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Ahmed Muhtar Bey

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Biographical account

Born in İstanbul, 1881/82 (AH 1299). The father’s recorded occupation was Umur-ı Şehbenderî müdür muavini. Education included İbtidai; Soğukçeşme Askerî Rüşdiyesi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye idadi sınıfı. First work is recorded in 1901/02 (AH 1319). Career entries include Hariciye Nezareti Umur-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi mülazımı; Narde Şehbenderhanesi kançılar vekili. The surviving career entries cover 1901/02 (AH 1319) to 1902/03 (AH 1320).

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

Career across the sources

5 career entries across 2 recorded AH years. Read the sources and original accounts.

Salary amounts

Amounts in kuruş. Separate points can represent different posts within one year.

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)
20Hariciye Nezareti Umur-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi mülazımı
21Narde Şehbenderhanesi kançılar vekiliNarde750
21Narde Şehbenderhanesi kançıl arıNarde750
Umur-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi halifesi
Başşehbender vekili ve kançılarCenevre

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

5 career entries in 1 source account.

Career entries, in recorded-year order
Recorded dateTitle and categoryPlaceRecorded paySource
Hariciye Nezareti Umur-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi mülazımı[1]
Narde Şehbenderhanesi kançılar vekiliNarde750[1]
Narde Şehbenderhanesi kançıl arıNarde750[1]
Umur-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi halifesi[1]
Başşehbender vekili ve kançılarCenevre[1]

Sources and references

  1. II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909) (BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN, 2024). Pages 169, 170
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.

  • II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)

    Calendar convention: AH convention; native event ambiguities withheld; remaining inherited interval assertions flagged.

    Year construction: source_bounded_intervals_or_one_missing_year_equal_post_place_known_pay.

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul
Birth province
Dersaadet
Birth year as recorded
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Father’s occupation
Umur-ı Şehbenderî müdür muavini
Age at first service
20
First work year as recorded
1901/02 (AH 1319)

Education and languages

French
Kitâbet
Rum
Kitâbet
Turkish
Kitâbet
Qualification
1
School or education as recorded
İbtidai; Soğukçeşme Askerî Rüşdiyesi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye idadi sınıfı

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