Receb Rüşdü Efendi
Born 1834/35 (AH 1250) · Tetovo (Kalkandelen) · Dated entries 1855 to 1894 (AH 1272 to 1311)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival references MA. USAD. No: 121; MA.USAD. No:121
The career, year by year
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The life
Receb Rüşdü Efendi was born in Tetovo (Kalkandelen) in 1834/35 (AH 1250), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included Kalkandelen Tekye Mahallesi ibtidai mektebi; İstanbul Fatih Camii dersleri. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [source]
Dated career entries span 1855/56 (AH 1272) to 1893/94 (AH 1311) across 26 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Fatih Camii'nde tahsil and ending with entries for Huzur dersleri muhatabı. More than one post or place appears in 8 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 50 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 50 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286); the highest recorded monthly rate is 50 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Tetovo (Kalkandelen)
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1 1834/35 (AH 1250)
Tetovo (Kalkandelen)
Birth
2 1855/56 (AH 1272)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Fatih Camii'nde tahsil
Calculated age 22
3 1869/70 (AH 1286) · 21 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Fatih Camii dersiamı
50 kuruşCalculated age 36
Huzur dersleri muhatabı
Calculated age 56
4 1890/91 (AH 1308) · 4 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Meclis-i Mesâlih-i Talebe azası
Calculated age 58
Huzur dersleri muhatabı
Calculated age 61
4 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- İlmiye mülazemeti · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Fatih Camii dersiamı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 620 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Meclis-i Mesâlih-i Talebe azası · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 170 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Süleymaniye medreselerine yükseliş · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
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How the comparison is calculated
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Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 50 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 2.8% | 609 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
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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 rateRanges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
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Related officials in the salary reference
- Tetovo (Kalkandelen)3 other officialsMehmed Rüşdi Paşa born 1855/56 (AH 1272); no salary recorded
- Istanbul648 other officialsĐbrahim Edhem Efendi 26 shared years; highest salary 200 kuruş
- 1855/56 (AH 1272)27 other officialsAhmed Şükrü Pa şa first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 6,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Son dönem Osmanlı Üsküp uleması (1839-1913)
BÜŞRA TAMAÇ · 2020 · Pages 62, 77, 95, 96, 152, 153
Ebu Ula Mardin, Huzur Dersleri, İstanbul: İsmail Akgün Matbaası, 1951, s. 465, 468, 472, 475, 478, 484, 487, 493.; MA. USAD. No: 121 Receb Rüşdü Efendi.; MA.USAD. No:121 Receb Rüşdü Efendi.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 26 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 34 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.