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Archive reference: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.18/47

Biographical account

Born in İstanbul, 1850/51 (AH 1267). The father’s recorded occupation was Tüccar. Education included Özel hocalar; Rum, Fransız ve İngiliz okulları. First work is recorded in 1863/64 (AH 1280). Career entries include Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası mülazımı; Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası mümeyyizi. The surviving career entries cover 1863/64 (AH 1280) to 1886/87 (AH 1304).

This account may describe an official already represented in the collection.

Career across the sources

6 career entries across 6 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Places in this career

İstanbul

Open circle: birthplace. Diamond: first work. Dot: service.

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Chronology assembled from the linked personnel accounts
YearAgePostPlaceSalary (kuruş)
13Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası mülazımı
23Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası mümeyyizi
26Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Mühimme müdürü
29Daire-i Hâriciye
30Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye kâtibi
37Şûrâ-yı Devlet âzası

AH years include an approximate Gregorian span. Calculated ages use year-label differences. Some years describe a continuing service spell and its salary rate, including interval years carried by the source editions. These points are not independent annual payment observations. Conflicting posts or amounts remain separate.

Sources and career entries

6 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası mülazımı[1]
Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası mümeyyizi[1]
Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Mühimme müdürü[1]
Daire-i Hâriciye[1]
Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye kâtibi[1]
Şûrâ-yı Devlet âzası[1]

Sources and references

  1. Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876) (Sevilay Kasap, 2011). Pages 210

    Archive references: BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.18/47

About dates, entries and source conventions

Recorded AH years are shown with their approximate Gregorian span. Blank cells indicate a value absent from the account. An undated value is left in its source form. Repeated entries and continuation years are retained; they do not establish uninterrupted tenure. Map points identify recorded places and do not imply a route. Salary amounts are not total earnings.

  • Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876)

    Calendar convention: Resolved AH labels only; Gregorian/Rumi and unresolved dates remain in native evidence..

    Year construction: Source events and specifically source-bounded continuation states; no generic date carry-forward..

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul
Birth province
Dersaadet
Birth year as recorded
1850/51 (AH 1267)
Father’s occupation
Tüccar
Age at first service
13
First work year as recorded
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Nationality or community
Ermeni

Education and languages

School or education as recorded
Özel hocalar; Rum, Fransız ve İngiliz okulları

Honours and legal record

Judicial record as worded
0

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