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Osman Ağa

Born 1835/36 (AH 1251) · Sivas · Dated entries 1871/72 (AH 1288)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference DH.SAİD.d,nr.00023,s.29

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1871/72 (AH 1288): Tahrir kalemi defterliği, SivasAH 1288
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  • Sivas

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1Sivas
● Birth○ First workB / F · year unresolved● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

Stage 1 of 2 · Sivas

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  1. 1

    1835/36 (AH 1251)

    Sivas

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1871/72 (AH 1288)

    Sivas

    1. Tahrir kalemi defterliği

      Calculated age 37

2 entries without a resolved year

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Pay over time

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Career patterns and pay

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Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. 1871/72 (AH 1288)

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Titles across the recorded years

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  1. 1871/72 (AH 1288)

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan Mektebi [source]

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Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

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Personal details

Birthplace
Sivas [source]
Birth year
1835/36 (AH 1251) [source]
Archive references
DH.SAİD.d,nr.00023,s.29 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
iyi bilir, okuryazar [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
31 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Sivas [source]
First-salary field
200 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları

    NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 362

    559 DH.SAİD.d,nr.00023,s.29; DH.SAİD.d,nr.00023,s.29

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