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SÜLEYMAN SAMİ 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. 1849/50 (AH 1266)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 150 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 21 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1850/51 (AH 1267)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 22 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1851/52 (AH 1268)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 23 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1852/53 (AH 1269)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 24 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1853/54 (AH 1270)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 25 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1854/55 (AH 1271)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 150; 175 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 26 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 26 · 175 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1855/56 (AH 1272)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 175 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 27 · 175 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1856/57 (AH 1273)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 175 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 28 · 175 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1857/58 (AH 1274)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 175; 200 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 29 · 175 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 29 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1858/59 (AH 1275)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 30 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1859/60 (AH 1276)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 31 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 32 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1861/62 (AH 1278)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 33 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Tahrirat refakatiŞehrizor sancağı · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 34 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Tahrirat refakati · 2 career entriesŞehrizor sancağı · 200; 400 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat refakati

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 35 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 35 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Farisî kâtibiŞehrizor sancağı · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 36 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Farisî kâtibiŞehrizor sancağı · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 37 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Farisî kâtibiŞehrizor sancağı · 333; 400 kuruş

    1. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 38 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 38 · 333 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Farisî kâtibiŞehrizor sancağı · 333 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 39 · 333 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Farisî kâtibiŞehrizor sancağı · 333 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 40 · 333 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Farisî kâtibiŞehrizor sancağı · 333; 500 kuruş

    1. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 41 · 333 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 41 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Farisî kâtibi · 2 career entriesŞehrizor sancağı · 500 kuruş

    1. Farisî kâtibi

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 42 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 42 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  23. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Evrak MüdürüŞehrizor sancağı · 500; 520; 550 kuruş

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 43 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 43 · 550 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 43 · 520 kuruş

      [1]

  24. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Evrak MüdürüŞehrizor sancağı · 520 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 44 · 520 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Evrak MüdürüŞehrizor sancağı · 520 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 45 · 520 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Evrak MüdürüŞehrizor sancağı · 520; 550 kuruş

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 46 · 520 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 46 · 550 kuruş

      [1]

  27. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Evrak MüdürüŞehrizor sancağı · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 47 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Evrak MüdürüŞehrizor sancağı · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 48 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Evrak MüdürüŞehrizor sancağı · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 49 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1878 (AH 1295)Evrak MüdürüŞehrizor sancağı · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 50 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Evrak Müdürü · 4 career entriesŞehrizor sancağı · Mosul (Musul) · 540; 550; 600 kuruş

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Şehrizor sancağı · Calculated age 51 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak müdür muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 51 · 550 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Evrak müdür muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 51 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Evrak müdür muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 51 · 540 kuruş

      [1]

  32. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Evrak müdür muavini · 3 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 400; 540; 800 kuruş

    1. Evrak müdür muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 52 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak müdür muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 52 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 52 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  33. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Evrak müdür muavini · 2 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 400; 600 kuruş

    1. Evrak müdür muavini

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 53 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 53 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  34. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Evrak MüdürüMosul (Musul)

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 54

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 54

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  35. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Evrak MüdürüMosul (Musul)

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 55

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 55

      [1]

  36. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Evrak MüdürüMosul (Musul)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 56

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  37. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Evrak MüdürüMosul (Musul)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 57

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  38. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Evrak MüdürüMosul (Musul) · 900 kuruş

    1. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 58

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evrak Müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 58 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04509001849/50AH 12661885/86AH 13031849/50 (AH 1266) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 21 · 150 kuruş1850/51 (AH 1267) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 22 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1851/52 (AH 1268) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 23 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1852/53 (AH 1269) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 24 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1853/54 (AH 1270) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 25 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1854/55 (AH 1271) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 26 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1854/55 (AH 1271) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 26 · 175 kuruş1855/56 (AH 1272) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 27 · 175 kuruş · Source-bounded service1856/57 (AH 1273) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 28 · 175 kuruş · Source-bounded service1857/58 (AH 1274) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 29 · 175 kuruş · Source-bounded service1857/58 (AH 1274) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 29 · 200 kuruş1858/59 (AH 1275) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 30 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1859/60 (AH 1276) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 31 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1860/61 (AH 1277) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 32 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1861/62 (AH 1278) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 33 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1862/63 (AH 1279) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 34 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1863/64 (AH 1280) · Tahrirat refakati · Şehrizor sancağı · age 35 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1863/64 (AH 1280) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 35 · 400 kuruş1864/65 (AH 1281) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 36 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1865/66 (AH 1282) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 37 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 38 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 38 · 333 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 39 · 333 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 40 · 333 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 41 · 333 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 41 · 500 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Farisî kâtibi · Şehrizor sancağı · age 42 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 42 · 500 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 43 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 43 · 550 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 43 · 520 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 44 · 520 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 45 · 520 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 46 · 520 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 46 · 550 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 47 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 48 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 49 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 50 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Evrak Müdürü · Şehrizor sancağı · age 51 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Evrak müdür muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 51 · 550 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Evrak müdür muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 51 · 600 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Evrak müdür muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 51 · 540 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Evrak müdür muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 52 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Evrak müdür muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 52 · 400 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Evrak Müdürü · Mosul (Musul) · age 52 · 800 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Evrak müdür muavini · Mosul (Musul) · age 53 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Evrak Müdürü · Mosul (Musul) · age 53 · 600 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Evrak Müdürü · Mosul (Musul) · age 58 · 900 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kerkük [source]
Birth year
1829/30 (AH 1245) [source]
Archive references
DH_SAİD,00042_00167 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
tefehhüm [source]
Persian
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [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
21 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Şehrizor sancağı [source]
First-salary field
150 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
1849/50 (AH 1266) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları

    ORHAN ABDULBASIT ANWER ANWER · 2021 · Pages 112, 113, 114

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