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Province

Bitola (Manastır) province

Ottoman province (vilayet). 35 places with officials on record. 103 officials born in the province. Spelling in the records: manastir.

Bitola (Manastır) province has 329 officials on record in 35 places, from 1859 to 1912 (AH 1276 to 1330), with 1,391 annual entries. The median of the 1,386 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş. The place with the largest number of officials is Bitola (Manastır), with 144. The fullest year is 1897/98 with 57 officials. 103 officials of the collection were born in the province.

Officials serving
329
Annual entries1859 to 1912, AH 1276 to 1330
1,391
Year with most officials57 officials
1897/98
Median monthly salaryfrom 1,386 recorded salaries
500 kuruş
Officials born here
103
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1897/98 (AH 1315) with 57 officials. Years with an annual entry: 55.
02040601863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 13201911/12AH 133057 in 1897/98Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

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Officials on record each year, Bitola (Manastır) province
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1859/60 (AH 1276)111
1860/61 (AH 1277)212
1861/62 (AH 1278)323
1862/63 (AH 1279)313
1863/64 (AH 1280)111
1864/65 (AH 1281)212
1865/66 (AH 1282)212
1866/67 (AH 1283)212
1867/68 (AH 1284)444
1868/69 (AH 1285)535
1869/70 (AH 1286)757
1870/71 (AH 1287)12812
1871/72 (AH 1288)12212
1872/73 (AH 1289)13213
1873/74 (AH 1290)13213
1874/75 (AH 1291)13213
1875/76 (AH 1292)19719
1876/77 (AH 1293)18418
1877/78 (AH 1294)20520
1878 (AH 1295)21421
1878/79 (AH 1296)25625
1879/80 (AH 1297)291329
1880/81 (AH 1298)31731
1881/82 (AH 1299)33933
1882/83 (AH 1300)31431
1883/84 (AH 1301)341134
1884/85 (AH 1302)34634
1885/86 (AH 1303)461446
1886/87 (AH 1304)43543
1887/88 (AH 1305)37137
1888/89 (AH 1306)37737
1889/90 (AH 1307)34634
1890/91 (AH 1308)34134
1891/92 (AH 1309)42742
1892/93 (AH 1310)39539
1893/94 (AH 1311)43943
1894/95 (AH 1312)431143
1895/96 (AH 1313)431043
1896/97 (AH 1314)501350
1897/98 (AH 1315)571157
1898/99 (AH 1316)48848
1899/1900 (AH 1317)46446
1900/01 (AH 1318)43543
1901/02 (AH 1319)532153
1902/03 (AH 1320)50950
1903/04 (AH 1321)572257
1904/05 (AH 1322)461246
1905/06 (AH 1323)42742
1906/07 (AH 1324)321332
1907/08 (AH 1325)12312
1908/09 (AH 1326)11811
1909/10 (AH 1327)535
1910/11 (AH 1328)404
1911 (AH 1329)313
1911/12 (AH 1330)101

An official is counted once in a year. First recorded is the first year in which the collection has an annual entry of the official on this page. It is not a hiring date.

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 1,386 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş, the mean 527 kuruş.
02004006008001863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 13201911/12AH 1330Median 400 kuruş in 1909/10Bitola (Manastır) province, median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the lineAbove the scale

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Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Bitola (Manastır) province
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1859/6011,0001,0001,0001,000500
1860/612875875812.5937.5500
1861/6231,000783.336751,000600
1862/6331,0007506251,000500
1863/641480480480480500
1864/652615615547.5682.5625
1865/662480480480480650
1866/672488488444532600
1867/6848008506001,050600
1868/694540670460750600
1869/707800628.57500800600
1870/7112400423.33175535600
1871/7212380463.75320715550
1872/7313380530.77360760550
1873/7413600606.15380760500
1874/7513450564.62380760535
1875/7619400521.32380650530
1876/7718400517.22400575575
1877/7820500673400770560
187821500676.67400800600
1878/7925400712.8400800600
1879/8029500559.66380600500
1880/8131500616.61380600500
1881/8233500648.33380600500
1882/8331500582.26380600500
1883/8434550673.44380637.5500
1884/8534550695.59380637.5500
1885/8646500641.74400600500
1886/8743500491.51380600500
1887/8837500481.35380600500
1888/8937500486.89380600500
1889/9034500491.47312.5600500
1890/9134500496.18312.5600500
1891/9242500569.62380600500
1892/9339500522.1300600500
1893/9443500503.88335600500
1894/9543500523.37397.5600500
1895/9643500543.02400600500
1896/9750500454.8357.5540500
1897/9856500489.45391.25540500
1898/9947500479.23385540500
1899/190045500512.76400540500
1900/0142500529.4400540500
1901/0253500462.17380540500
1902/0350500475.58305540500
1903/0457400419.02250540475
1904/0546450459.33250540450
1905/0642400475.45250540475
1906/0732325409.06250500450
1907/0812320345250400300
1908/0911250463.64225400350
1909/105400360300400462.5
1910/114375362.5337.5400500
19113400466.67400500500
1911/121400400400400900

Salaries are nominal monthly amounts in kuruş, as assigned. The thick line is the median of each year and the thin line the mean. A year with fewer than 5 recorded salaries is drawn as an open mark and is not joined to the line.

Jobs each year

60 job titles on record. The most frequent is Muhabere Memuru, held by 206 officials.
Muhabere Memuru2063. Müdür41Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti192. Müdür18Seyyar Memur9Posta Memuru7Başmuhabere Memuru5Başmemur41863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251911/12AH 13301 official35 officials

The 8 titles with most officials. A darker cell means more officials in that year.

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Officials by job title and year, Bitola (Manastır) province
YearMuhabere Memuru3. MüdürMuhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti2. MüdürSeyyar MemurPosta MemuruBaşmuhabere MemuruBaşmemur
1859/601
1860/6111
1861/622
1862/6312
1863/641
1864/652
1865/6611
1866/6711
1867/683
1868/693
1869/7024
1870/71712
1871/72712
1872/73712
1873/74612
1874/75712
1875/761222
1876/771031
1877/781031
187811211
1878/791332
1879/801214111
1880/811312212
1881/821612121
1882/83152222
1883/84162122
1884/851521221
1885/862621131
1886/872531331
1887/882031231
1888/892222221
1889/901922121
1890/9118221121
1891/9221411131
1892/9317611212
1893/94177221221
1894/95161132221
1895/96161113321
1896/9724122331
1897/9828122331
1898/992192331
1899/1900151122341
1900/011511222111
1901/02251222121
1902/03251111211
1903/043592111
1904/0526712
1905/06263121
1906/0722212
1907/0891
1908/097
1909/103
1910/112
19111
1911/121

Jobs and their officials, all years

The 24 titles with most officials, of 60. Over all years an official is counted once under each title. A title with a page of its own is a link.

  1. Muhabere Memuru 206
  2. 3. Müdür 41
  3. Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti 19
  4. 2. Müdür 18
  5. Seyyar Memur 9
  6. Posta Memuru 7
  7. Başmuhabere Memuru 5
  8. Başmemur 4
  9. Defter-i Hakani Kalemi 4
  10. Merkez Memuru 4
  11. Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru 4
  12. 1. Müdür 3
  13. Muvassil 3
  14. Tahrirat Kalemi 3
  15. 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri 2
  16. Aşar Memuru 2
  17. Asar Nezareti 2
  18. Belediye Kitabeti 2
  19. Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini 2
  20. DH Baskitabeti 2
  21. İttihat Posta Memuru 2
  22. Mandapost Memuru 2
  23. Müfettiş Muavini 2
  24. Nahiye Muduru 2

Places with officials on record

All years
35 places with officials on record, 35 of them with a position on the map. A larger dot means more officials.
Seat of a province (vilayet) Seat of a sancak District (kaza) Other place
Bitola (Manastır)Elassona (Alasonya)Korçë (Görice)Servia (Serfiçe)Elbasan (İlbasan)Neapoli (Nasliç)Kozani (Kozana)Ohrid (Ohri)144 officials1 official

The 10 places with most officials, of 35, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Bitola (Manastır)144
Elassona (Alasonya)32
Korçë (Görice)32
Servia (Serfiçe)32
Elbasan (İlbasan)26
Neapoli (Nasliç)23
Kozani (Kozana)21
Ohrid (Ohri)16
Kastoria (Kesriye)15
Prilep (Pirlepe)12

Birthplaces and places of service

A line links a birthplace and a place of service. A thicker line means more officials, and the arrow head points from the birthplace to the place of service. Places far away are drawn in a small map in a corner.

On both maps the lines meet at Bitola (Manastır), the place recorded as the seat of the province.

All years

Seat of a province (vilayet) Seat of a sancak District (kaza) Other place Office or region

Where the officials serving here were born
Bitola (Manastır) provinceIstanbul (Dersaadet)Bitola (Manastır)Ioannina (Yanya)Neapoli (Nasliç)EdirneArhaviBaghdad (Bağdat)KafkasyaFurther placesBurukselFurther places70 officials1 official

The picture shows the 66 birthplaces with most officials, of 127. Not drawn, with the number of officials. No position recorded: Bilaga (1), Cerkezistan (1) and Ekin (1).

The 10 birthplaces with most officials, of 127, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Istanbul (Dersaadet)70
Thessaloniki (Selanik)21
Bitola (Manastır)18
Ioannina (Yanya)8
Neapoli (Nasliç)7
Edirne6
Gelibolu6
Plovdiv (Filibe)6
Ankara5
Serres (Siroz)5
Where the officials born here were serving
Bitola (Manastır) provinceThessaloniki (Selanik)Ioannina (Yanya)Istanbul (Dersaadet)EdirnePristina (Priştine)Jeddah (Cidde)Mecca (Mekke)Al-Faw (Fav)Further places18 officials1 official

The picture shows the 69 places of service with most officials, of 190.

The 10 places of service with most officials, of 190, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Thessaloniki (Selanik)18
Bitola (Manastır)16
Ioannina (Yanya)15
Istanbul (Dersaadet)10
Edirne8
Korçë (Görice)8
Gjirokastër (Ergiri)6
Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)6
Neapoli (Nasliç)6
Pristina (Priştine)6

Places

Places of Bitola (Manastır) province, the place with most officials first
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
Bitola (Manastır)Bitola (Manastır) province1444681859 to 1912
Korçë (Görice)Bitola (Manastır) province321071869 to 1911
Elassona (Alasonya)Bitola (Manastır) province32891878 to 1909
Servia (Serfiçe)Bitola (Manastır) province32701879 to 1911
Elbasan (İlbasan)Bitola (Manastır) province26951860 to 1909
Neapoli (Nasliç)Bitola (Manastır) province23451876 to 1909
Kozani (Kozana)Bitola (Manastır) province21751876 to 1911
Ohrid (Ohri)Bitola (Manastır) province16541869 to 1906
Kastoria (Kesriye)Bitola (Manastır) province15331861 to 1908
Prilep (Pirlepe)Bitola (Manastır) province12531869 to 1904
Debar (Debre)Bitola (Manastır) province9581870 to 1907
KayalarBitola (Manastır) province9221880 to 1905
Ersekë (Kolonya)Bitola (Manastır) province8221886 to 1906
Debrei balaBitola (Manastır) province7261883 to 1907
Resen (Resne)Bitola (Manastır) province6221884 to 1909
Pogradec (İstarova)Bitola (Manastır) province6151885 to 1907
FlorinaBitola (Manastır) province5231883 to 1909
Grevena (Grebene)Bitola (Manastır) province5161880 to 1905
Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir)Bitola (Manastır) province591882 to 1907
Kičevo (Kırçova)Bitola (Manastır) province571897 to 1907
LivadiBitola (Manastır) province4141879 to 1903
SecisteBitola (Manastır) province3161885 to 1902
Kruševo (Kruşova)Bitola (Manastır) province2211885 to 1905
Struga (Ustruga)Bitola (Manastır) province271896 to 1903
Kayalar (second entry)Bitola (Manastır) province161895 to 1901
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Places of Bitola (Manastır) province, the place with most officials first, continued
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
BerafcaBitola (Manastır) province151881 to 1887
KopruyozBitola (Manastır) province141894 to 1898
Argos Orestiko (Hurpişte)Bitola (Manastır) province121904 to 1906
KarasovaBitola (Manastır) province111902/03
KarayinBitola (Manastır) province111895/96
LaktokaryeBitola (Manastır) province111886/87
NaskatiBitola (Manastır) province111891/92
RakalarBitola (Manastır) province111906/07
SicesteBitola (Manastır) province111893/94
SirinceBitola (Manastır) province111875/76

Ottoman officials recorded here

The 100 officials with most annual entries here, of 329. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.

Officials of Bitola (Manastır) province
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Safvet Efendi1870 to 190431Muhabere Memuru400 to 800Debrei bala
Mehmet Cemal Efendi1879 to 1905263. Müdür500 to 600Çatalca
Mehmet Raif Efendi1875 to 190426Başmuhabere Memuru380 to 600Bitola (Manastır)
Ahmet Besim Efendi1874 to 1898253. Müdür380 to 500Bihcova
Ahmet Niyazi Efendi1867 to 1893252. Müdür600 to 1,500Serres (Siroz)
Muhittin Nuri Efendi1880 to 190222Muhabere Memuru400 to 540Bitola (Manastır)
Abdulkerim Efendi1878 to 190620Defter-i Hakani Kalemi150 to 900Katrom
Mustafa Sıtkı Efendi1875 to 189420Başmuhabere Memuru500 to 800Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Süleyman Efendi1873 to 189220Tatar480 to 600Çemişgezek
Aristidi Efendi1870 to 189219Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti380 to 600Gelibolu
Kadri Efendi1885 to 1903183. Müdür380 to 600Grevena (Grebene)
Salih Efendi1869 to 188617Defter-i Hakani Kalemi200 to 760Korçë (Görice)
Mehmed Seyfi Efendi1881 to 1904163. Müdür500 to 600Pljevlja (Taşlıca)
Hafız Hasan Efendi1875 to 189315Muhabere Memuru285 to 600Prilep (Pirlepe)
Mustafa Nuri Efendi1880 to 189515Muhabere Memuru380 to 500Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Mehmet Niyazi Efendi1885 to 190014Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru380 to 1,000Trikala (Tırhala)
Rauf Efendi1888 to 190314Muhabere Memuru350 to 500Neapoli (Nasliç)
Sabri Efendi1893 to 190714Muhabere Memuru395 to 540Debar (Debre)
Mehmet Arif Efendi1883 to 189613Memur600Boyabat
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1893 to 190613DH Baskitabeti450İzmit
Ali Bey1870 to 189312Muhabere Memuru100 to 700Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim Edhem Efendi1873 to 1896122. Müdür300 to 1,200Bitola (Manastır)
Mehmet Yunus Efendi1891 to 1903123. Müdür540 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Alberto Efendi1884 to 189511Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti285Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Ali Rıza Efendi1888 to 190011Posta Memuru285 to 350Kastamonu
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Officials of Bitola (Manastır) province, continued
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Hasan Tahsin Efendi1868 to 1878112. Müdür480 to 800Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1883 to 189411Muvassil150Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Mehmet Sait Efendi1883 to 190511Muhabere Memuru285 to 395Bosna
Mehmet Tahir Efendi1881 to 1892112. Müdür800 to 1,200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Efendi1893 to 190411Muhabere Memuru285 to 540Sille
Mustafa Ragıp Efendi1883 to 189811Muhabere Memuru300 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Recep Lütfi Efendi1895 to 190611Muhabere Memuru300 to 500Bitola (Manastır)
Rüşdü Efendi1870 to 188011Muhabere Memuru95 to 400Crete (Girit)
Salih Hakkı Bey1883 to 1898113. Müdür350 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Abdülkerim Efendi1885 to 190010Muhabere Memuru285 to 540Shkodër (İşkodra)
Ali Rıza Efendi1893 to 1903102. Müdür720 to 800Gelibolu
HASAN TAHSİN EFENDİ1894 to 190410Muhabere Memuru630 to 700Serres (Siroz)
Hüseyin Remzi Efendi1878 to 190610Mektubi Kalemi285 to 500Niš (Niş)
Mehmet Resmi Efendi1880 to 190110Seyyar Memur320 to 750Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)
Mehmet Sukru Efendi1887 to 1897103. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Sabri Efendi1898 to 190810Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Bosna
Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1885 to 18949Muhabere Memuru285 to 380Nigbolu
Eşref Efendi1892 to 19019Posta Memuru142 to 400Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Mehmet Hakkı Efendi1879 to 188893. Müdür600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Kâşif Efendi1892 to 190083. Müdür540 to 600Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
Ahmet Mithat Efendi1894 to 19028Muhabere Memuru300Konitsa (Koniçe)
Ali Muhtar Efendi1881 to 18898Muhabere Memuru600Beyşehir
Ali Riza Efendi1868 to 18838Muhabere Memuru380 to 400Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Mustafa Efendi1896 to 19078Muhabere Memuru250 to 350Lyaskovets (Leskofça)
Zeynelabidin Efendi1886 to 18948Muhabere Memuru30 to 500Bitola (Manastır)
Ali Rıza Efendi1883 to 18927Belediye Kitabeti280 to 380Sliven (İslimiye)
Hasan Tahsin Efendi1898 to 19067Muhabere Memuru200 to 280Kurucaviran
Kamil Efendi1895 to 19027Muhabere Memuru500Elbasan (İlbasan)
Mehmet Arif Efendi1897 to 190573. Müdür500 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Cevdet Efendi1895 to 190273. Müdür500Neapoli (Nasliç)
Mehmet Nusret Efendi1879 to 190772. Müdür600 to 750Travnik
Suleyman Zeki Efendi1897 to 19067Defter-i Hakani Kalemi684Skopje (Üsküp)
Ahmet Macit Efendi1900 to 19066Mandapost Memuru800Beykoz
Ali Niyazi Efendi1896 to 19026Muhabere Memuru250 to 540Bitola (Manastır)
İsmail Hakki Efendi1870 to 18766Arazi Kalemi1,000Balıkesir
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1901 to 19076Muhabere Memuru250 to 300Istib
Mehmet Şevket Efendi1895 to 190162. Müdür720 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Arif Efendi1888 to 18946Muhabere Memuru500Niš (Niş)
Mustafa Şevket Efendi1895 to 19016Seyyar Memur675 to 750Serres (Siroz)
Ömer Hilmi Efendi1880 to 18866Müfettiş1,750 to 2,000Ekin
Ömer Lütfü Efendi1896 to 19026Nahiye Muduru540Tokat
Selim Sabit Efendi1885 to 18916Muhabere Memuru285Ohrid (Ohri)
Yusuf Agâh Bey1877 to 18826Başmüdür2,000 to 3,000Serres (Siroz)
Agop Efendi Veled-İ Artin1877 to 18815Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti600 to 800Ankara
Ahmed Hilmi Efendi1894 to 189953. Müdür500Pljevlja (Taşlıca)
Ahmet Nuri Bey1881 to 18865Kaymakam1,250 to 1,750Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Riza Efendi1903 to 19085Muhabere Memuru400Neapoli (Nasliç)
Berdos [Bedros] Efendi1874 to 18795Muhabere Memuru250 to 400Amasya
Hafız Ali Efendi1878 to 18835Muhabere Memuru380 to 500Nevşehir
Hasan Rasim Efendi1885 to 18925Muhabere Memuru380 to 600Edessa (Vodina)
İskender Sabri Efendi1896 to 19015Muhabere Memuru200Gjirokastër (Ergiri)
İsmail Efendi1892 to 18975Muhabere Memuru300 to 395Prizren
Mehmet Agah Efendi1884 to 18895Muhabere Memuru300 to 380Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Akif Efendi1896 to 19015Muhabere Memuru400Leskovik
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1903 to 19085Muhabere Memuru200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Sadık Efendi1901 to 190653. Müdür540Krujë (Akçahisar)
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi1906 to 19115Muvassil150 to 350Elassona (Alasonya)
Mehmet Zeki Efendi1904 to 19095Tatar700Kemaliye (Eğin)
Muharrem Bey1877 to 18815Zabit Memuru250Korçë (Görice)
Abdülkerim Efendi1894 to 18984Seyyar Memur540 to 600Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Abdullah Efendi1891 to 18954Muhabere Memuru284 to 300Rhodes (Rodos)
Abdullah Hilmi Efendi1871 to 18754Muhabere Memuru380 to 400Bitola (Manastır)
Adolf Koper Efendi1859 to 186342. Müdür1,000Buruksel
Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1884 to 18884Sandık Emaneti450Tokat
Ahmet Seyfi Efendi1901 to 19054Muhabere Memuru250Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Rıza Efendi1882 to 189443. Müdür200 to 500Bitola (Manastır)
Dimitri Servet Efendi1895 to 18994Muhabere Memuru380Konya
Haci İbrahim Ethem Efendi1896 to 190043. Sınıf Polis Komiseri400Shumen (Şumnu)
Hasan Aşir Efendi1894 to 189843. Müdür540 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hüsameddin Aziz Efendi1901 to 19054Muhabere Memuru320Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim Ethem Efendi1903 to 19074Muhabere Memuru250 to 300Gerede
İBRAHİM HAKKI EFENDİ1904 to 19084Muhabere Memuru250 to 350Ohrid (Ohri)
İhsan Niyazi Efendi1905 to 19094Muhabere Memuru250Leskovik
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1908 to 19114Muvakkat Memuru300 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Kamil Hakki Efendi1903 to 190742. Sınıf Polis Komiseri750Damascus (Şam)

Years here run from the first to the last annual entry here. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.

The other officials are listed on the pages of the places above. All of them are in the data file of this page.

How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.

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