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Süleyman Şükrü 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

Born in Kırşehir in 1844/45 (AH 1260), Süleyman Şükrü Efendi came from the İslam community. The annual lists begin in 1871/72, with Süleyman Şükrü as naip and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1872 to 1874. Next came Adana from 1874 to 1876. At the same time, from 1875/76, the lists also place Süleyman Şükrü in a post with no place named as naip. The annual lists then follow Süleyman Şükrü to Aydın in 1876/77, then a post with no place named from 1877 to 1892. For 1881 to 1888 and 1892 to 1896 the lists have no entry. The last posts were in Jeddah (Cidde) from 1896 to 1900. Jeddah, about 2,000 km from Kırşehir, was the post farthest from the birthplace; fewer than 4 per cent of the 5,339 officials with a known birthplace and place of service served as far from home.

The salary went from 20 kuruş a month in 1871/72 to 755 in 1874/75, the peak, in Adana, when 72 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1899/1900.

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 9 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1874/751876/771896/971359KırşehirAdanaAydınJeddah

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Bacanat Pohil), stop 4 (Bacılı Bozcaada), stop 6 (Bolca (Yolca) ve Karalum (Karakum), Balıkesir), stop 7 (Ezineci, Dimni), stop 8 (Eyüb).

  1. Kırşehir

    Born 1844/45 (AH 1260)

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

    1871/72 (AH 1288)

    naip

    20 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Adana

    1874 to 1876 (AH 1291 to 1292)

    No annual entry for 1872 to 1874 (AH 1289 to 1290) before it.

    kur'a-i şer'iyye mümeyyizi

    755 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Bacılı Bozcaada as worded, no place record not on the map

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    naip

    80 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Aydın

    1876/77 (AH 1293)

    kur'a-i şer'iyye mümeyyizi

    755 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Bolca (Yolca) ve Karalum (Karakum), Balıkesir as worded, no place record not on the map

    1877 to 1878 (AH 1294 to 1295)

    naip

    100 to 755 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Ezineci, Dimni as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)

    No annual entry for 1878/79 (AH 1296) before it.

    naip

    30 to 60 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  8. Eyüb as worded, no place record not on the map

    1888 to 1892 (AH 1306 to 1309)

    No annual entry for 1881 to 1888 (AH 1299 to 1305) before it.

    surre-i hümayun naibi 1888 to 1890 (AH 1306 to 1307); naip (Nakil) 1891/92 (AH 1309)

    166 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

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

  9. Jeddah (Cidde)

    1896 to 1900 (AH 1314 to 1317)

    No annual entry for 1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313) before it.

    Cidde naibi

    entries in 4 years

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 entry02004006008001871/72AH 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 1316755 kuruşnaipnaipnaipCidde naibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001,0001871/72AH 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 1316This 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 Süleyman Şükrü Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1871/7220420.51%
1874/7575545060072%
1875/7675545050072%
1876/7775542050073%
1877/781004504%
187875545073%
1879/80604001%
1880/81304001%
1889/9016640013%

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 Süleyman Şükrü Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1871/72AH 1288naip20
No annual entry: 1872 to 1874 (AH 1289 to 1290)
1874 to 1876AH 1291 to 1292kur'a-i şer'iyye mümeyyizi
3 entries
YearSalary
1874/75755
1875/76755
1875/76
Adana755
1875/76AH 1292naip80
1876/77AH 1293kur'a-i şer'iyye mümeyyiziAydın755
1877 to 1878AH 1294 to 1295naip
2 entries
YearSalary
1877/78100
1878755
100 to 755
No annual entry: 1878/79 (AH 1296)
1879 to 1881AH 1297 to 1298naip
2 entries
YearSalary
1879/8060
1880/8130
60 to 30
No annual entry: 1881 to 1888 (AH 1299 to 1305)
1888 to 1890AH 1306 to 1307surre-i hümayun naibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1888/89
1889/90166
166
No annual entry: 1890/91 (AH 1308)
1891/92AH 1309naip (Nakil)
No annual entry: 1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313)
1896 to 1900AH 1314 to 1317Cidde naibi
5 entries
YearSalary
1896/97
1897/98
1898/99
1899/1900
1899/1900
Jeddah (Cidde)

Record

Personal

Born
1844/45 (AH 1260)
Birthplace
Kırşehir
Community
İslam

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 11 officials with entries in Jeddah (Cidde) in the same years, Süleyman Şükrü Efendi had the 5th highest salary.

All 52 officials with entries in Jeddah (Cidde)

Same birthplace

Of the 72 officials born in Kırşehir, 65 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Şükrü Efendi had the 12th highest salary of them.

The page of Kırşehir, with the 72 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288), 103 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Şükrü Efendi had the 52nd highest salary of them.

All 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Süleyman Şükrü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1871/72AH 1288naipBacanat Pohil20Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1874/75AH 1291kur'a-i şer'iyye mümeyyiziAdana755Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1875/76AH 1292kur'a-i şer'iyye mümeyyiziAdana755Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1875/76AH 1292kur'a-i şer'iyye mümeyyizi (Görevin sona ermesi)AdanaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1875/76AH 1292naipBacılı Bozcaada80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1876/77AH 1293kur'a-i şer'iyye mümeyyiziAydın755Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1877/78AH 1294naipBolca (Yolca) ve Karalum (Karakum), Balıkesir100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1878AH 1295kur'a-i şer'iyye mümeyyiziSamsun (Canik)755Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1879/80AH 1297naipEzineci, Dimni60Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1880/81AH 1298ilmiye maaşı (Tekaüt)30Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1888/89AH 1306surre-i hümayun naibiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1889/90AH 1307naipEyüb166Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1891/92AH 1309naip (Nakil)EyübAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records161 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173.
1896/97AH 1314Cidde naibiJeddah (Cidde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173
1897/98AH 1315Cidde naibiJeddah (Cidde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173
1898/99AH 1316Cidde naibiJeddah (Cidde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173
1899/1900AH 1317Cidde naibiJeddah (Cidde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173
1899/1900AH 1317Cidde naibi (Görevin sona ermesi)Jeddah (Cidde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 72/173, s.173
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 Süleyman Şükrü 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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