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Hüseyin Safî 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)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHicaz

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 23

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesHicaz · Eb · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Hicaz · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Eb · Calculated age 24 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Mal MüdürüEb · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Eb · Calculated age 25 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Mal MüdürüEb · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Eb · Calculated age 26 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Mal MüdürüEb · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Eb · Calculated age 27 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1878 (AH 1295)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesEb · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Eb · Calculated age 28 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

      Eb · Calculated age 28

      [1]

  12. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Mal MüdürüKatıba · 1,125; 1,750 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Katıba · Calculated age 29 · 1,750 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Katıba · Calculated age 29 · 1,125 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Mal MüdürüKatıba · 1,125 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Katıba · Calculated age 30 · 1,125 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Mal Müdürü · 3 career entriesKatıba · Taiz · 1,000; 1,125 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Katıba · Calculated age 31 · 1,125 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (İstifa)

      Katıba · Calculated age 31

      [1]

    3. Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Taiz · Calculated age 31 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibiTaiz · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Taiz · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibiTaiz · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Taiz · Calculated age 33 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibiTaiz · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Taiz · Calculated age 34 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi · 3 career entriesTaiz · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Taiz · Calculated age 35 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Aşar ve ağnam müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Taiz · Calculated age 35

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  19. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi · 2 career entriesTaiz · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Taiz · Calculated age 36 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi (İnfisal)

      Taiz · Calculated age 36

      [1]

  20. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Belediye reisiTaiz merkez kasabası · 750 kuruş

    1. Belediye reisi

      Taiz merkez kasabası · Calculated age 37 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

  21. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Belediye reisi · 2 career entriesTaiz merkez kasabası · 750 kuruş

    1. Belediye reisi

      Taiz merkez kasabası · Calculated age 38 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Belediye reisi (İstifa)

      Taiz merkez kasabası · Calculated age 38

      [1]

  22. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Mal MüdürüAden · 720 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Aden · Calculated age 40 · 720 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

08751,7501874/75AH 12911889/90AH 13071874/75 (AH 1291) · Mal Müdürü · Eb · age 24 · 1,000 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Mal Müdürü · Eb · age 25 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Mal Müdürü · Eb · age 26 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Mal Müdürü · Eb · age 27 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Mal Müdürü · Eb · age 28 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Mal Müdürü · Katıba · age 29 · 1,750 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Mal Müdürü · Katıba · age 29 · 1,125 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Mal Müdürü · Katıba · age 30 · 1,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Mal Müdürü · Katıba · age 31 · 1,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Taiz · age 31 · 1,000 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Taiz · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Taiz · age 33 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Taiz · age 34 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Taiz · age 35 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Aşar ve ağnam müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Taiz · age 36 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Belediye reisi · Taiz merkez kasabası · age 37 · 750 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Belediye reisi · Taiz merkez kasabası · age 38 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Mal Müdürü · Aden · age 40 · 720 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Mekke [source]
Birth year
1850/51 (AH 1267) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Education detail
Mukaddime-i ulûm-ı dîniyye [source]
Education
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
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Hicaz [source]
First work year
1868/69 (AH 1285) [source]
Apprenticeship
6 [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. Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları

    BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 148, 149

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