ALİ MERDAN EFENDİ

Born 1874/75 (AH 1291) · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Career evidence 1886 to 1909 (AH 1304 to 1326)

A short account from recorded fields

ALİ MERDAN EFENDİ was born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). First work is recorded in Kerkük sancağı vergi kalemi in 1886/87 (AH 1304). An early career entry records mülazım (vergi kalemi) in Kerkük sancağı vergi kalemi (1886/87 (AH 1304)). Later entries include muharrir-i sani in Birinci fırka-i tahririye (1898/99 (AH 1316)); vergi kâtibi in Ravanduz kazası (1908/09 (AH 1326)).

Career years represented: 151886 to 1909 (AH 1304 to 1326)
Recorded place labels: 5Locality and province wording retained
Personnel entries: 222 without a resolved AH year

Life and career

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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.

7 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

1
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Kirkuk (Kerkük)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Kerkük sancağı vergi kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Kept as text: Kerkük sancağı vergi kalemi
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 13
  Personal record & evidence →
2. mülazım (vergi kalemi)
  Calculated age 13
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1893/94 (AH 1311)
Birinci fırka-i tahririye
Kept as text: Birinci fırka-i tahririye
1. mukayyid
  250 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1896/97 (AH 1314) · 2 recorded years
Birinci fırka-i tahririye
AH entries: 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Kept as text: Birinci fırka-i tahririye
1. muharrir-i sani
  400 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. muharrir-i sani
  400 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1898/99 (AH 1316)
Birinci fırka-i tahririye / Şehribazar kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Kept as text: Birinci fırka-i tahririye; Şehribazar kazası
1. Birinci fırka-i tahririye
  muharrir-i sani
  400 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Birinci fırka-i tahririye
  muharrir-i sani (Görevin sona ermesi)
  Calculated age 25
  Recorded service ending
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3. Şehribazar kazası
  vergi kâtibi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 8 recorded years
Şehribazar kazası
AH entries: 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324. Gaps remain open.
Kept as text: Şehribazar kazası
1. vergi kâtibi
  Calculated age 26
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. vergi kâtibi
  Calculated age 27
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3. vergi kâtibi
  Calculated age 28
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4. vergi kâtibi
  Calculated age 29
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5. vergi kâtibi
  Calculated age 30
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6. vergi kâtibi
  Calculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7. vergi kâtibi
  Calculated age 32
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8. vergi kâtibi
  Calculated age 33
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1907/08 (AH 1325)
Şehribazar kazası / Vekil nahiyesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Kept as text: Şehribazar kazası; Vekil nahiyesi
1. Şehribazar kazası
  vergi kâtibi
  Calculated age 34
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Vekil nahiyesi
  vergi kâtibi
  250 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8
1908/09 (AH 1326)
Vekil nahiyesi / Ravanduz kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Kept as text: Vekil nahiyesi; Ravanduz kazası
1. Vekil nahiyesi
  vergi kâtibi
  250 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Vekil nahiyesi
  vergi kâtibi (Nakil)
  Calculated age 35
  Recorded service ending
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3. Ravanduz kazası
  vergi kâtibi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Entry & evidence →[1]

2 entries without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

mülazım (vergi kalemi) (Görevin sona ermesi) · Kerkük sancağı vergi kalemi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
mesaha memuru (massah) · Birinci fırka-i tahririye · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; they are year labels, not exact date conversions. 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 amounts

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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 entries

Şehribazar kazası10
1898 to 1908 (AH 1316 to 1325)
Birinci fırka-i tahririye4
1893 to 1899 (AH 1311 to 1316)
Vekil nahiyesi2
1907 to 1909 (AH 1325 to 1326)
Kerkük sancağı vergi kalemi1
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Ravanduz kazası1
1908/09 (AH 1326)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Şehribazar kazası300
Birinci fırka-i tahririye250 to 400
Vekil nahiyesi250
Ravanduz kazası300

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 title

vergi kâtibi11
1898 to 1909 (AH 1316 to 1326)
muharrir-i sani3
1896 to 1899 (AH 1314 to 1316)
mukayyid1
1893/94 (AH 1311)
mülazım (vergi kalemi)1
1886/87 (AH 1304)

The 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

Birthplace: Kerkük[source]
Birth province: Musul[source]
Birth year: 1874/75 (AH 1291)[source]
Father’s occupation: Zaptiye çavuşu[source]
Archive references: 149 DH_SAİD,00094_00150[1]DH_SAİD,00094_00150[1]

Education and languages

Turkish: Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Education: Kerkük Sıbyan Mektebi[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: 13[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place: Kerkük sancağı vergi kalemi[source]
First work year: 1886/87 (AH 1304)[source]

Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları
ORHAN ABDULBASIT ANWER ANWER · 2021 · Pages 152, 153
149 DH_SAİD,00094_00150; DH_SAİD,00094_00150

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