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Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf Efendi

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. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımıMedina (Medine)
  2. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımıMedina (Medine)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımı

      Medina (Medine) · Calculated age 21

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımı · 2 career entriesMedina (Medine) · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · 500 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımı

      Medina (Medine) · Calculated age 22

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 22 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 23 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 24 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Tahrirat kâtibi · 2 career entriesYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Karantina memur vekili

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 29 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrirat kâtibi · 3 career entriesYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Emlec · 500; 750 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 31 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    3. Tahrirat kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Calculated age 31

      [1]

  13. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Nahiye MüdürüEmlec · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 32 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Nahiye MüdürüEmlec · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 33 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Nahiye Müdürü · 3 career entriesEmlec · Zibâ · 750; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 34 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)

      Emlec · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Nahiye Müdürü

      Zibâ · Calculated age 34 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  16. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Nahiye MüdürüZibâ · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Zibâ · Calculated age 35 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Nahiye MüdürüZibâ · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Zibâ · Calculated age 36 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Nahiye MüdürüZibâ · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Zibâ · Calculated age 37 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Nahiye MüdürüZibâ · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Zibâ · Calculated age 38 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Nahiye MüdürüZibâ · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Zibâ · Calculated age 39 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Nahiye MüdürüZibâ · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Zibâ · Calculated age 40 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesZibâ · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Zibâ · Calculated age 41 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye müdürü (Azil)

      Zibâ · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  23. Undated entriesKarantina memur vekili (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesYanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · Zibâ · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Karantina memur vekili (İnfisal)

      Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr)

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü

      Zibâ · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

05001,0001886/87AH 13041905/06AH 13231886/87 (AH 1304) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 22 · 500 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 23 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 24 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 25 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 26 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Karantina memur vekili · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 29 · 600 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Nahiye Müdürü · Emlec · age 31 · 750 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Nahiye Müdürü · Emlec · age 32 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Nahiye Müdürü · Emlec · age 33 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Nahiye Müdürü · Emlec · age 34 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Nahiye Müdürü · Zibâ · age 34 · 1,000 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Nahiye Müdürü · Zibâ · age 35 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Nahiye Müdürü · Zibâ · age 36 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Nahiye Müdürü · Zibâ · age 37 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Nahiye Müdürü · Zibâ · age 38 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Nahiye Müdürü · Zibâ · age 39 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Nahiye Müdürü · Zibâ · age 40 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Nahiye Müdürü · Zibâ · age 41 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Medine [source]
Birth year
1865/66 (AH 1282) [source]
Father’s occupation
Osmanlı askerlerinin mülkiye baytarı [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Persian
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şehadetnamesi, aliyyü'l-a‘lâ [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Medine sıbyan mektebi; Medine rüşdiye mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

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
Medine [source]
First work year
1884/85 (AH 1302) [source]
Apprenticeship
2 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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. Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları

    BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 272, 273, 274

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