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Şerif Ali Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

The life of Şerif Ali Efendi began in Pristina (Priştine) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). At about 16, in 1882/83, Şerif Ali began work in Pristina. The first annual entry, for 1882/83, places Şerif Ali in Pristina, the birthplace, as Defter-i Hakanî Kalemi stajyeri, where the entries run to 1889/90. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1905 give a second post, in Preševo as Tapu kâtibi. For 1905 to 1907 the lists have no entry. Şerif Ali then moved to Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) from 1907 to 1910. Alongside, the lists for 1909/10 give a second post, in Tetovo as Tapu kâtibi. In place of a title the lists give Azil (dismissal) for 1904/05.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 600 kuruş a month in 1907/08, in Novi Pazar, when 61 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1909/10.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 4 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1889/901907/081909/101234PristinaPreševoNovi PazarTetovo
  1. Pristina (Priştine)

    Born 1867/68 (AH 1284); First work 1882/83 (AH 1300); 1882 to 1890 (AH 1300 to 1307)

    Defter-i Hakanî Kalemi stajyeri

    entries in 8 years

  2. Preševo (Preşova)

    1889 to 1905 (AH 1307 to 1322)

    Tapu kâtibi 1889 to 1905 (AH 1307 to 1322); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1904/05 (AH 1322)

    entries in 16 years

  3. Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)

    1907 to 1910 (AH 1325 to 1327)

    No annual entry for 1905 to 1907 (AH 1323 to 1324) before it.

    Tapu kâtibi

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Tetovo (Kalkandelen)

    1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Tapu kâtibi

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326600 kuruşDefter-i Hakanî Kalemi stajyeriTapu kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Şerif Ali Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1907/0860046050061%
1908/0960040060061%
1909/1060060090049%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Şerif Ali Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1882/83AH 1300First workPristina (Priştine)
1882 to 1890AH 1300 to 1307Defter-i Hakanî Kalemi stajyeri
9 entries
YearSalary
1882/83
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1885/86
1886/87
1887/88
1888/89
1889/90
Pristina (Priştine)
1889 to 1905AH 1307 to 1322Tapu kâtibi
18 entries
YearSalary
1889/90
1889/90
1890/91
1891/92
1892/93
1893/94
1894/95
1895/96
1896/97
1897/98
1898/99
1899/1900
1900/01
1901/02
1902/03
1903/04
1904/05
1904/05
Preševo (Preşova)
1904/05AH 1322Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1905 to 1907 (AH 1323 to 1324)
1907 to 1910AH 1325 to 1327Tapu kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1907/08600
1908/09600
1909/10600
Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)600
1909/10AH 1327Tapu kâtibiTetovo (Kalkandelen)500

Record

Personal

Born
1867/68 (AH 1284)

First work

Year
1882/83 (AH 1300)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 9 officials with entries in Preševo (Preşova) in the same years, 7 have a recorded salary; Şerif Ali Efendi had the highest salary of them.

All 16 officials with entries in Preševo (Preşova)

Same birthplace

Of the 91 officials born in Pristina (Priştine), 84 have a recorded salary; Şerif Ali Efendi had the 19th highest salary of them.

The page of Pristina (Priştine), with the 91 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 237 officials whose first annual entry is for 1882/83 (AH 1300), 208 have a recorded salary; Şerif Ali Efendi had the 70th highest salary of them.

All 237 officials whose first annual entry is for 1882/83 (AH 1300)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Şerif Ali Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1882/83AH 1300Defter-i Hakanî Kalemi stajyeriPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1883/84AH 1301Defter-i Hakanî Kalemi stajyeriPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1884/85AH 1302Defter-i Hakanî Kalemi stajyeriPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1885/86AH 1303Defter-i Hakanî Kalemi stajyeriPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1885/86AH 1303Tapu kâtibiPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1886/87AH 1304Tapu kâtibiPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1887/88AH 1305Tapu kâtibiPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1888/89AH 1306Tapu kâtibiPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1889/90AH 1307Tapu kâtibiPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1889/90AH 1307Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1889/90AH 1307Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1890/91AH 1308Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1891/92AH 1309Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1892/93AH 1310Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1893/94AH 1311Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1894/95AH 1312Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1895/96AH 1313Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1896/97AH 1314Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1897/98AH 1315Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1898/99AH 1316Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1899/1900AH 1317Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1900/01AH 1318Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1901/02AH 1319Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1902/03AH 1320Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1903/04AH 1321Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1904/05AH 1322Tapu kâtibiPreševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1904/05AH 1322Tapu kâtibi (İnfisal)Preševo (Preşova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1904/05AH 1322AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1907/08AH 1325Tapu kâtibiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1908/09AH 1326Tapu kâtibiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1909/10AH 1327Tapu kâtibiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
1909/10AH 1327Tapu kâtibiTetovo (Kalkandelen)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 191-248
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Şerif Ali Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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