Ali Örfi Efendi
Born 1866/67 (AH 1283) · Drama · Career evidence 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307)
Archival reference 141 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 34-135.
A short account from recorded fields
Ali Örfi Efendi was born in Drama in 1866/67 (AH 1283). First work is recorded in Drama in 1885/86 (AH 1303). An early career entry records Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımı in Drama (1885/86 (AH 1303)). Later entries include Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı in Drama (1888/89 (AH 1306)); Muhasebe kalemi mesalih-i cariye katibi in Drama (1889/90 (AH 1307)).
- Career years represented
- 41885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307)
- Recorded place labels
- 1Locality and province wording retained
- Personnel entries
- 8Linked to their documentary sources
Life and career
Follow 4 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.
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How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Drama
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 20
Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 20
3 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Drama / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Kept as text: Location not recorded
Tahrir ve vergi kalemi katibi
100 kuruşCalculated age 21
Tahrir ve vergi kalemi katibi (Azil)
Calculated age 21
Recorded service ending
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 21
4 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 2 recorded years
Drama
AH entries: 1306, 1307. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tarik katibi
350 kuruşCalculated age 23
Tarik katibi (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 23
Recorded service ending
Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 23
Muhasebe kalemi mesalih-i cariye katibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 24
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; they are year labels, not exact date conversions. Ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Drama100 to 350
Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Personal record
Personal details
Education and languages
- Qualification
- Formal qualification recorded[source]rüşdiye şahadetnamesi[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
- Education
- Sıbyan mektebi; Drama rüşdiyesi[source]
- Education level equivalent
- 7[source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dramalı devlet adamları
HÜSEYİN ZEYNO · 2026 · Pages 58, 59
141 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 34-135.
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The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.