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Ali Rıza Efendi

Born 1821/22 (AH 1237) · Elbistan · Career evidence 1854 to 1891 (AH 1271 to 1308)

Follow 16 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1Elbistan2AdanaAyvacıkHamaMalatyaKirkuk (Kerkük)Mosul (Musul)AntalyaAleppo (Halep)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Selected stage connections

All 16 dated stops · select a number or read the account.

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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.

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

  1. 1

    1821/22 (AH 1237)

    Elbistan

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1854/55 (AH 1271)

    Adana

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 34

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. Şeriye naibi

      Calculated age 34

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1856/57 (AH 1273)

    Ayvacık

    1. Şeriye naibi

      Calculated age 36

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  4. 4

    1858/59 (AH 1275)

    Hama

    1. Şeriye naibi

      Calculated age 38

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  5. 5

    1860/61 (AH 1277)

    Malatya

    1. Şeriye naibi

      Calculated age 40

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  6. 6

    1863/64 (AH 1280)

    İçel

    Kept as text: İçel

    1. Şeriye naibi

      Calculated age 43

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  7. 7

    1865/66 (AH 1282)

    Meksini

    Kept as text: Meksini

    1. Şeriye naibi

      Calculated age 45

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  8. 8

    1867/68 (AH 1284)

    Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    1. Meclis-i temyiz reisi

      5,000 kuruşCalculated age 47

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  9. 9

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    Mosul (Musul)

    1. Meclis-i temyiz reisi

      4,030 kuruşCalculated age 52

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  10. 10

    1876/77 (AH 1293)

    Antalya

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. Şeriye naibi

      2,250 kuruşCalculated age 56

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Deavî meclisi reisi

      Calculated age 56

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  11. 11

    1878/79 (AH 1296)

    Place not recorded

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Mahkeme-i istinaf ceza dairesi reisi

      4,000 kuruşCalculated age 59

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  12. 12

    1880/81 (AH 1298) · 4 recorded years

    Place not recorded

    AH entries: 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Mahkeme-i istinaf ceza dairesi reisi

      Calculated age 61

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Mahkeme-i istinaf ceza dairesi reisi

      Calculated age 62

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Mahkeme-i istinaf ceza dairesi reisi

      Calculated age 63

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Mahkeme-i istinaf ceza dairesi reisi

      Calculated age 64

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  13. 13

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    Place not recorded / Aleppo (Halep)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Place not recorded

      Mahkeme-i istinaf ceza dairesi reisi

      Calculated age 65

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Aleppo (Halep)

      Merkez bidayet mahkemesi birinci reisi

      3,000 kuruşCalculated age 65

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  14. 14

    1885/86 (AH 1303) · 4 recorded years

    Aleppo (Halep)

    AH entries: 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306. Gaps remain open.

    1. Merkez bidayet mahkemesi birinci reisi

      Calculated age 66

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Merkez bidayet mahkemesi birinci reisi

      Calculated age 67

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Merkez bidayet mahkemesi birinci reisi

      Calculated age 68

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Merkez bidayet mahkemesi birinci reisi

      Calculated age 69

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  15. 15

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Aleppo (Halep) / Place not recorded

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Aleppo (Halep)

      Merkez bidayet mahkemesi birinci reisi

      Calculated age 70

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Place not recorded

      Azil

      Calculated age 70

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  16. 16

    1890/91 (AH 1308)

    Place not recorded

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Tekaüt

      1,750 kuruş · retirement amountCalculated age 71

      Entry & evidence →[1]

2 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 from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts
02,5005,0001867/68AH 12841878/79AH 12961890/91AH 13081867/68 (AH 1284) · 5,000 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · 4,030 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · 2,250 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · 4,000 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · 3,000 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · 1,750 kuruş

Select an amount for its date, post, place and age.

● Post entry● Retirement● Other status

Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.

Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1884 to 1890 (AH 1302 to 1307)
  2. 1854/55 (AH 1271)
  3. 1876/77 (AH 1293)
  4. 1856/57 (AH 1273)
  5. 1858/59 (AH 1275)
  6. İçel1
    1863/64 (AH 1280)

The six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate
  1. Antalya2,250

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. 1854 to 1877 (AH 1271 to 1293)
  2. 1878 to 1885 (AH 1296 to 1302)
  3. 1884 to 1890 (AH 1302 to 1307)
  4. 1867 to 1873 (AH 1284 to 1289)
  5. 1876/77 (AH 1293)

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

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Elbistan[source]
Birth year
1821/22 (AH 1237)[source]
Father’s occupation
Elbistan şeriye naibi; âlim[source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 4/430; 40 BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 4/430.[1]BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 4/430[1]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code)[source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code)[source]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm[source]
Turkish
Kitâbet[source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded[source]İcazetname[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; kaynakta «sudur-u mektebi» (İstanbul)[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
33[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Adana[source]
First work year
1854/55 (AH 1271)[source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Elbistanlı memurlar

    ŞEYMA BÜLBÜL · 2025 · Pages 52, 53

    BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 4/430; 40 BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 4/430.; BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 4/430

Read the original source accounts · 26 source entries →

The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.

Yearly entries and their source passages · 21 dated years

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