Official
Abdullah Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Mosul (Musul) in 1853/54 (AH 1270). On record 1880 to 1904, 24 annual entries.
Archive reference 54_210; 417
Life#
Abdullah Efendi was born in Mosul (Musul) in 1853/54 (AH 1270). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Al-Qurnah (Kurna) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 7 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1880/81, the official was about 27 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1880/81, shows Memur in Baghdad (Bağdat), with 300 kuruş a month. In 1889/90 the record shows 3. Müdür in Darıca, the salary going from 300 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Baghdad). In 1893/94 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Baghdad, with 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Darıca).
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Seyyar Memur. 67 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 24 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1889/90. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.06 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1853/54 (AH 1270)
- Birthplace
- Mosul (Musul)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 7 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Place
- Al-Qurnah (Kurna)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | First work | Al-Qurnah (Kurna) | 300first-salary field |
| 1880 to 1889AH 1298 to 1306 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 |
| 1889 to 1893AH 1307 to 1310 | 3. Müdür | Darıca | 500 |
| 1893 to 1904AH 1311 to 1321 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 to 600 |
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.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81 | 300 | 500 | 350 | 15% |
| 1881/82 | 300 | 500 | 390 | 13% |
| 1882/83 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 11% |
| 1883/84 | 300 | 500 | 425 | 12% |
| 1884/85 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 11% |
| 1885/86 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 12% |
| 1886/87 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 11% |
| 1887/88 | 300 | 500 | 300 | 11% |
| 1888/89 | 300 | 500 | 375 | 12% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 46% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 46% |
| 1895/96 | 500 | 500 | 675 | 47% |
| 1896/97 | 500 | 500 | 575 | 49% |
| 1897/98 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 49% |
| 1898/99 | 500 | 500 | 575 | 48% |
| 1899/1900 | 500 | 500 | 540 | 47% |
| 1900/01 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 47% |
| 1901/02 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 49% |
| 1902/03 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 49% |
| 1903/04 | 600 | 475 | 675 | 67% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Salih EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 20 shared years
- Mehmed Şükrü EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 20 shared years
- Mehmet Salih EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 19 shared years
- Nikola Colini EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 17 shared years
- Mehmed Emin EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 14 shared years
90 officials in all. Officials recorded in Baghdad (Bağdat)
Same school recorded
- Ahmet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Muhtar EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali Rıza EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali Rıza EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali sefik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mensur EfendiMosul (Musul), born 1853/54 (AH 1270)
- Naum Salaho EfendiMosul (Musul), born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Abdülhamit EfendiMosul (Musul), born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Ahmet Hilmi EfendiMosul (Musul), born 1856/57 (AH 1273)
- Bezui Toma EfendiMosul (Musul), born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
21 officials in all. Officials born in Mosul (Musul)
Full record
Annual entries (24)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 3. Müdür | Darıca | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 3. Müdür | Darıca | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 3. Müdür | Darıca | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 3. Müdür | Darıca | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Seyyar Memur | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_210; 417 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Abdullah Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1270 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | musul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | musul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1291 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1874 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Kurna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 24 annual entries of 24 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.