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Mehmed Şefik Efendi

Born 1833/34 (AH 1249) · Basra · Dated entries 1852 to 1866 (AH 1269 to 1282)

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The career, year by year

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1852/53 (AH 1269): Aşiret fırka reisi, Ebu'l-Hasîb1865/66 (AH 1282): Meclis-i Kebîr azası, BasraAH 1269AH 1282
Places and reading notes
  • Ebu'l-Hasîb
  • Basra

2 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.

Follow 3 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.

1Basra
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

Stage 1 of 3 · Basra

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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 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

  1. 1

    1833/34 (AH 1249)

    Basra

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1852/53 (AH 1269)

    Ebu'l-Hasîb

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Not yet located on the map: Ebu'l-Hasîb

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 20

    2. Aşiret fırka reisi

      Calculated age 20

  3. 3

    1865/66 (AH 1282)

    Basra

    1. Meclis-i Kebîr azası

      Calculated age 33

4 entries without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Pay over time

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Current collection salary comparison

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Career patterns and pay

Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1865/66 (AH 1282)
  2. Ebu'l-Hasîb1
    1852/53 (AH 1269)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title
  1. 1852/53 (AH 1269)
  2. 1865/66 (AH 1282)

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

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Education and personal record

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Personal details

Birthplace
Basra [source]
Birth year
1833/34 (AH 1249) [source]

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
Ebu'l-Hasîb [source]
First work year
1852/53 (AH 1269) [source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

    FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 123

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 2 dated AH years

Annual salary study and register readings

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