Kostaki Petropolo
Born 1837/38 (AH 1253) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1854 to 1902 (AH 1271 to 1319)
Languages French, Italian, Rum (as recorded), Russian, Turkish
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Kostaki Petropolo was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1837/38 (AH 1253), within the Hristiyan community. The father’s occupation was Divan-ı Hümayun tercümanı. Schooling included Fener Rum Mektebi. The language repertoire included French, Italian, Rum (as recorded), Russian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Pazar (Atina) in 1854/55 (AH 1271). Dated career entries span 1854/55 (AH 1271) to 1901/02 (AH 1319) across 13 AH years, beginning with Atina Sefareti mülazım mübeyyizi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Pazar (Atina), Istanbul (Dersaadet), Kerç and Ayamavra and 2 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1860/61 (AH 1277) to 1,100 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,100 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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 1837/38 (AH 1253)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
Atina Sefareti mülazım mübeyyizi
Calculated age 18
3 1856/57 (AH 1273)
Pazar (Atina)
Atina Sefareti fahri ateşesi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 20
4 1860/61 (AH 1277) · 3 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1277, 1278, 1279. Gaps remain open.
Pasaport Odası memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 24
Pasaport Odası memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
5 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Kerç
Not yet located on the map: Kerç
Kerç Şehbenderhanesi kançılaryası memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 27
6 1893/94 (AH 1311) · 6 recorded years
Ayamavra
AH entries: 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Ayamavra
Ayamavra şehbender vekili
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 58
Ayamavra şehbender vekili
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 63
Continuing service as described
7 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Ayamavra / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ayamavra; Location not recorded
Ayamavra
Ayamavra şehbender vekili
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 64
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 64
8 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Turnu Magurel / Podgorica (Podgoriça)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Turnu Magurel
Turnu Magurel
Turnu Magurel şehbender vekili
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 66
Podgorica şehbenderi
1,100 kuruşCalculated age 66
2 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.
- Atina Sefareti fahri ateşesi · Pazar (Atina) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Şira Başşehbenderhanesi kançılaryası memuru · Şira · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 400 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 37.6% | 134 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 400 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 36.9% | 161 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 3,000 | 43.9% | 197 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 1,000 | 475 | 125 to 3,000 | 69.3% | 232 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 81.7% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 80.7% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 80.4% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 79.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 83.6% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 1,000 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 83.1% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 83.0% | 1821 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 1,100 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 83.4% | 1666 |
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- Ayamavra1,000
- Kerç1,000
- Turnu Magurel1,000
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAnastaş Nikolayidis Efendi born 1837/38 (AH 1253); no salary recorded
- Istanbul64 other officialsAhmed Ârifî Paşa 3 shared years; highest salary 100,000 kuruş
- 1854/55 (AH 1271)25 other officialsHüseyin Temur Ağa first entry in Galata; highest salary 560 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Fener Rum Mektebi [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 14 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 16 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.