Mehmet Ziya Efendi
Born 1859/60 (AH 1276) · Dagistan · Dated entries 1878 to 1894 (AH 1296 to 1311)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 60/117
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Ziya Efendi was born in Dagistan in 1859/60 (AH 1276). Schooling included Valide Sultan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1878/79 (AH 1296). Dated career entries span 1878/79 (AH 1296) to 1893/94 (AH 1311) across 8 AH years, beginning with Bab-ı Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene), Tavas, Karabiga and Gümüşhane. [1]
Monthly pay went from 0 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296) to 400 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308). [1]
Life and career
Follow 7 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 7 · Dagistan
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 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1859/60 (AH 1276)
Dagistan
Birth
2 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 20
Bab-ı Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi mülazımı
0 kuruşCalculated age 20
3 1882/83 (AH 1300) · 2 recorded years
Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene)
AH entries: 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Aşar ambar memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 24
Aşar ambar memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
4 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Aşar ambar memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Görevin sona ermesi
Calculated age 26
5 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Tavas / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Orman süvari memuru
500 kuruşCalculated age 32
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 32
6 Orman tezkire muharriri
400 kuruşCalculated age 33
Orman tezkire muharriri
400 kuruşCalculated age 34
Continuing service as described
7 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Karabiga / Place not recorded / Gümüşhane
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Orman tezkire muharriri
400 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
Muhtaçlara dağıtılan zahirenin yazı işleri
Calculated age 35
3 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.
- Infisal · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Ticaret · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Aşar ihalesi hizmeti · Yagmurdere · Undated 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 46.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 46.1% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 45.1% | 1748 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 500 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 56.0% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 45.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 45.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 44.7% | 1929 |
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 rateRanges 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
- Dagistan78 other officialsAhmet Raif Efendi born 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 650 kuruş
- Karabiga3 other officialsİsmail Hakkı Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Valide Sultan Mektebi2 other officialsAhmet Raif Efendi born 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 650 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Valide Sultan Mektebi [source]
Qualification Şehadetname alamadı [1]
Language skills and historical terms
Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.
- Turkish · Kitâbet [source]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dağıstanlılar
SAİT ARAS · 2023 · Pages 222, 223, 224
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 8 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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