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Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1286–1312 (1869–1895)

54_140; 277Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1267 (1850–1851). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Konya in AH 1286 (1869–1870), 19 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 23 distinct AH years in AH 1286–1312 (1869–1895), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Konya (400 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings. Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1313 (1895–1896).

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Life and career

23 recorded AH years · 23 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1267 (1850–1851)
AH 1286 (1869–1870)Birth-year difference: 19 AH years
AH 1286 (1869–1870)Birth-year difference: 19 AH years
AH 1287–1293 (1870–1877)Birth-year difference: 20–26 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 27 AH years
AH 1295–1296 (1878–1879)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1297–1300 (1879–1883)Birth-year difference: 30–33 AH years
AH 1301–1302 (1883–1885)Birth-year difference: 34–35 AH years
AH 1303–1304 (1885–1887)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1305 (1887–1888)Birth-year difference: 38 AH years
AH 1306–1309 (1888–1892)Birth-year difference: 39–42 AH years
AH 1310–1312 (1892–1895)Birth-year difference: 43–45 AH years
AH 1313 (1895–1896)

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 1286 (1869–1870)

Muhabere Memuru · konya · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1286 (1869–1870) in Konya. The first-salary field is 400 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1286 (1869–1870)Recorded first-work anchorKonya

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.

Recorded death

AH 1313 (1895–1896) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Locality konya → kutahya
Salary 400 to 380 kuruş -20 (-5%)
Salary 380 to 500 kuruş +120 (+31.58%)
Locality kutahya → karahisari sarki
No annual entries for AH 1295–1296 (1878–1879). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhabere Memuru → 3. Mudur
Locality karahisari sarki → yenipazar
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Locality yenipazar → gumushane
No annual entries for AH 1303–1304 (1885–1887). Changes span the gap.
Title 3. Mudur → Merkez Memuru
Locality gumushane → misis
Salary 600 to 500 kuruş -100 (-16.67%)
Locality misis → adana
Title Merkez Memuru → Muhabere Memuru
Locality adana → yumurtalik
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1286 (1869–1870)Recorded first-work anchorKonya

◆ 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: 54_140; 277

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): “Zimmet / üç yüz üç senesi Receb-i şerifinin ikisinde 26 Mart sene 1302 dört bin beş yüz seksen kuruş zimmeti zuhur eylemesine mebni azl edilmiş ve meblağ-ı mezb” …
Original note: “Zimmet”

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

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1305–1309 (1887–1892), AH 1311–1312 (1893–1895). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1286–1294 (1869–1878), AH 1297–1302 (1879–1885)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1305–1309 (1887–1892), AH 1311–1312 (1893–1895)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “Zimmet / üç yüz üç senesi Receb-i şerifinin ikisinde 26 Mart sene 1302 dört bin beş yüz seksen kuruş zimmeti zuhur eylemesine mebni azl edilmiş ve meblağ-ı mezbur muahharan tamamen teslim-i vezne edildiği ve açıkta bulunduğu müddet-i hizmette ceza-yı kâfi görüldüğü cihetle üç yüz beş senesi Rebiülevvelinin on ikisinde 16 Teşrinisani sene 1303 beş yüz kuruş aylıkla Mesis ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1303 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1886 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1303 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1886 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet / üç yüz üç senesi Receb-i şerifinin ikisinde 26 Mart sene 1302 dört bin beş yüz seksen kuruş zimmeti zuhur eylemesine mebni azl edilmiş ve meblağ-ı mezbur muahharan tamamen teslim-i vezne edildiği ve açıkta bulunduğu müddet-i hizmette ceza-yı kâfi görüldüğü cihetle üç yüz beş senesi Rebiülevvelinin on ikisinde 16 Teşrinisani sene 1303 beş yüz kuruş aylıkla Mesis ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1303 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1303 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1286–1294 (1869–1878), AH 1297–1302 (1879–1885) · 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.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1305–1309 (1887–1892), AH 1311–1312 (1893–1895) · 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: 1303 (calendar unverified)