Osman Ağa
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
Osman Ağa was born in Tosya in 1861/62 (AH 1278). At about 21, in 1882/83, Osman began work, on a first salary of 120 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1882/83, with Osman as Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi and no place named.
Pay rose from 120 kuruş a month in 1882/83 to a peak of 500 in 1906/07, when 51 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 27 years of salary come to 80,640 kuruş, 60 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1909/10.
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.
Born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Matbaa-i Amire as worded, no place record
1882 to 1888 (AH 1300 to 1305)
Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi
120 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years
Saray Erzak Ambarı as worded, no place record
1889 to 1910 (AH 1307 to 1327)
No annual entry for 1888/89 (AH 1306) before it.
Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı
100 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 21 years
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83 | 120 | 400 | 6% | ||
| 1883/84 | 120 | 400 | 6% | ||
| 1884/85 | 120 | 400 | 6% | ||
| 1885/86 | 120 | 400 | 6% | ||
| 1886/87 | 120 | 400 | 6% | ||
| 1887/88 | 120 | 400 | 7% | ||
| 1889/90 | 100 | 400 | 5% | ||
| 1890/91 | 100 | 400 | 5% | ||
| 1891/92 | 100 | 400 | 4% | ||
| 1892/93 | 150 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1893/94 | 150 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1894/95 | 150 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1895/96 | 190 | 400 | 14% | ||
| 1896/97 | 220 | 450 | 17% | ||
| 1897/98 | 270 | 400 | 26% | ||
| 1898/99 | 300 | 400 | 27% | ||
| 1899/1900 | 300 | 400 | 29% | ||
| 1900/01 | 300 | 400 | 29% | ||
| 1901/02 | 300 | 400 | 29% | ||
| 1902/03 | 300 | 400 | 28% | ||
| 1903/04 | 340 | 405 | 37% | ||
| 1904/05 | 365 | 400 | 41% | ||
| 1905/06 | 365 | 430 | 40% | ||
| 1906/07 | 500 | 450 | 51% | ||
| 1907/08 | 500 | 460 | 50% | ||
| 1908/09 | 500 | 400 | 52% | ||
| 1909/10 | 500 | 600 | 41% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83AH 1300 | First work | 120first-salary field | |
| 1882 to 1888AH 1300 to 1305 | Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi | 120 | |
| No annual entry: 1888/89 (AH 1306) | |||
| 1889 to 1910AH 1307 to 1327 | Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı | 100 to 300 | |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Birthplace
- Tosya
First work
- Year
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
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 birthplace
Of the 34 officials born in Tosya, Osman Ağa had the 14th highest salary.
- Mustafa Asım Efendiborn 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 125 kuruş
- Hasan Efendiborn 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 472 kuruş
- Mustafa Asım Efendiborn 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Hacı Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 760 kuruş
- Halil Hulusi Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 200 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 237 officials whose first annual entry is for 1882/83 (AH 1300), 208 have a recorded salary; Osman Ağa had the 79th highest salary of them.
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendifirst annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Manuk Siridniyan Efendifirst annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ömer Şerif Efendifirst annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Tahir Efendifirst annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 450 kuruş
- Ahmed Remzi Efendifirst annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 200 kuruş
All 237 officials whose first annual entry is for 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi | Matbaa-i Amire | 120 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi | Matbaa-i Amire | 120 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi | Matbaa-i Amire | 120 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi | Matbaa-i Amire | 120 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi | Matbaa-i Amire | 120 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi | Matbaa-i Amire | 120 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Matbaa-i Amire görevlisi (İnfisal) | Matbaa-i Amire | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 | |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Saray Erzak Ambarı odacısı | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 190 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 220 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 220 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 270 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 270 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 340 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 340 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 365 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 365 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 365 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Saray Erzak Ambarı hademesi | Saray Erzak Ambarı | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Matbah-ı Amire hademesi | Matbah-ı Amire | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d.186/73 |
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)