Yusuf Misak Efendi
Born 1847/48 (AH 1264) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1863 to 1886 (AH 1280 to 1303)
Languages English, French, Italian, Rum (as recorded)
Archival references BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/331; BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.1/660
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Yusuf Misak Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1847/48 (AH 1264). The father’s occupation was Maliye sarrafı. Education accounts differ: Hususi muallimler / özel hocalar. The language repertoire included English, French, Italian and Rum (as recorded). [1]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1863/64 (AH 1280). Dated career entries span 1863/64 (AH 1280) to 1885/86 (AH 1303) across 24 AH years. More than one post or place appears in 10 of those years. Place names include Peste, Pazar (Atina), Berlin and Roma and 3 other named places. [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 2,000 kuruş in 1868/69 (AH 1285) to 4,000 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303); the highest recorded monthly rate is 4,000 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303). [1] [2]
Life and career
Follow 12 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 12 · 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.
6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1847/48 (AH 1264)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası memuru
Calculated age 16
3 1864/65 (AH 1281) · 4 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 17
Continuing service as described
Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 20
Continuing service as described
4 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Place not recorded / Peste
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Başşehbenderlik kâtibi
Calculated age 21
5 Peşte Başşehbenderliği kâtibi
Calculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Peşte Başşehbenderliği kâtibi
Calculated age 24
Continuing service as described
6 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Peste / Pazar (Atina)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Peşte Başşehbenderliği kâtibi
Calculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Sefaret ikinci kâtibi
Calculated age 25
7 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 2 recorded years
Pazar (Atina)
AH entries: 1290, 1291. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Atina Sefareti ikinci kâtibi
Calculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Atina Sefareti ikinci kâtibi ve başkâtip vekili
Calculated age 27
Continuing service as described
8 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Berlin
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Berlin
Berlin Sefareti ikinci kâtibi
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 28
Sefaret ikinci kâtibi
Calculated age 28
9 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Berlin / Roma
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Berlin; Roma
Berlin
Berlin Sefareti ikinci kâtibi
Calculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Roma
Sefaret başkâtibi
Calculated age 29
10 1877/78 (AH 1294) · 4 recorded years
Roma
AH entries: 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Roma
Roma Sefareti kâtibi
Calculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Roma Sefareti kâtibi
Calculated age 33
Continuing service as described
11 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Roma / Viyana / Milano
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Roma; Viyana; Milano
Roma
Roma Sefareti kâtibi
Calculated age 34
Continuing service as described
Roma
Maslahatgüzar
Calculated age 34
12 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 5 recorded years
Paris
AH entries: 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Paris Sefareti başkâtibi
3,000 kuruşCalculated age 35
Paris Sefareti müsteşarı
4,000 kuruşCalculated age 39
4 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 maslahatgüzarı · Pazar (Atina) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Denizaltı telgraf hatlarının korunması konferansı üyesi · Paris · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Roma Sefareti maslahatgüzarı · Roma · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Atina sefâreti ikinci kâtibi ve başkâtip vekili · Pazar (Atina) · Undated · 2,500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 2,000 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 85.3% | 505 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 1,500 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 84.2% | 736 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 2,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 89.4% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 3,300 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 95.4% | 1102 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 3,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 95.4% | 1489 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 4,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 96.8% | 1787 |
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- Roma3,300
- Paris3,000 to 4,000
- Peste2,000
- Pazar (Atina)1,500
- Berlin2,000
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 officialsBalaban Simon Bey born 1847/48 (AH 1264); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Paris5 other officialsMahmud Es'ad Paşa 5 shared years; highest salary 45,000 kuruş
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)71 other officialsNişan Safer Efendi first annual entry 1863/64 (AH 1280); no salary recorded
Education and personal record
Schooling Hususi muallimler; özel hocalar [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli
İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 153, 154, 155
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/331; 104 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/331
- Osmanlı Merkez Bürokrasisinde Gayrimüslimlerin İstihdamı (1839–1876)
Sevilay Kasap · 2011 · Pages 229, 230
BOA, DH. SAİD., nr.1/660
Read the original source accounts · 48 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 · 24 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 44 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.