Individual dossier

Ahmet Rıfat Efendi

Birthplace: edirne Observed AH 1294–1304 (1877–1887)

27_133; 263Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Ahmet Rıfat Efendi was born in Edirne in AH 1274 (1857–1858). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Edirne in AH 1294 (1877–1878), 20 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 11 distinct AH years in AH 1294–1304 (1877–1887); it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Sofya (300 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Ahmet Rıfat Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1305 (1887–1888).

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Life and career

11 recorded AH years · 11 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1274 (1857–1858)
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 20 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 20 AH years
AH 1295 (1878)Birth-year difference: 21 AH years
AH 1296–1297 (1878–1880)Birth-year difference: 22–23 AH years
AH 1298–1304 (1880–1887)Birth-year difference: 24–30 AH years
AH 1305 (1887–1888)

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 1294 (1877–1878)

Muhabere Memuru · sofya · 300 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1294 (1877–1878) in Edirne. The first-salary field is 300 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1294 (1877–1878)Recorded first-work anchorEdirne

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 1305 (1887–1888) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Locality sofya → bursa
Locality bursa → mihalic
Salary 300 to 285 kuruş -15 (-5%)
Locality mihalic → bursa
Salary 285 to 380 kuruş +95 (+33.33%)
Salary 380 to 400 kuruş +20 (+5.26%)

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

Places in this record

AH 1294 (1877–1878)Recorded first-work anchorEdirne

◆ 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: 27_133; 263

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)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1294–1304 (1877–1887)

Legal wording and source descriptions