; 345 kuruş

    1. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 31 · 295 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 31 · 345 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  16. 1887/88 (AH 1305)muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiMosul (Musul) · 345 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 32 · 345 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1888/89 (AH 1306)muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiMosul (Musul) · 345; 370 kuruş

    1. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 33 · 345 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 33 · 370 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  18. 1889/90 (AH 1307)muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiMosul (Musul) · 370 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 34 · 370 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1890/91 (AH 1308)muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiMosul (Musul) · 370; 450 kuruş

    1. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 35 · 370 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 35 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  20. 1891/92 (AH 1309)muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · 2 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 450 kuruş

    1. muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 36 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe varidat muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 36 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  21. 1892/93 (AH 1310)muhasebe varidat muaviniMosul (Musul) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. muhasebe varidat muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 37 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1893/94 (AH 1311)muhasebe varidat muavini · 3 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 435; 450 kuruş

    1. muhasebe varidat muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 38 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe varidat muavini (Azil)

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. muhasebe masarifat muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 38 · 435 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  23. 1894/95 (AH 1312)muhasebe masarifat muaviniMosul (Musul) · 435 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. muhasebe masarifat muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 39 · 435 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1895/96 (AH 1313)muhasebe masarifat muaviniMosul (Musul) · 435 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. muhasebe masarifat muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 40 · 435 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1896/97 (AH 1314)muhasebe masarifat muaviniMosul (Musul) · 435; 450 kuruş

    1. muhasebe masarifat muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 41 · 435 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe masarifat muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 41 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  26. 1897/98 (AH 1315)muhasebe masarifat muavini · 2 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 450; 495 kuruş

    1. muhasebe masarifat muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 42 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe varidat katibi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 42 · 495 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  27. 1898/99 (AH 1316)muhasebe varidat katibiMosul (Musul) · 495 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. muhasebe varidat katibi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 43 · 495 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)muhasebe varidat katibi · 3 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 495 kuruşDeath recorded

    1. muhasebe varidat katibi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 44 · 495 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. muhasebe varidat katibi (Vefat)

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 44

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Vefat

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 44

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

0247.54951874/75AH 12911899/1900AH 13171874/75 (AH 1291) · deavi katibi · Karatağ · age 18 · 250 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · deavi katibi · Karatağ · age 19 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · deavi katibi · Karatağ · age 20 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · deavi katibi · Karatağ · age 21 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · deavi katibi · Karatağ · age 22 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · deavi katibi · Karatağ · age 23 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi · Karatağ · age 23 · 400 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi · Karatağ · age 24 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi · Karatağ · age 25 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Mal Müdürü · Bazyan · age 26 · 450 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Mal Müdürü · Bazyan · age 27 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 27 · 225 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 28 · 225 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 28 · 250 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 29 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 29 · 295 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 30 · 295 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 31 · 295 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 31 · 345 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 32 · 345 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 33 · 345 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 33 · 370 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 34 · 370 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 35 · 370 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 35 · 450 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Mosul (Musul) · age 36 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · muhasebe varidat muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 36 · 450 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · muhasebe varidat muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 37 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · muhasebe varidat muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 38 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · muhasebe masarifat muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 38 · 435 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · muhasebe masarifat muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 39 · 435 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · muhasebe masarifat muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 40 · 435 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · muhasebe masarifat muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 41 · 435 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · muhasebe masarifat muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 41 · 450 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · muhasebe masarifat muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 42 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · muhasebe varidat katibi · Mosul (Musul) · age 42 · 495 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · muhasebe varidat katibi · Mosul (Musul) · age 43 · 495 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · muhasebe varidat katibi · Mosul (Musul) · age 44 · 495 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Süleymaniye [source]
Birth year
1856/57 (AH 1273) [source]
Father’s occupation
Kaza anbar memuru [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
DH_SAİD,00040_00177 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Persian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; hususi muallim [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
16 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Karatağ [source]
First work year
1873/74 (AH 1290) [source]
Apprenticeship
1.17 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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 Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları

    ORHAN ABDULBASIT ANWER ANWER · 2021 · Pages 163, 164, 165

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