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Hafız Kamil Efendi

Born 1867/68 (AH 1284) · Safranbolu · Dated entries 1886 to 1909 (AH 1304 to 1326)

Archival reference BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.181, s.170

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1SafranboluIstanbul (Dersaadet)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

Stage 1 of 3 · Safranbolu

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Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.

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

  1. 1

    1867/68 (AH 1284)

    Safranbolu

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1886/87 (AH 1304)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 20

    2. Hassa ve Hariciye Fırın-ı Hümayun müezzini

      40 kuruşCalculated age 20

  3. 3

    1887/88 (AH 1305) · 22 recorded years

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    AH entries: 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. Hassa ve Hariciye Fırın-ı Hümayun müezzini

      40 kuruşCalculated age 21

      Continuing service as described

    2. Mefruşat-ı Hümayun Dairesi ve Kavas ve Sekbanlar imamı

      400 kuruşCalculated age 42

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Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

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Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts

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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1886 to 1909 (AH 1304 to 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

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
  1. 1886 to 1898 (AH 1304 to 1315)
  2. 1901 to 1909 (AH 1319 to 1326)
  3. 1897 to 1902 (AH 1315 to 1319)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

Education and personal record

Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Hafız; ibtidai şehadetnamesi [1]

Schooling Pestnezade mahallesi ibtidai ve rüşdi mektebi; Beşiktaş Camii hıfz [source]

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Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)

    AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 63

    BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.181, s.170; 36 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.181, s.170

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 23 dated years

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