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Officials first recorded in 1850/51 (AH 1267)

5 officials with the first annual entry for this year, listed by highest salary

In 1850/51 (AH 1267) the collection records 14 officials; for 5 of them it is the first annual entry. The first annual entry is not the year of hiring: the personnel record gives the year of first work in a separate field. For 3 of the 5 that year is earlier. See How to read the records.

The first entries are in 2 places; Istanbul (Dersaadet) has 4 of them. The most frequent job title is Muhasebe Kalemi (2). The median salary in 1850/51 was 100 kuruş a month, over the 5 with a salary that year.

The table lists them by highest monthly salary, the rank the personal pages give under “Recorded with”. Equal salaries share a rank.

Officials first recorded in 1850/51 (AH 1267)
RankOfficialBornBirthplacePlace of the first entryJob title thereSalary in 1850/51 (kuruş)Highest salary (kuruş)Last entry
1Omer Rahmi Efendi1830/31YozgatYozgatMuhasebe Kalemi305,9401884/85
2Halil Fahri Bey1831/32Istanbul (Dersaadet)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Mektubi Kalemi1004,0001884/85
3Haci Mehmet Sezayi Bey1839/40Istanbul (Dersaadet)Istanbul (Dersaadet)DH Kuyud Odasi1002,0001882/83
4Mehmet Emin Efendi1832/33Istanbul (Dersaadet)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Muhabere Memuru1001,8751890/91
5Mustafa Efendi1829/30Istanbul (Dersaadet)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Muhasebe Kalemi301,5001884/85

Other years

Officials by the year of their first annual entry, with how many each year.

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