Lütfullah Behçet Efendi
Born 1834/35 (AH 1250) · Sivas · Dated entries 1845 to 1882 (AH 1262 to 1299)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH.SAİD.d,nr.00004,s.414
The career, year by year
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The life
Lütfullah Behçet Efendi was born in Sivas in 1834/35 (AH 1250). The father’s occupation was Kethüda. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; İhsaniye Medresesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Sivas in 1845/46 (AH 1262). Dated career entries span 1845/46 (AH 1262) to 1881/82 (AH 1299) across 22 AH years, from Sivas to Sivas, beginning with Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri and ending with entries for Vilayet merkez muhasebecisi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Sivas, Istanbul (Dersaadet), Edirne and Amasya and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1853/54 (AH 1270) to 855 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,200 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 12 · Sivas
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1 1834/35 (AH 1250)
Sivas
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 12
Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 12
3 1846/47 (AH 1263) · 8 recorded years
Sivas
AH entries: 1263, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 13
Continuing service as described
Aşar ve memlehalar mültezimi kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 20
4 1856/57 (AH 1273)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Balıkhane kâtibi
900 kuruşCalculated age 23
5 1857/58 (AH 1274)
Edirne
İdare memuru
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 24
6 1859/60 (AH 1276)
Sivas
Muhasebe kalemi üçüncü refakati
300 kuruşCalculated age 26
7 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Sivas
Muhasebe kalemi üçüncü refakati
250 kuruşCalculated age 33
8 Sancak kâtibi
750 kuruşCalculated age 34
Sancak kâtibi
1,140 kuruşCalculated age 35
9 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Sivas
Merkez muhasebesi varidat kâtibi
750 kuruşCalculated age 40
10 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
Muhasebeci vekili
1,087 kuruşCalculated age 42
11 1877/78 (AH 1294) · 3 recorded years
Sivas
AH entries: 1294, 1295, 1296. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Aşar Müdürü
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 44
Adliye dairesi icra memuru
750 kuruşCalculated age 46
12 Vilayet merkez muhasebe mümeyyizi
855 kuruşCalculated age 48
Vilayet merkez muhasebecisi
855 kuruşCalculated age 49
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.
- Sancak kâtibi (İnfisal) · Amasya · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vilayet merkez muhasebecisi (Azil) · Sivas · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vilayet merkez muhasebecisi (Azil) · Sivas · 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
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How the comparison is calculated
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View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853/54 (AH 1270) | 300 | 400 | 100 to 3,000 | 39.7% | 64 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 900 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 72.0% | 76 |
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 1,500 | 400 | 100 to 3,000 | 79.0% | 96 |
| 1859/60 (AH 1276) | 300 | 500 | 150 to 3,350 | 25.4% | 111 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 250 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 23.9% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 750 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 65.2% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 1,140 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 76.2% | 505 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 750 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 68.8% | 805 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 1,087 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 80.4% | 976 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 2,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 90.5% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 2,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 89.8% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 2,200 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 91.3% | 1328 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 855 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 80.8% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 855 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 80.8% | 1489 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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Where the career is recorded
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Amounts recorded by place
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Titles across the recorded years
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Related officials in the salary reference
- Sivas398 other officialsAbdullah Behçet Efendi born 1834/35 (AH 1250); highest salary 1,900 kuruş
- Sivas61 other officialsHacı Mustafa Efendi 7 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)12 other officialsMahmud Celaleddin Pa şa first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 7,500 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; İhsaniye Medresesi [source]
Language skills and historical terms
Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.
- Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
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 Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 232, 233
402 DH.SAİD.d,nr.00004,s.414; DH.SAİD.d,nr.00004,s.414
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 22 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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