Mehmed Salim Efendi
Born 1863/64 (AH 1280) · Harput · Dated entries 1878 to 1897 (AH 1295 to 1314)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 30-10
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Salim Efendi was born in Harput in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The father’s occupation was Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti nazırı. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; medrese; rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Mamuratülaziz in 1878 (AH 1295). Dated career entries span 1878 (AH 1295) to 1896/97 (AH 1314) across 14 AH years, from Mamuratülaziz to Mamuratülaziz, beginning with Nüfus dairesi mülazımı and ending with entries for Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Mamuratülaziz. [1]
Monthly pay went from 110 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296) to 230 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314); the highest recorded monthly rate is 230 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Harput
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Harput
Birth
2 1878 (AH 1295)
Mamuratülaziz
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mamuratülaziz
First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
Nüfus dairesi mülazımı
Calculated age 15
3 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 10 recorded years
Mamuratülaziz
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mamuratülaziz
Nüfus dairesi mülazımı
Calculated age 16
Continuing service as described
Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru
110 kuruşCalculated age 25
4 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 2 recorded years
Mamuratülaziz
AH entries: 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mamuratülaziz
Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru
140 kuruşCalculated age 29
Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru
160 kuruşCalculated age 30
5 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Mamuratülaziz
Not yet located on the map: Mamuratülaziz
Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru
230 kuruşCalculated age 34
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.
- Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Mamuratülaziz · Undated · 130 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Mamuratülaziz · Undated · 170 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vilayet muhasebesi masraf refik-i sânisi · Mamuratülaziz · Undated · 300 kuruş 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 110 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 5.7% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 110 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 5.7% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 88 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 4.1% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 88 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 88 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 4.3% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 88 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 4.4% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 88 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.0% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 88 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.7% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 88 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.6% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 110 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 6.6% | 1762 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 10.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 160 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 12.9% | 1935 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 230 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 17.8% | 2119 |
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- Mamuratülaziz88 to 230
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
- Harput168 other officialsAgob Efendi born 1863/64 (AH 1280); highest salary 40 kuruş
- 1878 (AH 1295)145 other officialsSüleyman Efendi first annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 450 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 220, 221
BOA. DH. SAİD 30-10
Read the original source accounts · 23 source entries →
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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 20 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.