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İbrahim Hilmi 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

İbrahim Hilmi Efendi was born in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1866/67 (AH 1283). Work began in Baghdad in 1884/85, at about 18, on a first salary of 24 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1884/85, places İbrahim Hilmi in Baghdad, the birthplace, as Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuru, where the entries run to 1894/95. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1898 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Askerlik nedeniyle ara. The lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1887/88 and Infisal for 1897/98 instead of a title.

The salary went from 24 kuruş a month in 1884/85 to 500 in 1896/97, the peak, when 52 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 14 years the salaries add up to 43,704 kuruş, 64 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1897/98.

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.

  1. Baghdad (Bağdat)

    Born 1866/67 (AH 1283); First work 1884/85 (AH 1302); 1884 to 1895 (AH 1302 to 1312)

    Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuru 1884 to 1895 (AH 1302 to 1312); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1887/88 (AH 1305)

    24 to 250 kuruş a month; entries in 11 years

  2. Place not recorded

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Askerlik nedeniyle ara

    entries in 1 year

  3. Hilla as worded, no place record

    1894 to 1898 (AH 1312 to 1315)

    Tahrirat birinci refiki 1894 to 1898 (AH 1312 to 1315); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1897/98 (AH 1315)

    400 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 1315500 kuruşVilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuruTahrirat birinci refiki
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001,0001884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 1315This 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 İbrahim Hilmi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1884/8524400412.50%
1885/8634400342.51%
1886/87344003251%
1887/8825040030020%
1888/8925040035021%
1889/9025040039021%
1890/9125040040021%
1891/9225040042521%
1892/9325040050021%
1893/9425040072021%
1894/9540040044%
1895/9640040044%
1896/9750045052%
1897/9850040056%

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 İbrahim Hilmi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1884/85AH 1302First workBaghdad (Bağdat)24first-salary field
1884 to 1895AH 1302 to 1312Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuru
14 entries
YearSalary
1884/8524
1885/8624
1885/8634
1886/8734
1887/8834
1887/8848
1887/88250
1888/89250
1889/90250
1890/91250
1891/92250
1892/93250
1893/94250
1894/95250
Baghdad (Bağdat)24 to 250
1887/88AH 1305İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
1889/90AH 1307Askerlik nedeniyle ara
1894 to 1898AH 1312 to 1315Tahrirat birinci refiki
5 entries
YearSalary
1894/95400
1895/96400
1896/97400
1896/97500
1897/98500
400 to 500
1897/98AH 1315Infisala note on status, not a job

Record

Personal

Born
1866/67 (AH 1283)

First work

Year
1884/85 (AH 1302)

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 54 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat) in the same years, 52 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Hilmi Efendi had the 37th highest salary of them.

All 119 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat)

Same birthplace

Of the 26 officials born in Baghdad (Bağdat), 24 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Hilmi Efendi had the 11th highest salary of them.

The page of Baghdad (Bağdat), with the 26 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1884/85 (AH 1302), 157 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Hilmi Efendi had the 65th highest salary of them.

All 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1884/85 (AH 1302)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of İbrahim Hilmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1884/85AH 1302Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuruBaghdad (Bağdat)24Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1885/86AH 1303Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuruBaghdad (Bağdat)24Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1885/86AH 1303Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuruBaghdad (Bağdat)34Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1886/87AH 1304Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuruBaghdad (Bağdat)34Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1887/88AH 1305Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuruBaghdad (Bağdat)34Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1887/88AH 1305Vilayet Mektubî Kalemi memuruBaghdad (Bağdat)48Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1887/88AH 1305İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1887/88AH 1305Arazi-i Seniyye Vekâleti ikinci kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1888/89AH 1306Arazi-i Seniyye Vekâleti ikinci kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1889/90AH 1307Arazi-i Seniyye Vekâleti ikinci kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1889/90AH 1307Askerlik nedeniyle araAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1890/91AH 1308Arazi-i Seniyye Vekâleti ikinci kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1891/92AH 1309Arazi-i Seniyye Vekâleti ikinci kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1892/93AH 1310Arazi-i Seniyye Vekâleti ikinci kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1893/94AH 1311Arazi-i Seniyye Vekâleti ikinci kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1894/95AH 1312Arazi-i Seniyye Vekâleti ikinci kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1894/95AH 1312Tahrirat birinci refikiHilla400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1895/96AH 1313Tahrirat birinci refikiHilla400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat birinci refikiHilla400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1896/97AH 1314Muhasebe refiki ve sandık eminiHilla500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1897/98AH 1315Muhasebe refiki ve sandık eminiHilla500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
1897/98AH 1315InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.789
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 İbrahim Hilmi 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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