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Muhyiddin Bey

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

Muhyiddin Bey was born in Bursa in 1848/49 (AH 1265), into the İslam community, and the father's occupation was "Mülkiye kaymakamı". The schooling was at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

At about 16, in 1864/65, Muhyiddin began work in Bursa. The annual lists begin in 1864/65, with Muhyiddin as Bursa tahrîrat kalemi (mülazemet) in Bursa, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1868/69. For 1865 to 1868 the lists have no entry. The last entries, from 1870 to 1902, name Muhyiddin as kalem-i mezkûr müdirliğimüsevvidliği (maaş zammı: 50 guruş), with no place. The lists have no entry for 1887 to 1889. For 1897 to 1901 the lists have no entry. In place of a title the lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1871/72 and 1901/02.

Pay rose from 312 kuruş a month in 1868/69 to a peak of 1,500 in 1893/94, when nine in ten paid officials earned less. Over 21 years the salaries add up to 186,732 kuruş, 1.8 times what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1901/02.

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. Bursa

    Born 1848/49 (AH 1265); First work 1864/65 (AH 1281); 1864 to 1869 (AH 1281 to 1285)

    Bursa tahrîrat kalemi (mülazemet) 1864/65 (AH 1281); Bursa mektubî kalemi mübeyyizliği 1868/69 (AH 1285)

    312 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

    No annual entry for 1865 to 1868 (AH 1282 to 1284).

  2. Place not recorded

    1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288)

    No annual entry for 1869/70 (AH 1286) before it.

    kalem-i mezkûr müdirliğimüsevvidliği (maaş zammı: 50 guruş) 1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1871/72 (AH 1288)

    71 to 550 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Place not recorded

    1873 to 1887 (AH 1290 to 1304)

    No annual entry for 1872/73 (AH 1289) before it.

    Fatih mahkemesi kâtib-i sânîliği

    340 to 675 kuruş a month; entries in 15 years

  4. Place not recorded

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    No annual entry for 1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306) before it.

    Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'leri zabt kitâbeti

    625 to 675 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Place not recorded

    1891 to 1897 (AH 1309 to 1314)

    No annual entry for 1890/91 (AH 1308) before it.

    Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'leri zabt kitâbeti (maaş zammı: 105 )

    850 to 1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  6. Place not recorded

    1901/02 (AH 1319)

    No annual entry for 1897 to 1901 (AH 1315 to 1318) before it.

    Beyoğlu Bidâyet mahkemesi ikinci hukuk da'iresi zabt kitâbeti 1901/02 (AH 1319); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1901/02 (AH 1319)

    1,350 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
no entryno entryno entryno entryno entryno entry05001,0001,5001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181,500 kuruşFatih mahkemesi kâtib-i sânîliği
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0002,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318This 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 Muhyiddin Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1868/6931247530634%
1870/7155040063%
1871/7271420.54%
1873/7450040555%
1874/7550045055%
1875/7650045054%
1876/7750042055%
1877/7850045054%
187850045054%
1878/7948040055%
1879/8059840065%
1880/8150040060%
1881/8250040060%
1886/8767540072%
1889/9067540073%
1892/9385040079%
1893/941,50040090%
1894/951,50040089%
1895/961,50040089%
1896/971,50045088%
1901/021,35040087%

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 Muhyiddin Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1864/65AH 1281First workBursa
1864/65AH 1281Bursa tahrîrat kalemi (mülazemet)Bursa
No annual entry: 1865 to 1868 (AH 1282 to 1284)
1868/69AH 1285Bursa mektubî kalemi mübeyyizliği
2 entries
YearSalary
1868/69312
1868/69
Bursa312
No annual entry: 1869/70 (AH 1286)
1870 to 1872AH 1287 to 1288kalem-i mezkûr müdirliğimüsevvidliği (maaş zammı: 50 guruş)
4 entries
YearSalary
1870/71
1870/71
1870/71550
1871/7271
71
1871/72AH 1288İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1872/73 (AH 1289)
1873 to 1887AH 1290 to 1304Fatih mahkemesi kâtib-i sânîliği
25 entries
YearSalary
1873/74400
1873/74500
1874/75500
1875/76500
1876/77500
1877/78500
1878500
1878402.5
1878/79402.5
1878/79
1878/79480
1878/79432
1879/80340
1879/80
1879/80598
1879/80500
1880/81500
1881/82500
1881/82
1882/83
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1886/87
1886/87675
400 to 675
No annual entry: 1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)
1889/90AH 1307Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'leri zabt kitâbeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1889/90675
1889/90625
675 to 625
No annual entry: 1890/91 (AH 1308)
1891 to 1897AH 1309 to 1314Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'leri zabt kitâbeti (maaş zammı: 105 )
8 entries
YearSalary
1891/92
1891/92
1892/93850
1893/941,500
1894/951,500
1895/961,500
1896/971,500
1896/971,350
1,350
No annual entry: 1897 to 1901 (AH 1315 to 1318)
1901/02AH 1319Beyoğlu Bidâyet mahkemesi ikinci hukuk da'iresi zabt kitâbeti1,350
1901/02AH 1319İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1848/49 (AH 1265)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
İslam
Father's occupation
Mülkiye kaymakamı

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1864/65 (AH 1281)
Place
Bursa

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 14 officials with entries in Bursa in the same years, Muhyiddin Bey had the 5th highest salary.

All 156 officials with entries in Bursa

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; Muhyiddin Bey had the 57th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 302 officials born in Bursa, 286 have a recorded salary; Muhyiddin Bey had the 61st highest salary of them.

The page of Bursa, with the 302 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 73 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281), 61 have a recorded salary; Muhyiddin Bey had the 21st highest salary of them.

All 73 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Muhyiddin Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1864/65AH 1281Bursa tahrîrat kalemi (mülazemet)BursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1868/69AH 1285Bursa mektubî kalemi mübeyyizliğiBursa312Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1868/69AH 1285Bursa mektubî kalemi mübeyyizliği (maaş zammı: 50 )BursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1870/71AH 1287kalem-i mezkûr müdirliğimüsevvidliği (maaş zammı: 50 guruş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1870/71AH 1287kalem-i mezkûr müdirliğimüsevvidliği (maaş zammı: 50 guruş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1870/71AH 1287kalem-i mezkûr müdirliğimüsevvidliği550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1871/72AH 1288İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1871/72AH 1288birinci hukuk kalemi71Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1873/74AH 1290Fatih mahkemesi kâtib-i sânîliği400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1873/74AH 1290Beykoz Bidâyet mahkemesi zabıt kitâbeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1874/75AH 1291Beykoz Bidâyet mahkemesi zabıt kitâbeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1875/76AH 1292Beykoz Bidâyet mahkemesi zabıt kitâbeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1876/77AH 1293Beykoz Bidâyet mahkemesi zabıt kitâbeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1877/78AH 1294Beykoz Bidâyet mahkemesi zabıt kitâbeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1878AH 1295Beykoz Bidâyet mahkemesi zabıt kitâbeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1878AH 1295Üsküdar Bidâyet mahkemesi hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti402.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1878/79AH 1296Üsküdar Bidâyet mahkemesi hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti402.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1878/79AH 1296Üsküdar Bidâyet mahkemesi hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti (maaş zammı: 40 )Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1878/79AH 1296Üsküdar Bidâyet mahkemesi hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1878/79AH 1296Üsküdar Bidâyet mahkemesi hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti432Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1879/80AH 1297Üsküdar Bidâyet mahkemesi hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti340Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1879/80AH 1297Üsküdar Bidâyet mahkemesi hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti (maaş zammı: 155 )Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1879/80AH 1297Üsküdar Bidâyet mahkemesi hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti598Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1879/80AH 1297Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1880/81AH 1298Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1881/82AH 1299Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1881/82AH 1299Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti (maaş zammı: 65 )Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1882/83AH 1300Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1883/84AH 1301Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1884/85AH 1302Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1885/86AH 1303Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1886/87AH 1304Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1886/87AH 1304Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'resi zabıt kitâbeti675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1889/90AH 1307Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'leri zabt kitâbeti675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1889/90AH 1307Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'leri zabt kitâbeti625Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1891/92AH 1309Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'leri zabt kitâbeti (maaş zammı: 105 )Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1891/92AH 1309Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'leri zabt kitâbeti (maaş zammı: 50 )Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1892/93AH 1310Beyoğlu birinci hukuk dai'leri zabt kitâbeti850Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1893/94AH 1311Beyoğlu Bidâyet mahkemesi icrâda'iresi baş muavinliği1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1894/95AH 1312Beyoğlu Bidâyet mahkemesi icrâda'iresi baş muavinliği1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1895/96AH 1313Beyoğlu Bidâyet mahkemesi icrâda'iresi baş muavinliği1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1896/97AH 1314Beyoğlu Bidâyet mahkemesi icrâda'iresi baş muavinliği1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1896/97AH 1314Beyoğlu Bidâyet mahkemesi icrâda'iresi baş muavinliği1,350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1901/02AH 1319Beyoğlu Bidâyet mahkemesi ikinci hukuk da'iresi zabt kitâbeti1,350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
1901/02AH 1319İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records110/4; 5-6
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 Muhyiddin Bey 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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