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Esad 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. 1858/59 (AH 1275)Telgrafhane mülazımıHarput

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1859/60 (AH 1276)Telgrafhane mülazımıHarputContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Telgrafhane mülazımı · 2 career entriesHarput · 200 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Harput · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane çavuşu

      Harput · Calculated age 27 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  4. 1861/62 (AH 1278)Telgrafhane çavuşuHarput · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane çavuşu

      Harput · Calculated age 28 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Telgrafhane çavuşuHarput · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane çavuşu

      Harput · Calculated age 29 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Telgrafhane çavuşuHarput · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane çavuşu

      Harput · Calculated age 30 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Telgrafhane çavuşu (İstifa) · 2 career entriesHarput · Siverek · 250 kuruş

    2. Telgrafhane muvassılı

      Siverek · Calculated age 31 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  8. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Telgrafhane muvassılıSiverek · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane muvassılı

      Siverek · Calculated age 32 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Telgrafhane muvassılı · 3 career entriesSiverek · Birecik · 250; 400 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muvassılı

      Siverek · Calculated age 33 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Birecik · Calculated age 33 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  10. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesBirecik · 400; 480 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Birecik · Calculated age 34 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf memuru; unvan eksik

      · Calculated age 34 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  11. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Telgraf memuru; unvan eksik · 2 career entriesAyntab · 400; 480 kuruş

    1. Telgraf memuru; unvan eksik

      · Calculated age 35 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Ayntab · Calculated age 35 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  12. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruAyntab · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · 400 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Ayntab · Calculated age 36 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 36 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  13. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruKahramanmaraş (Maraş) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 37 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesKahramanmaraş (Maraş) · 400 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 38 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru (Azil)

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  15. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Telgrafhane başmemuru · 2 career entriesMünûgan · Burdur · 400 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Münûgan · Calculated age 39 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 39 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  16. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Telgrafhane memuru · 3 career entriesBurdur · Ankara · 380; 400 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 40 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane memuru (İstifa)

      Burdur · Calculated age 40

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Ankara · Calculated age 40 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  17. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruAnkara · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Ankara · Calculated age 41 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Telgrafhane muhabere memuru (İnfisal) · 3 career entriesAnkara · Beirut (Beyrut) · 570 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Ankara · Calculated age 42

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Beirut (Beyrut) · Calculated age 42 · 570 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru (Azil)

      Beirut (Beyrut) · Calculated age 42

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  19. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Telgrafhane başmemuruKeyli · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Keyli · Calculated age 43 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  20. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Telgrafhane başmemuruKeyli · Idlib (İdlib) · Aleppo (Halep) · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Keyli · Calculated age 44 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Idlib (İdlib) · Calculated age 44 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 44 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  21. 1878 (AH 1295)Telgrafhane başmemuruAleppo (Halep) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 45 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Telgrafhane başmemuruAleppo (Halep) · Kilis · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 46 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Kilis · Calculated age 46 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  23. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Telgrafhane başmemuruKilis · 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Kilis · Calculated age 47 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Kilis · Calculated age 47 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  24. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Telgrafhane başmemuruKilis · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Kilis · Calculated age 48 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Telgrafhane başmemuruKilis · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Kilis · Calculated age 49 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 49 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  26. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Telgrafhane başmemuruKahramanmaraş (Maraş) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 50 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Telgrafhane başmemuruKahramanmaraş (Maraş) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 51 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Telgrafhane başmemuruKahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Antakya · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 52 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Antakya · Calculated age 52 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  29. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Telgrafhane başmemuruAntakya · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Antakya · Calculated age 53 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Telgrafhane başmemuruAntakya · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Antakya · Calculated age 54 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Telgrafhane başmemuruAntakya · Silifke · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Antakya · Calculated age 55 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane başmemuru

      Silifke · Calculated age 55 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  32. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Telgrafhane başmemuru (İstifa)Adana
  33. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Telgraf ve posta müdürüMasrata · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta müdürü

      Masrata · Calculated age 58 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  34. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Telgraf ve posta müdürü · 2 career entriesMasrata · Yarpuz · 600; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta müdürü

      Masrata · Calculated age 59 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Yarpuz · Calculated age 59 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  35. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Telgraf ve posta müdürüOsmaniye · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta müdürü

      Osmaniye · Calculated age 61 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  36. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Telgraf ve posta müdürüOsmaniye · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta müdürü

      Osmaniye · Calculated age 62 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  37. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Telgraf ve posta müdürü · 2 career entriesOsmaniye · 300; 600 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta müdürü

      Osmaniye · Calculated age 63 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta müdürü (Tekaüt)

      Osmaniye · Calculated age 63 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  38. Undated entriesTelgraf ve posta müdürüKarataş · 600 kuruş

Recorded pay

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

05001,0001860/61AH 12771895/96AH 13131860/61 (AH 1277) · Telgrafhane çavuşu · Harput · age 27 · 200 kuruş1861/62 (AH 1278) · Telgrafhane çavuşu · Harput · age 28 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1862/63 (AH 1279) · Telgrafhane çavuşu · Harput · age 29 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1863/64 (AH 1280) · Telgrafhane çavuşu · Harput · age 30 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1864/65 (AH 1281) · Telgrafhane muvassılı · Siverek · age 31 · 250 kuruş1865/66 (AH 1282) · Telgrafhane muvassılı · Siverek · age 32 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Telgrafhane muvassılı · Siverek · age 33 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Birecik · age 33 · 400 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Birecik · age 34 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1867/68 (AH 1284) · Telgraf memuru; unvan eksik · age 34 · 480 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Telgraf memuru; unvan eksik · age 35 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Ayntab · age 35 · 400 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Ayntab · age 36 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · age 36 · 400 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · age 37 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · age 38 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Münûgan · age 39 · 400 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Telgrafhane memuru · Burdur · age 39 · 400 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Telgrafhane memuru · Burdur · age 40 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Ankara · age 40 · 380 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Ankara · age 41 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Beirut (Beyrut) · age 42 · 570 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Keyli · age 43 · 600 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Keyli · age 44 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Idlib (İdlib) · age 44 · 600 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 44 · 600 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 45 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 46 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Kilis · age 46 · 600 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Kilis · age 47 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Kilis · age 47 · 500 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Kilis · age 48 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Kilis · age 49 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · age 49 · 600 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · age 50 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · age 51 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · age 52 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Antakya · age 52 · 600 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Antakya · age 53 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Antakya · age 54 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Antakya · age 55 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Telgrafhane başmemuru · Silifke · age 55 · 600 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Telgraf ve posta müdürü · Masrata · age 58 · 1,000 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Telgraf ve posta müdürü · Masrata · age 59 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Yarpuz · age 59 · 600 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Telgraf ve posta müdürü · Osmaniye · age 61 · 600 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf ve posta müdürü · Osmaniye · age 62 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Telgraf ve posta müdürü · Osmaniye · age 63 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Telgraf ve posta müdürü (Tekaüt) · Osmaniye · age 63 · 300 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth province
Mamuretülaziz [source]
Birth year
1834/35 (AH 1250) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 58-126 [1]

Education and languages

Education
Sıbyan mektebi; özel hoca [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
24 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Harput [source]
First work year
1858/59 (AH 1275) [source]
Apprenticeship
2 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 158, 159, 160

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