Mehmet Raşit Efendi
Born 1830/31 (AH 1246) · Sivas · Dated entries 1844 to 1880 (AH 1260 to 1297)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference DH. SAİD.d, nr.00004, s.872
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi
- Sivas
- Sivas sancağı
7 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmet Raşit Efendi was born in Sivas in 1830/31 (AH 1246), within the İslam community. Schooling included sıbyan mektebi; medrese. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi in 1844/45 (AH 1260). Service included muhasebe mülazımı in Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi (1844/45 (AH 1260)). Later posts included tahrir-i nüfus kalemi memuru in Sivas (1845 to 1846 (AH 1261 to 1262)), arazi kalemi memuru in Sivas (1859/60 (AH 1276)) and defter-i hakani memuru in Sivas (1879/80 (AH 1297)). Sivas appears most often, across 4 dated years. Entries later return to Sivas, the recorded birthplace. [1]
Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1845 (AH 1261) to 760 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,000 kuruş in 1872/73 (AH 1289). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Sivas
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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1830/31 (AH 1246)
Sivas
Birth
2 1844/45 (AH 1260)
Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
muhasebe mülazımı
Calculated age 14
3 1845 (AH 1261) · 2 recorded years
Sivas
AH entries: 1261, 1262. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
tahrir-i nüfus kalemi memuru
150 kuruşCalculated age 15
tahrir-i nüfus kalemi memuru
150 kuruşCalculated age 16
Continuing service as described
tahrir-i nüfus kalemi memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 16
Recorded service ending
4 1859/60 (AH 1276)
Sivas
arazi kalemi memuru
150 kuruşCalculated age 30
5 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Sivas sancağı
Not yet located on the map: Sivas sancağı
sancak arazi memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 38
6 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Sivas sancağı
Not yet located on the map: Sivas sancağı
defter-i hakani memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 43
7 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Sivas
defter-i hakani memuru
760 kuruşCalculated age 51
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 (AH 1261) | 150 | 800 | 25 to 10,000 | 16.7% | 19 |
| 1845/46 (AH 1262) | 150 | 300 | 25 to 10,000 | 26.3% | 20 |
| 1859/60 (AH 1276) | 150 | 500 | 150 to 3,350 | 7.3% | 111 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 400 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 41.5% | 435 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 1,000 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 76.5% | 736 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 760 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 74.2% | 1534 |
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- Sivas150 to 760
- Sivas sancağı400 to 1,000
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
- Sivas398 other officialsEbubekir Şükrü Efendi born 1830/31 (AH 1246); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Sivas31 other officialsLütfullah Behçet Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 2,200 kuruş
- 1844/45 (AH 1260)5 other officialsArtin Efendi first annual entry 1844/45 (AH 1260); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 14 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Sivas vilayeti muhasebesi [source]
- First work year
- 1844/45 (AH 1260) [source]
- Apprenticeship
- 1 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 287
477 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00004, s.872
Read the original source accounts · 8 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 7 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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