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Mehmet Sabri Bey

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

Mehmet Sabri Bey was born in Dagistan in 1840/41 (AH 1256). At about 35, in 1875/76, Mehmet Sabri began work, on a first salary of 720 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1875/76, with Mehmet Sabri as Nahiye Muduru and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1876 to 1879. Alongside, the lists for 1884 to 1887 give a second post, in Perşembe as Nahiye Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1886 to 1906 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Nahiye Muduru. For 1897 to 1901 the lists have no entry. In place of a title the lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1875/76, 1889/90, 1895/96 and 1905/06; Infisal for 1880/81 and 1903/04.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 720 kuruş a month in 1875/76, as Nahiye Muduru, when 70 per cent of paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 400 kuruş. Over 24 years pay ended below where it began, 400 kuruş against 720. In all, 24 years of salary come to 137,100 kuruş, 1.2 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1905/06.

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.

All 6 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1884/8514DagistanPerşembe

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Telafer), stop 3 (Artukabad), stop 5 (Hapsemana), stop 6 (Cenzur).

  1. Dagistan

    Born 1840/41 (AH 1256)

  2. Telafer as worded, no place record not on the map

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    Nahiye Muduru 1875/76 (AH 1292); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1875/76 (AH 1292)

    720 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Artukabad as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879 to 1885 (AH 1297 to 1302)

    No annual entry for 1876 to 1879 (AH 1293 to 1296) before it.

    Nahiye Muduru 1879 to 1885 (AH 1297 to 1302); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1880/81 (AH 1298)

    360 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  4. Perşembe

    1884 to 1887 (AH 1302 to 1304)

    Nahiye Muduru

    480 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Hapsemana as worded, no place record not on the map

    1886 to 1897 (AH 1304 to 1314)

    Nahiye Muduru 1886 to 1897 (AH 1304 to 1314); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1889 to 1896 (AH 1307 to 1313)

    360 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 11 years

  6. Cenzur as worded, no place record not on the map

    1901 to 1906 (AH 1319 to 1323)

    No annual entry for 1897 to 1901 (AH 1315 to 1318) before it.

    Nahiye Muduru 1901 to 1906 (AH 1319 to 1323); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1903/04 (AH 1321); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1905/06 (AH 1323)

    400 to 675 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry02004006008001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322720 kuruşNahiye MuduruNahiye Muduru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same province

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
Salary of Mehmet Sabri Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1875/7672045072070%
1879/8040040050044%
1880/8140040042546%
1881/8236040048042%
1882/8336040040044%
1883/8436040040043%
1884/8548040048042558%
1885/8648040040850057%
1886/8748040048040056%
1887/8836040048041%
1888/8936040048043%
1889/9036040048043%
1890/91500400481.556%
1891/92500400481.556%
1892/9350040050056%
1893/9450040050055%
1894/9550040050055%
1895/9650040050055%
1896/9748045048052%
1901/0267540048071%
1902/0367540050472%
1903/0467540546671%
1904/0540040048042%
1905/0640043049041%

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.

Career of Mehmet Sabri Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1875/76AH 1292First work720first-salary field
1875/76AH 1292Nahiye Muduru720
1875/76AH 1292İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1876 to 1879 (AH 1293 to 1296)
1879 to 1885AH 1297 to 1302Nahiye Muduru
7 entries
YearSalary
1879/80400
1880/81400
1880/81360
1881/82360
1882/83360
1883/84360
1884/85360
400 to 360
1880/81AH 1298Infisala note on status, not a job
1884 to 1887AH 1302 to 1304Nahiye Muduru
3 entries
YearSalary
1884/85480
1885/86480
1886/87480
Perşembe480
1886 to 1897AH 1304 to 1314Nahiye Muduru
13 entries
YearSalary
1886/87360
1887/88360
1887/88360
1888/89360
1889/90360
1890/91500
1891/92500
1892/93500
1893/94500
1894/95500
1894/95500
1895/96500
1896/97480
360 to 480
1889/90AH 1307İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
1895/96AH 1313İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1897 to 1901 (AH 1315 to 1318)
1901 to 1906AH 1319 to 1323Nahiye Muduru
9 entries
YearSalary
1901/02675
1901/02675
1902/03675
1902/03675
1902/03675
1902/03675
1903/04675
1904/05400
1905/06400
675 to 400
1903/04AH 1321Infisala note on status, not a job
1905/06AH 1323İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1840/41 (AH 1256)
Birthplace
Dagistan

First work

Year
1875/76 (AH 1292)

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 place, same years

Of the 4 officials with entries in Perşembe in the same years, Mehmet Sabri Bey had the highest salary.

All 6 officials with entries in Perşembe

Same job title, same years

Of the 117 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru in the same years, 112 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Sabri Bey had the 63rd highest salary of them.

All 157 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 79 officials born in Dagistan, 75 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Sabri Bey had the 34th highest salary of them.

The page of Dagistan, with the 79 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292), 143 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Sabri Bey had the 50th highest salary of them.

All 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmet Sabri Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292Nahiye MuduruTelafer720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1875/76AH 1292İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1879/80AH 1297Nahiye MuduruArtukabad400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1880/81AH 1298Nahiye MuduruArtukabad400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1880/81AH 1298InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1880/81AH 1298Nahiye MuduruAkköy360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1881/82AH 1299Nahiye MuduruAkköy360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1882/83AH 1300Nahiye MuduruAkköy360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1883/84AH 1301Nahiye MuduruAkköy360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1884/85AH 1302Nahiye MuduruAkköy360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1884/85AH 1302Nahiye MuduruPerşembe480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1885/86AH 1303Nahiye MuduruPerşembe480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1886/87AH 1304Nahiye MuduruPerşembe480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1886/87AH 1304Nahiye MuduruHapsemana360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1887/88AH 1305Nahiye MuduruHapsemana360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1887/88AH 1305Nahiye MuduruUlubey360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1888/89AH 1306Nahiye MuduruUlubey360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1889/90AH 1307Nahiye MuduruUlubey360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1889/90AH 1307İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1890/91AH 1308Nahiye MuduruHuyut500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1891/92AH 1309Nahiye MuduruHuyut500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1892/93AH 1310Nahiye MuduruHuyut500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1893/94AH 1311Nahiye MuduruHuyut500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1894/95AH 1312Nahiye MuduruHuyut500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1894/95AH 1312Nahiye MuduruGöynük500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1895/96AH 1313Nahiye MuduruGöynük500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1895/96AH 1313İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1896/97AH 1314Nahiye MuduruÇandarlı480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1901/02AH 1319Nahiye MuduruCenzur675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1901/02AH 1319Nahiye MuduruCenzur675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye MuduruCenzur675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye MuduruTacura675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye MuduruTacura675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye MuduruZevilcevari675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1903/04AH 1321Nahiye MuduruZevilcevari675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1903/04AH 1321InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1904/05AH 1322Nahiye MuduruElbeyli400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1905/06AH 1323Nahiye MuduruElbeyli400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
1905/06AH 1323İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/163
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.
Recorded values of Mehmet Sabri Bey with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
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.

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