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Reşid 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

Reşid Efendi was born in Harput in 1842/43 (AH 1258), into the İslam community. Work began in 1860/61, at about 18. The annual lists begin in 1860/61, with Reşid as Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımı and no place named. At the same time, from 1874/75, the lists also place Reşid in Palu as Merkez ağnam kâtibi.

Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1869/70 to a peak of 400 in 1878, when 42 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over ten years the salaries add up to 28,800 kuruş, 55 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1878.

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 3 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1874/7513HarputPalu

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Mamuratülaziz).

  1. Harput

    Born 1842/43 (AH 1258)

  2. Mamuratülaziz as worded, no place record not on the map

    1860 to 1878 (AH 1277 to 1295)

    Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımı

    200 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 19 years

  3. Palu

    1874/75 (AH 1291)

    Merkez ağnam kâtibi

    300 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
01002003004001860/61AH 12771861/62AH 12781862/63AH 12791863/64AH 12801864/65AH 12811865/66AH 12821866/67AH 12831867/68AH 12841868/69AH 12851869/70AH 12861870/71AH 12871871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 1295400 kuruşDefter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımı
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001860/61AH 12771861/62AH 12781862/63AH 12791863/64AH 12801864/65AH 12811865/66AH 12821866/67AH 12831867/68AH 12841868/69AH 12851869/70AH 12861870/71AH 12871871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 1295This 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 Reşid Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1869/7020040016%
1870/7120040015%
1871/72200420.516%
1872/7320045017%
1873/7420040518%
1874/7530045040030%
1875/7630045028%
1876/7720042015%
1877/7820045015%
187840045042%

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 Reşid Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1860/61AH 1277First work
1860 to 1878AH 1277 to 1295Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımı
34 entries
YearSalary
1860/61
1861/62
1862/63
1862/63
1862/63
1863/64
1864/65
1865/66
1866/67
1867/68
1868/69
1869/70
1869/70
1869/70200
1870/71200
1871/72200
1872/73200
1872/73200
1873/74200
1874/75200
1874/75250
1874/75
1875/76300
1875/76
1875/76200
1876/77200
1877/78200
1877/78
1877/78
1878
1878
1878400
1878
1878300
300
1874/75AH 1291Merkez ağnam kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1874/75300
1874/75
Palu300

Record

Personal

Born
1842/43 (AH 1258)
Birthplace
Harput
Community
İslam

First work

Year
1860/61 (AH 1277)

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 2 officials with entries in Palu in the same years, Reşid Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 15 officials with entries in Palu

Same birthplace

Of the 169 officials born in Harput, 160 have a recorded salary; Reşid Efendi had the 100th highest salary of them.

The page of Harput, with the 169 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 38 officials whose first annual entry is for 1860/61 (AH 1277), 32 have a recorded salary; Reşid Efendi had the lowest salary of them.

All 38 officials whose first annual entry is for 1860/61 (AH 1277)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Reşid Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1860/61AH 1277Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımıMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1861/62AH 1278Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımıMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1862/63AH 1279Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımıMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1862/63AH 1279Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)MamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1862/63AH 1279Arazi tahriri memuruMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1863/64AH 1280Arazi tahriri memuruMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1864/65AH 1281Arazi tahriri memuruMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1865/66AH 1282Arazi tahriri memuruMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1866/67AH 1283Arazi tahriri memuruMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1867/68AH 1284Arazi tahriri memuruMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1868/69AH 1285Arazi tahriri memuruMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1869/70AH 1286Arazi tahriri memuruMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1869/70AH 1286Arazi tahriri memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)MamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1869/70AH 1286Vilayet merkez anbar kâtibiMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1870/71AH 1287Vilayet merkez anbar kâtibiMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1871/72AH 1288Vilayet merkez anbar kâtibiMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1872/73AH 1289Vilayet merkez anbar kâtibiMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1872/73AH 1289Tapu kitabeti muaviniMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1873/74AH 1290Tapu kitabeti muaviniMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1874/75AH 1291Tapu kitabeti muaviniMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1874/75AH 1291Merkez ağnam kâtibiPalu300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1874/75AH 1291Merkez ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)PaluAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1874/75AH 1291Köyler aşar kâtibiKuzabad250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1874/75AH 1291Köyler aşar kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)KuzabadAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1875/76AH 1292Ağnam kâtibiKeban Madeni300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1875/76AH 1292Ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)Keban MadeniAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1875/76AH 1292Vilayet merkezi Muvakkat Tahsilat Komisyonu kâtibiMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1876/77AH 1293Vilayet merkezi Muvakkat Tahsilat Komisyonu kâtibiMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1877/78AH 1294Vilayet merkezi Muvakkat Tahsilat Komisyonu kâtibiMamuratülaziz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1877/78AH 1294Vilayet merkezi Muvakkat Tahsilat Komisyonu kâtibi (İnfisal)MamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1877/78AH 1294Tahrir Kalemi mülazımıMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1878AH 1295Tahrir Kalemi mülazımıMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1878AH 1295Tahrir Kalemi mülazımı (Nakil)MamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1878AH 1295Ağnam sayım kolu memuruEbu Tahir; Alvahlı; Kürekköy400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1878AH 1295Ağnam sayım kolu memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Ebu Tahir; Alvahlı; KürekköyAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
1878AH 1295Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiHoğu300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 89-68
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 Reşid 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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