MUSTAFA RIFAT EFENDİ
Born 1863/64 (AH 1280) · Varna · Dated entries 1889 to 1913 (AH 1307 to 1331)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival references BOA. DH. SAİDd., 66/269; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 150/231
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
MUSTAFA RIFAT EFENDİ was born in Varna in 1863/64 (AH 1280). Schooling included Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane, idadi ve âli sınıflar. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Edirne in 1889/90 (AH 1307). Dated career entries span 1889/90 (AH 1307) to 1912/13 (AH 1331) across 18 AH years, from Edirne to Arabkir, beginning with Vali maiyeti memuru and ending with entries for Kaymakam. More than one post or place appears in 6 of those years. Place names include Edirne, Enez (İnoz), Sürmene and Muradiye (Bargiri) and 11 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 1,000 kuruş in 1889/90 (AH 1307) to 2,000 kuruş in 1912/13 (AH 1331); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,500 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314). [1]
Life and career
Follow 17 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 17 · Varna
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.
5 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Varna
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 27
Vali maiyeti memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 27
3 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Edirne / Place not recorded / Enez (İnoz)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
4 5 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Enez (İnoz) / Sürmene
Within-year entry order unresolved
6 1896/97 (AH 1314) · 2 recorded years
Muradiye (Bargiri)
AH entries: 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
7 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Muradiye (Bargiri) / Erciş
Within-year entry order unresolved
8 1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 2 recorded years
Mamuretulhamid
AH entries: 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mamuretulhamid
9 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Mutki
Not yet located on the map: Mutki
10 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Mutki / Şemdinli (Şemdinan)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mutki
11 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Tafilah (Tafile) / Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)
Within-year entry order unresolved
12 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Sultanyeri
13 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Haifa (Hayfa)
14 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
15 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Acre (Akka) / Harput
Within-year entry order unresolved
16 1911 (AH 1329)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
17 1912/13 (AH 1331)
Arabkir / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Arabkir; Location not recorded
Arabkir
Kaymakam
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 51
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 51
13 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.
- Kaymakam · Sürmene · Undated · 500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Birinci sınıf kaymakamlık müntehibi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaymakam · Şemdinli (Şemdinan) · Undated · 1,125 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 1,000 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 81.1% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 1,250 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 85.3% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 1,250 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 85.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 1,250 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 86.6% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1,250 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 87.3% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,250 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 86.4% | 2004 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 2,500 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 94.7% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 2,250 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 94.3% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 2,250 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 94.6% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 2,250 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 94.8% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 2,250 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 94.6% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 2,250 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 93.9% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 2,250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 95.0% | 1627 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 2,250 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 94.3% | 1493 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 2,250 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 94.2% | 1371 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 2,250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 91.6% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 562 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 49.4% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 2,000 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 87.4% | 732 |
| 1912/13 (AH 1331) | 2,000 | 1,200 | 300 to 4,000 | 67.3% | 151 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Enez (İnoz)1,250
- Muradiye (Bargiri)2,250 to 2,500
- Edirne1,000
- Mamuretulhamid2,250
- Mutki2,250
- Acre (Akka)2,000
Six places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Varna90 other officialsMEHMED SADIK EFENDİ (A) born 1863/64 (AH 1280); highest salary 320 kuruş
- Muradiye (Bargiri)1 other officialMehmed Şerif Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)197 other officialsMEHMED GALİB EFENDİ first entry in Edirne; highest salary 700 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları
İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185
312 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 66/269.; 313 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 150/231.
Read the original source accounts · 44 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 20 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 31 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.