Mehmed Zekeriya Efendi
Born 1857/58 (AH 1274) · Dagistan · Dated entries 1872 to 1888 (AH 1289 to 1305)
Languages Arabic
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 155/375
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Zekeriya Efendi was born in Dagistan in 1857/58 (AH 1274). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi; Şam Melikü’z-Zahir Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Arabic. [source]
Service began in Suriye in 1872/73 (AH 1289). Dated career entries span 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 1887/88 (AH 1305) across 17 AH years, beginning with Suriye Vilayeti tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 6 of those years. Place names include Suriye, Acre (Akka) and Latakia (Lazkiye). [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 400 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298). [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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1857/58 (AH 1274)
Dagistan
Birth
2 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Suriye
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye
First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
Suriye Vilayeti tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 15
3 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 4 recorded years
Suriye
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye
Suriye Vilayeti tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 16
Continuing service as described
7. tahrir fırkası messahı
200 kuruşCalculated age 19
4 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Suriye / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye; Location not recorded
Suriye
7. tahrir fırkası messahı
200 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Suriye
8. tahrir fırkası mukayyidi
250 kuruşCalculated age 20
5 1878 (AH 1295)
Suriye / Acre (Akka)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye
Suriye
8. tahrir fırkası mukayyidi
250 kuruşCalculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Tahrir kalemi yevmiye kâtibi
235 kuruşCalculated age 21
6 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 9 recorded years
Acre (Akka)
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrir kalemi yevmiye kâtibi
235 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
7 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Acre (Akka) / Latakia (Lazkiye)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Merkez vergi kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 200 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 15.3% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 23.3% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 23.4% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 235 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 18.9% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 270 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 24.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 400 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 47.0% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 46.6% | 1489 |
| 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 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 44.7% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 45.8% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 43.8% | 1762 |
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 rate- Acre (Akka)235 to 400
- Suriye200 to 250
Ranges 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 Nuri Efendi born 1856/57 (AH 1273); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Acre (Akka)5 other officialsAli Naili Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)135 other officialsAhmed Tevfik Efendi first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 200 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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