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Mehmet Murat Bey

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. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Hazine hademesiEnderun hazinesi · 83 kuruş
    1. Hazine hademesi

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 20 · 83 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Hazine hademesi · 2 career entriesEnderun hazinesi · 83; 140 kuruş
    1. Hazine hademesi

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 21 · 83 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 21 · 140 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1878 (AH 1295)Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşıEnderun hazinesi · 140; 210 kuruş
    1. Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 22 · 140 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 22 · 210 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşıEnderun hazinesi · 210 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 23 · 210 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşıEnderun hazinesi · 168; 210 kuruş
    1. Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 24 · 210 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 24 · 168 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşıEnderun hazinesi · 168 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 25 · 168 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşıEnderun hazinesi · 168; 180 kuruş
    1. Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 26 · 168 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı

      Enderun hazinesi · Calculated age 26 · 180 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruş
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 34 · 320 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 35 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 36 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 37 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 38 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 39 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 40 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 41 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 42 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 43 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 44 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 45 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 320; 2,000 kuruş
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 46 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 46 · 2,000 kuruş

      [1]

  21. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 47 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 48 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 49 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 50 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 51 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 52 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Padişah hizmetiSaray · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 53 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Padişah hizmeti · 2 career entriesSaray · 2,000; 3,000 kuruş
    1. Padişah hizmeti

      Saray · Calculated age 54 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Padişah berberi

      Saray · Calculated age 54 · 3,000 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,5003,0001876/77AH 12931909/10AH 13271876/77 (AH 1293) · Hazine hademesi · Enderun hazinesi · age 20 · 83 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Hazine hademesi · Enderun hazinesi · age 21 · 83 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı · Enderun hazinesi · age 21 · 140 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı · Enderun hazinesi · age 22 · 140 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı · Enderun hazinesi · age 22 · 210 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı · Enderun hazinesi · age 23 · 210 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı · Enderun hazinesi · age 24 · 210 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı · Enderun hazinesi · age 24 · 168 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı · Enderun hazinesi · age 25 · 168 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı · Enderun hazinesi · age 26 · 168 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Şifre koğuşu koşumcubaşı · Enderun hazinesi · age 26 · 180 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 34 · 320 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 35 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 36 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 37 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 38 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 39 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 40 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 41 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 42 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 43 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 44 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 45 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 46 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 46 · 2,000 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 47 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 48 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 49 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 50 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 51 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 52 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 53 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Padişah hizmeti · Saray · age 54 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Padişah berberi · Saray · age 54 · 3,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
hersek [source]
Birth province
Bosna [source]
Birth year
1856/57 (AH 1273) [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Education
Enderun Mektebi [source]
Qualification
Diploma alamamış [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Enderun hazinesi [source]
First-salary field
83 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
1876/77 (AH 1293) [source]

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. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Hersek doğumlu Osmanlı devlet memurları

    GÖKÇE YANARDAĞ · 2024 · Pages 93, 94

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