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Ahmet Rifat Efendi

Birthplace: ruscuk Observed AH 1273–1311 (1856–1894)

3_222;440Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Ahmet Rifat Efendi was born in Ruscuk in AH 1247 (1831–1832). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at ibtidai Mektebi. First work is recorded in Ruscuk in AH 1265 (1848–1849), 18 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Tahrirat Kalemi” as first-job wording. The surviving career record covers 32 distinct AH years in AH 1273–1311 (1856–1894), with gaps; it begins with memur in Ruscuk (500 kuruş monthly). Mufettis appears later, in AH 1310 (1892–1893), with 2,000 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Arabic: asina; French: asina. Ahmet Rifat Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1312 (1894–1895).

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Life and career

32 recorded AH years · 32 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1247 (1831–1832)
AH 1265 (1848–1849)Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1273 (1856–1857)Birth-year difference: 26 AH years
AH 1274 (1857–1858)Birth-year difference: 27 AH years
AH 1275 (1858–1859)Birth-year difference: 28 AH years
AH 1276 (1859–1860)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1277–1278 (1860–1862)Birth-year difference: 30–31 AH years
AH 1279 (1862–1863)Birth-year difference: 32 AH years
AH 1280 (1863–1864)Birth-year difference: 33 AH years
AH 1281–1283 (1864–1867)Birth-year difference: 34–36 AH years
AH 1284–1287 (1867–1871)Birth-year difference: 37–40 AH years
AH 1288–1293 (1871–1877)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1294–1297 (1877–1880)Birth-year difference: 47–50 AH years
AH 1298–1299 (1880–1882)Birth-year difference: 51–52 AH years
AH 1300–1304 (1882–1887)Birth-year difference: 53–57 AH years
AH 1305–1309 (1887–1892)Birth-year difference: 58–62 AH years
AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894)Birth-year difference: 63–64 AH years
AH 1312 (1894–1895)

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 1273 (1856–1857)

memur · ruscuk · 500 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1265 (1848–1849) in Ruscuk (Tahrirat Kalemi). The first-salary field is 75 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1265 (1848–1849)Tahrirat KalemiRuscuk

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 1312 (1894–1895) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Title memur → muhabere memuru
Locality ruscuk → zistovi
Title muhabere memuru → memur
Locality zistovi → lom
No annual entries for AH 1276 (1859–1860). Changes span the gap.
Title memur → Memur
Locality lom → sumnu
Title Memur → 2. Mudur
Locality sumnu → prizren
Salary 500 to 1,000 kuruş +500 (+100%)
Title 2. Mudur → 1. Mudur
Locality prizren → vidin
Salary 1,000 to 1,200 kuruş +200 (+20%)
Salary 1,200 to 1,440 kuruş +240 (+20%)
Title 1. Mudur → Mudur
Salary 1,440 to 1,690 kuruş +250 (+17.36%)
No annual entries for AH 1288–1293 (1871–1877). Changes span the gap.
Title Mudur → Mufettis
Locality vidin → plevne
Salary 1,690 to 4,000 kuruş +2,310 (+136.69%)
Title Mufettis → Mudur
Locality plevne → istanbul
Salary 4,000 to 2,000 kuruş -2,000 (-50%)
Title Mudur → Tahrirat Kalemi Musevvitligi
Title Tahrirat Kalemi Musevvitligi → Mufettis
Locality istanbul → kastamonu
Locality kastamonu → izmir

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

Places in this record

AH 1265 (1848–1849)Tahrirat KalemiRuscuk

◆ 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: 3_222;440

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.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1272, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1272 (1855–1856), AH 1289–1293 (1872–1877)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1273–1275 (1856–1859), AH 1277–1287 (1860–1871), AH 1294–1308 (1877–1891), AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1273–1275 (1856–1859), AH 1277–1287 (1860–1871), AH 1294–1308 (1877–1891), AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894) · 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.