Mehmed Ragıb Efendi
Born 1870/71 (AH 1287) · Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın) · Dated entries 1886 to 1895 (AH 1304 to 1312)
Languages Bulgarian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 75-347
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Ragıb Efendi was born in Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The father’s occupation was Müderris. Schooling included Vulçıtrın Rüştiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Bulgarian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Pristina (Priştine) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). Dated career entries span 1886/87 (AH 1304) to 1894/95 (AH 1312) across 9 AH years, beginning with Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi Kalemi stajyeri. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Pristina (Priştine), Skopje (Üsküp), Štip (İştip) and Kaçanik and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 20 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 320 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312); the highest recorded monthly rate is 320 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312). [1]
Life and career
Follow 10 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 10 · Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi Kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 17
3 Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi Kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 18
Continuing service as described
Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi Kalemi stajyeri
20 kuruşCalculated age 18
4 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Pristina (Priştine) / Place not recorded / Skopje (Üsküp)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi Kalemi stajyeri
20 kuruşCalculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Kosova Vilayeti Merkez Ziraat Bankası Şubesi Kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 19
5 Kosova Vilayeti Merkez Ziraat Bankası Şubesi Kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Kosova Vilayeti Merkez Ziraat Bankası Şubesi Tahsildarı
Calculated age 20
6 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Kumanovo (Kumanova) / Skopje (Üsküp)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Kumanova Kazası Agnam Başkâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 21
Recorded service ending
Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi Mübeyyizi
70 kuruşCalculated age 21
7 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Skopje (Üsküp)
Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi Mübeyyizi
70 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
8 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Skopje (Üsküp) / Štip (İştip)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi Mübeyyizi
70 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
İştip Kazası Maarif Kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 23
9 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Štip (İştip)
İştip Kazası Tahrirat Kâtibi
280 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
10 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Štip (İştip) / Kaçanik / Tetovo (Kalkandelen)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kaçanik
İştip Kazası Tahrirat Kâtibi
280 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Kalkandelen Kazası Tahrirat Kâtibi
320 kuruşCalculated age 25
2 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.
- İstifa · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kumanova Kazası Agnam Başkâtibi · Kumanovo (Kumanova) · Undated · 100 kuruş 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 20 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 0.7% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 250 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 21.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 250 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 21.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 70 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 3.9% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 70 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 3.4% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 280 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 27.4% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 280 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 27.4% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 320 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 37.9% | 2004 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
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 rate- Skopje (Üsküp)70 to 250
- Pristina (Priştine)20 to 30
- Štip (İştip)150 to 280
- Kaçanik240
Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın)10 other officialsMehmet Ragıp Efendi born 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Skopje (Üsküp)23 other officialsMustafa Efendi 5 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)175 other officialsAbdülkerim Efendi first entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Priştineli memurlar
ÖMER CAN · 2023 · Pages 220, 221, 222
BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 75-347
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 26 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.