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Balaban Simon Bey

Born 1847/48 (AH 1264) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Career evidence 1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312)

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1Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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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.

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  1. 1

    1847/48 (AH 1264)

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1893/94 (AH 1311)

    Şehremaneti Hendesehane Kalemi / Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Şehremaneti Hendesehane Kalemi; Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane

    1. Şehremaneti Hendesehane Kalemi

      First work as recorded

      Calculated age 47

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. Şehremaneti Hendesehane Kalemi

      Şehremaneti Hendesehane Kalemi memuru

      2,500 kuruşCalculated age 47

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane

      Emlak-ı Hümayun ressamı

      2,500 kuruşCalculated age 47

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Place not recorded

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Vefat

      Calculated age 48

      Entry & evidence →[1]

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
01,2502,5001893/94AH 13111893/94 (AH 1311) · 2,500 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · 2,500 kuruş

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● 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. Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane1
    1893/94 (AH 1311)
  2. Şehremaneti Hendesehane Kalemi1
    1893/94 (AH 1311)

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. Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane2,500
  2. Şehremaneti Hendesehane Kalemi2,500

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. 1893/94 (AH 1311)
  2. 1893/94 (AH 1311)

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
İstanbul[source]
Birth province
Dersaadet[source]
Birth year
1847/48 (AH 1264)[source]
Father’s occupation
Ebniye sermimarı[source]
Nationality or community
Ermeni[source]
Archive references
152 DH. SAİD d. nr. 66/243 s. 243[1]DH. SAİD d. nr. 66/243 s. 243[1]

Education and languages

Armenian
Kitâbet[source]
French
Kitâbet[source]
Turkish
Tekellüm[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
47[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Şehremaneti Hendesehane Kalemi[source]
First-salary field
2500 kuruş (personal first-salary field)[source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1893/94 (AH 1311)[source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre İstanbul doğumlu Ermeni devlet adamları

    HARUN TUNCA · 2016 · Pages 114

    152 DH. SAİD d. nr. 66/243 s. 243; DH. SAİD d. nr. 66/243 s. 243

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