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Job title

Zabit Katibi

Zabit Katibi is the job title in 45 annual entries of 11 officials, from 1859 to 1895 (AH 1276 to 1312). The median of the 45 recorded monthly salaries is 950 kuruş. The entries name 5 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 6.

Officials
11
Annual entries1859 to 1895, AH 1276 to 1312
45
Year with most officials5 officials
1875/76
Median monthly salaryfrom 45 recorded salaries
950 kuruş
Places with officials
5
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1875/76 (AH 1292) with 5 officials. Years with an annual entry: 26.
0123451863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13105 in 1875/76Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Zabit Katibi
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1859/60 (AH 1276)111
1860/61 (AH 1277)101
1865/66 (AH 1282)111
1866/67 (AH 1283)101
1867/68 (AH 1284)101
1868/69 (AH 1285)111
1869/70 (AH 1286)101
1870/71 (AH 1287)212
1871/72 (AH 1288)424
1872/73 (AH 1289)303
1873/74 (AH 1290)414
1874/75 (AH 1291)404
1875/76 (AH 1292)515
1876/77 (AH 1293)202
1877/78 (AH 1294)101
1878 (AH 1295)101
1882/83 (AH 1300)111
1883/84 (AH 1301)212
1884/85 (AH 1302)202
1885/86 (AH 1303)101
1886/87 (AH 1304)101
1887/88 (AH 1305)101
1891/92 (AH 1309)111
1892/93 (AH 1310)101
1893/94 (AH 1311)101
1894/95 (AH 1312)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 45 recorded monthly salaries is 950 kuruş, the mean 857 kuruş.
05001,0001,5001863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 1310Median 1,300 kuruş in 1875/76Zabit Katibi, median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the lineAbove the scale

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Zabit Katibi
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1859/601600600600600500
1860/611600600600600500
1865/661750750750750650
1866/6711,2001,2001,2001,200600
1867/6811,2001,2001,2001,200600
1868/6911,0001,0001,0001,000600
1869/7011,0001,0001,0001,000600
1870/7121,0001,0001,0001,000600
1871/724975987.5837.51,125550
1872/733950816.67725975550
1873/744725812.55001,037.5500
1874/754725812.55001,037.5535
1875/7651,3001,1859501,425530
1876/7721,837.51,837.51,631.252,043.75575
1877/7812,2502,2502,2502,250560
187812,2502,2502,2502,250600
1882/831300300300300500
1883/842300300300300500
1884/852300300300300500
1885/861300300300300500
1886/871300300300300500
1887/881300300300300500
1891/921200200200200500
1892/931200200200200500
1893/941200200200200500
1894/951200200200200500

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.

Places

Places of Zabit Katibi, the place with most officials first
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
Istanbul (Dersaadet)Istanbul (Dersaadet) province6221859 to 1878
NevşehirKonya province161870 to 1876
BeyoğluIstanbul (Dersaadet) province151871 to 1876
KastamonuKastamonu province151883 to 1888
ÜsküdarIstanbul (Dersaadet) province141891 to 1895

Ottoman officials recorded

11 officials, the one with most annual entries first.

Officials of Zabit Katibi
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesKuruş a monthBirthplace
ibrahim Hakki Bey1871 to 18788500 to 2,250Ürgüp
Kostaki Vayaki Efendi1870 to 187661,000 to 1,300Nevşehir
Abdullah Nafiz Bey1871 to 18765950Alanya (Alaiye)
Hafiz İbrahim Rüştü Efendi1883 to 18885300Kastamonu
Hafiz Mehmet Bahaettin Efendi1891 to 18954200Konya
Mehmet Methi Efendi (1868 to 187241,000 to 1,500Kastamonu
Emrullah Efendi1873 to 18763500Biga
Mehmet Bey1865 to 18683750 to 1,200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Memduh Bey1882 to 18853300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Edip Efendi1859 to 18612600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Emin Bey1875 to 187721,425Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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

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