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David Efendi

Birthplace: diyarbakir Observed AH 1291–1316 (1874–1899)

0088_0135: 265Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

David Efendi was born in Diyarbakir in AH 1259 (1843–1844). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Millet Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1288 (1871–1872), 29 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 20 distinct AH years in AH 1291–1316 (1874–1899), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Cankiri (400 kuruş monthly). 3. Mudur appears later, in AH 1316 (1898–1899), with 500 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Armenian: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

20 recorded AH years · 20 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1259 (1843–1844)
AH 1288 (1871–1872)Birth-year difference: 29 AH years
AH 1291 (1874–1875)Birth-year difference: 32 AH years
AH 1292–1293 (1875–1877)Birth-year difference: 33–34 AH years
AH 1294–1297 (1877–1880)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1298–1299 (1880–1882)Birth-year difference: 39–40 AH years
AH 1300–1302 (1882–1885)Birth-year difference: 41–43 AH years
AH 1303–1306 (1885–1889)Birth-year difference: 44–47 AH years
AH 1307–1309 (1889–1892)Birth-year difference: 48–50 AH years
AH 1310 (1892–1893)Birth-year difference: 51 AH years
AH 1311–1313 (1893–1896)Birth-year difference: 52–54 AH years
AH 1314–1315 (1896–1898)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1316 (1898–1899)Birth-year difference: 57 AH years

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1291 (1874–1875)

Muhabere Memuru · cankiri · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1288 (1871–1872) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 400 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1288 (1871–1872)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

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Locality cankiri → diyarbakir
Salary 400 to 380 kuruş -20 (-5%)
Salary 380 to 400 kuruş +20 (+5.26%)
No annual entries for AH 1294–1297 (1877–1880). Changes span the gap.
Locality diyarbakir → trabzon
Salary 400 to 380 kuruş -20 (-5%)
Locality trabzon → gorele
Salary 380 to 475 kuruş +95 (+25%)
Locality gorele → kavak
Locality kavak → nusaybin
Salary 475 to 600 kuruş +125 (+26.32%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → 3. Mudur
Locality nusaybin → vasilikoz
Salary 600 to 500 kuruş -100 (-16.67%)
Locality vasilikoz → kastel
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
No annual entries for AH 1314–1315 (1896–1898). Changes span the gap.
Locality kastel → terice
Salary 600 to 500 kuruş -100 (-16.67%)

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1288 (1871–1872)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 0088_0135: 265

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “Politik / Mumaileyh firar eden Hristiyan familyalarıyla kendi familyasını cebel cihetindeki yüksek köylere kaçırmış ve şu hâl ve hareketine ve muhaberatında ehe” …
Original note: “Siyasi”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1291–1293 (1874–1877), AH 1298–1309 (1880–1892), AH 1311–1313 (1893–1896), AH 1316 (1898–1899)

Legal wording and source descriptions

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Original note: “Politik / Mumaileyh firar eden Hristiyan familyalarıyla kendi familyasını cebel cihetindeki yüksek köylere kaçırmış ve şu hâl ve hareketine ve muhaberatında ehemmiyetine nazaran mumaileyhin böyle bir mühim noktada bulundurulması mahzurdan salim görülememiş idiğinden tebdiliyle yerine diğerinin i‘zamı Mahall-i Mutasarrıf ve Kumandanlığıꞌndan iş‘ar olunmasına ve mumaileyhin şu muamelesinden hükümetin şüphelenmesi üzerine bu gibilerin cezirede istihdamı mahzurdan salim olamaycağına mebni Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Meclis İdaresiꞌnin kararıyla bin üç yüz on dört senesi Rebiülevvelinin on dördünde “12 Ağustos sene 312” azl edildiği nez”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1314 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1897 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Siyasi”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1314 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1897 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Politik / Mumaileyh firar eden Hristiyan familyalarıyla kendi familyasını cebel cihetindeki yüksek köylere kaçırmış ve şu hâl ve hareketine ve muhaberatında ehemmiyetine nazaran mumaileyhin böyle bir mühim noktada bulundurulması mahzurdan salim görülememiş idiğinden tebdiliyle yerine diğerinin i‘zamı Mahall-i Mutasarrıf ve Kumandanlığıꞌndan iş‘ar olunmasına ve mumaileyhin şu muamelesinden hükümetin şüphelenmesi üzerine bu gibilerin cezirede istihdamı mahzurdan salim olamaycağına mebni Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Meclis İdaresiꞌnin kararıyla bin üç yüz on dört senesi Rebiülevvelinin on dördünde “12 Ağustos sene 312” azl edildiği nez”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1314 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Siyasi”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1314 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1291–1293 (1874–1877), AH 1298–1309 (1880–1892), AH 1311–1313 (1893–1896), AH 1316 (1898–1899) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1314 (calendar unverified)