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PASKO VASA EFENDİ

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. 1849/50 (AH 1266)Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Bâbıâli · 0 kuruş

    2. Tercüme Odası memuru

      Bâbıâli · Calculated age 25

      [2]

  2. 1850/51 (AH 1267)Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi) · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 500 kuruş

    1. Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26

      Recorded service ending

      [3]

    2. Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı

      · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      [3]

    3. Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı

      · Calculated age 26

      [2]

  3. 1851/52 (AH 1268)Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı

      · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  4. 1852/53 (AH 1269)Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı

      · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  5. 1853/54 (AH 1270)Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı

      · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  6. 1854/55 (AH 1271)Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı

      · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  7. 1855/56 (AH 1272)Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı

      · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  8. 1856/57 (AH 1273)İşkodra Hükümet tercümanı · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · 1,000 kuruş

    1. İşkodra Hükümet tercümanı

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      [3]

  9. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Meclis-i Askerî azası · 2 career entriesKaradag · 1,500 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i Askerî azası

      Karadag · Calculated age 36 · 1,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [3]

    2. Meclis-i Askeri âzası

      · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Military service

      [2]

  10. 1861/62 (AH 1278)Cevdet Paşa maiyetinde tercüman ve Fransızca kâtibi · 3 career entriesArnavutluk · Hersek · 1,500 kuruş

    1. Cevdet Paşa maiyetinde tercüman ve Fransızca kâtibi

      Arnavutluk · Calculated age 37 · 1,500 kuruş

      [3]

    3. Fırka-i Askeriye tercümanı

      Hersek · Calculated age 37

      Broader service field: Military service

      [2]

  11. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Bosna ve Hersek fevkalade teftiş memuriyeti kâtibi ve tercümanı · 3 career entriesBosna ve Hersek · Bosna; Hersek · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Bosna ve Hersek fevkalade teftiş memuriyeti kâtibi ve tercümanı

      Bosna ve Hersek · Calculated age 39 · 3,000 kuruş

      [3]

  12. 1865/66 (AH 1282)İşkodra Eyaleti tercümanı · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · 2,000 kuruş

    1. İşkodra Eyaleti tercümanı

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 41 · 2,000 kuruş

      [3]

  13. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Halep Vilayeti Politika Müdürü muavini · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 5,000 kuruş
  14. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Halep Vilayeti Politika Müdürü · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 7,500 kuruş

    1. Halep Vilayeti Politika Müdürü

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 43 · 7,500 kuruş

      [3]

  15. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Halep Vilayeti Politika Müdürü · 3 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 4,000; 7,500 kuruş

    1. Halep Vilayeti Politika Müdürü

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 44 · 7,500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

    2. Divan-ı Ahkâm-ı Adliye mümeyyizi

      · Calculated age 44 · 4,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [3]

    3. Divan-ı Ahkâm-ı Adliye mümeyyizi

      · Calculated age 44

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [2]

  16. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Divan-ı Ahkâm-ı Adliye mümeyyizi · 3 career entries · 4,000; 7,500 kuruş

    1. Divan-ı Ahkâm-ı Adliye mümeyyizi

      · Calculated age 45 · 4,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Judicial

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

    2. Ahkâm-ı Adliye Mahkeme-i Nizamiyesi azası

      · Calculated age 45 · 7,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [3]

    3. Ahkâm-ı Adliye Nizamiye Mahkemesi âzası

      · Calculated age 45

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [2]

  17. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Divan-ı İstinaf Cinayet Dairesi azası · 4 career entriesHersek · Bulgaristan · 4,000; 10,000; 12,500 kuruş

    1. Divan-ı İstinaf Cinayet Dairesi azası

      · Calculated age 51 · 4,000 kuruş

      [3]

    2. Hersek Islahat Komisyonu reisi

      Hersek · Calculated age 51 · 12,500 kuruş

      [3]

    3. Bulgaristan Komisyonu azası

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 51 · 10,000 kuruş

      [3]

  18. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Bulgaristan Komisyonu azası (Nakil) · 3 career entriesBulgaristan · Bitola (Manastır)

    1. Bulgaristan Komisyonu azası (Nakil)

      Bulgaristan · Calculated age 52

      Recorded service ending

      [3]

    2. Manastır Vilayeti vali muavini (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 52

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [3]

    3. Vilayet vali muavini

      Bitola (Manastır) · Calculated age 52

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [2]

  19. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Kosova Vilayeti müsteşarı · 2 career entriesKosova · 12,500 kuruş

    1. Kosova Vilayeti müsteşarı

      · Calculated age 53 · 12,500 kuruş

      [3]

    2. Vilayet müsteşarı

      Kosova · Calculated age 53

      [2]

  20. 1878 (AH 1295)Radob Balkanı komiseri · 5 career entriesRadob Balkanı · Rodop Balkanı · 6,000 kuruş

    1. Radob Balkanı komiseri

      Radob Balkanı · Calculated age 54

      [3]

    2. Şûra-yı Devlet azası

      · Calculated age 54 · 6,000 kuruş

      [3]

    3. Komiser

      Rodop Balkanı · Calculated age 54

      [2]

    4. Şûrâ-yı Devlet âzası

      · Calculated age 54

      [2]

    5. Matbuat Dairesi vekili

      · Calculated age 54

      [2]

  21. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Şûra-yı Devlet azası · 3 career entriesEdirne · 6,000; 10,000 kuruş

    1. Şûra-yı Devlet azası

      · Calculated age 55 · 6,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

    2. Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı

      Edirne · Calculated age 55 · 10,000 kuruş

      [3]

    3. Vilayet müsteşarı

      Edirne · Calculated age 55

      [2]

  22. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarıEdirne · 8,000 kuruş

    1. Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı

      Edirne · Calculated age 56 · 8,000 kuruş

      [3]

  23. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarıEdirne · 8,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı

      Edirne · Calculated age 57 · 8,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  24. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarıEdirne · 8,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı

      Edirne · Calculated age 58 · 8,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

  25. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı · 2 career entriesEdirne · Cebeli lubnan · 8,000; 20,000 kuruş

    1. Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı

      Edirne · Calculated age 59 · 8,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [3]

    2. Cebel-i Lübnan mutasarrıfı

      Cebeli lubnan · Calculated age 59 · 20,000 kuruş

      [3]

  26. 1891/92 (AH 1309)VefatDeath recorded

    1. Vefat

      · Calculated age 68

      [3] [2] · 2 linked entries

  27. Undated entriesManastır Vilayeti vali muavinliği · 11 career entriesBitola (Manastır) · Edirne · Cebeli lubnan · Shkodër (İşkodra) · Çetine · Hersek · Bosna ve Hersek · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 0; 1,500; 2,000; 3,000 kuruş

    9. Ahkâm-ı Adliye Mahkeme-i Nizamiyesi azası (İnfisal)

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [3]

Recorded pay

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

010,00020,0001849/50AH 12661882/83AH 13001849/50 (AH 1266) · Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 0 kuruş1850/51 (AH 1267) · Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · age 26 · 500 kuruş1851/52 (AH 1268) · Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1852/53 (AH 1269) · Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1853/54 (AH 1270) · Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1854/55 (AH 1271) · Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1855/56 (AH 1272) · Sıhhiye Dairesi tercümanı · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1856/57 (AH 1273) · İşkodra Hükümet tercümanı · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş1860/61 (AH 1277) · Meclis-i Askerî azası · Karadag · age 36 · 1,500 kuruş1861/62 (AH 1278) · Cevdet Paşa maiyetinde tercüman ve Fransızca kâtibi · Arnavutluk · age 37 · 1,500 kuruş1863/64 (AH 1280) · Bosna ve Hersek fevkalade teftiş memuriyeti kâtibi ve tercümanı · Bosna ve Hersek · age 39 · 3,000 kuruş1865/66 (AH 1282) · İşkodra Eyaleti tercümanı · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 41 · 2,000 kuruş1866/67 (AH 1283) · Halep Vilayeti Politika Müdürü muavini · Aleppo (Halep) · age 42 · 5,000 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · Halep Vilayeti Politika Müdürü · Aleppo (Halep) · age 43 · 7,500 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Halep Vilayeti Politika Müdürü · Aleppo (Halep) · age 44 · 7,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Divan-ı Ahkâm-ı Adliye mümeyyizi · age 44 · 4,000 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Divan-ı Ahkâm-ı Adliye mümeyyizi · age 45 · 4,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Ahkâm-ı Adliye Mahkeme-i Nizamiyesi azası · age 45 · 7,500 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Divan-ı İstinaf Cinayet Dairesi azası · age 51 · 4,000 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Hersek Islahat Komisyonu reisi · Hersek · age 51 · 12,500 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Bulgaristan Komisyonu azası · Bulgaristan · age 51 · 10,000 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Kosova Vilayeti müsteşarı · age 53 · 12,500 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Şûra-yı Devlet azası · age 54 · 6,000 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Şûra-yı Devlet azası · age 55 · 6,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı · Edirne · age 55 · 10,000 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı · Edirne · age 56 · 8,000 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı · Edirne · age 57 · 8,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı · Edirne · age 58 · 8,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Edirne Vilayeti müsteşarı · Edirne · age 59 · 8,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Cebel-i Lübnan mutasarrıfı · Cebeli lubnan · age 59 · 20,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İşkodra [source]
Birth year
1825/26 (AH 1241) [source]
Nationality or community
gayrimüslim [source]Arnavut [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 01/119, s. 236 [3]DH. SAİDd., 1/236 [1]BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.1/236 [2]

Education and languages

Arabic
az da olsa konuşabilir [source]biraz tekellüm [source]biraz konuşur [source]
Bulgarian
konuşabilir [source]Tekellüm [source]konuşur [source]
English
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [2] [3]
French
okuyup yazabilir [source]Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [source]
Italian
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [2] [3]
Rum (as recorded)
okuyup yazabilir [source]Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [source]
Turkish
okuyup yazabilir [source]Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehadetnameleri kayıp [3]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Coğrafya, tarih, hesap, servet, hikmet ve hukuk tahsili [source]
Education
Venedik ve Roma Mektebleri [source]Venedik ve Roma mektepleri [source]Venedik ve Roma eğitimi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
25 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Bâbıâli [source]İstanbul [source]
First-salary field
0 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
1849/50 (AH 1266) [source]
Apprenticeship
1 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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]

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine Göre Osmanlı Bürokrasisinde Görev Yapan İşkodralı Devlet Memurları

    Atabay, Ahmet Murat · 2023 · Pages 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20

  2. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876)

    Sevilay Kasap · 2011 · Pages 216, 217

  3. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları

    AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 286, 287, 288

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