Süleyman Sami 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
The life of Süleyman Sami Efendi began in Kütahya in 1848/49 (AH 1265); the father's occupation was "Tımarlı sipahi ümerası". The annual lists begin in 1863/64, with Süleyman Sami as Vergi kâtibi in Seyitgazi, where the entries run to 1875/76. Alongside, the lists for 1875 to 1882 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Redif askeri. The annual lists then follow Süleyman Sami to Uşak from 1882 to 1884. Alongside, the lists for 1883 to 1911 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Vergi kâtibi. For 1903 to 1908 the lists have no entry. Few careers in the lists are as long; fewer than 2 per cent of the 8,239 officials have entries spanning 50 years or more.
Pay rose from 190 kuruş a month in 1863/64 to a peak of 573 in 1911, when 46 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 38 years of salary come to 113,316 kuruş, 58 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1911.
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.
Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Place not recorded), stop 5 (Göbek).
Born 1848/49 (AH 1265); First work here
Place not recorded not on the map
1875 to 1882 (AH 1292 to 1299)
Redif askeri
entries in 8 years
Göbek as worded, no place record not on the map
1883 to 1911 (AH 1301 to 1329)
Vergi kâtibi
250 to 573 kuruş a month; entries in 24 years
No annual entry for 1903 to 1908 (AH 1321 to 1325).
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64 | 190 | 475 | 300 | 19% | |
| 1864/65 | 190 | 400 | 250 | 19% | |
| 1865/66 | 190 | 400 | 225 | 15% | |
| 1866/67 | 190 | 400 | 415 | 16% | |
| 1867/68 | 190 | 458 | 350 | 14% | |
| 1868/69 | 190 | 475 | 306 | 12% | |
| 1869/70 | 190 | 400 | 250 | 15% | |
| 1870/71 | 190 | 400 | 300 | 14% | |
| 1871/72 | 190 | 420.5 | 400 | 14% | |
| 1872/73 | 190 | 450 | 380 | 14% | |
| 1873/74 | 190 | 405 | 390 | 15% | |
| 1874/75 | 190 | 450 | 380 | 13% | |
| 1875/76 | 190 | 450 | 350 | 12% | |
| 1882/83 | 250 | 400 | 368 | 19% | |
| 1883/84 | 250 | 400 | 400 | 19% | |
| 1884/85 | 250 | 400 | 19% | ||
| 1885/86 | 300 | 400 | 27% | ||
| 1886/87 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1887/88 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1888/89 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1889/90 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1890/91 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1891/92 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1892/93 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1893/94 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1894/95 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1895/96 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1896/97 | 250 | 450 | 18% | ||
| 1897/98 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1898/99 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1899/1900 | 300 | 400 | 29% | ||
| 1900/01 | 300 | 400 | 29% | ||
| 1901/02 | 300 | 400 | 29% | ||
| 1902/03 | 300 | 400 | 28% | ||
| 1908/09 | 300 | 400 | 32% | ||
| 1909/10 | 300 | 600 | 22% | ||
| 1910/11 | 300 | 500 | 20% | ||
| 1911 | 573 | 600 | 46% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First work | Kütahya | ||
| 1863 to 1876AH 1280 to 1292 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 |
| 1875 to 1882AH 1292 to 1299 | Redif askeri | ||
| 1882 to 1884AH 1300 to 1301 | Vergi kitabeti refakati | Uşak | 250 |
| 1883 to 1903AH 1301 to 1320 | Vergi kâtibi | 250 to 300 | |
| No annual entry: 1903 to 1908 (AH 1321 to 1325) | |||
| 1908 to 1911AH 1326 to 1329 | Vergi kâtibi | 300 to 573 | |
Record#
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 Seyitgazi in the same years, Süleyman Sami Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Ali Riza Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 150 officials born in Kütahya, 140 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Sami Efendi had the 39th highest salary of them.
- Mehmet Rifat Efendiborn 1848/49 (AH 1265); highest salary 350 kuruş
- Ali Vasfi Efendiborn 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmet Nuri Paşaborn 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- Murat Sabri Efendiborn 1846/47 (AH 1263); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Ömer Lütfü Efendiborn 1846/47 (AH 1263); highest salary 500 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 72 officials whose first annual entry is for 1863/64 (AH 1280), 57 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Sami Efendi had the 45th highest salary of them.
- Abdülhamid Efendifirst annual entry 1863/64 (AH 1280); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmed Emin Efendifirst entry in Elazığ; highest salary 2,550 kuruş
- Mehmed Halid Beyfirst entry in Kibris; no salary recorded
- Mehmed Necib Efendifirst entry in Üsküdar; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Osman Fehmi Efendifirst annual entry 1863/64 (AH 1280); no salary recorded
All 72 officials whose first annual entry is for 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Vergi kâtibi | Seyitgazi | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Vergi kâtibi (İstifa) | Seyitgazi | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 | |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Redif askeri | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 | ||
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Redif askeri | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 | ||
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Redif askeri | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 | ||
| 1878AH 1295 | Redif askeri | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 | ||
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Redif askeri | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 | ||
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Redif askeri | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 | ||
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Redif askeri | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 | ||
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Redif çavuşu (İnfisal) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 | ||
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Vergi kitabeti refakati | Uşak | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Vergi kitabeti refakati | Uşak | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Vergi kâtibi | Tavşanlı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Vergi kâtibi | Eğrigöz | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Vergi kâtibi | Eğrigöz | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Vergi kâtibi | Virancık | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Vergi kâtibi | Virancık | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Vergi kâtibi | Virancık | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Vergi kâtibi | Virancık | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Vergi kâtibi | Virancık | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Vergi kâtibi | Virancık | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Vergi kâtibi | Eğrigöz | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Vergi kâtibi | Eğrigöz | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Vergi kâtibi | Eğrigöz | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Vergi kâtibi | Eğrigöz | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Vergi kâtibi | Tavşanlı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Vergi kâtibi | Tavşanlı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Vergi kâtibi | Tavşanlı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Vergi kâtibi | Tavşanlı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Vergi kâtibi | Göbek | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Vergi kâtibi | Tavşanlı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Vergi kâtibi | Tavşanlı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Vergi kâtibi | Tavşanlı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Vergi kâtibi | Tavşanlı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Vergi kâtibi (Tekaüt) | Tavşanlı | 573 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA.DH.SAİD., No:95, s.175; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:34, s.387 |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)