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MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ

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

The life of MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ began in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1831/32 (AH 1247). Work began in Cayagzi in 1862/63, at about 31, on a first salary of 400 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1862/63, places MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ in Cayagzi as Rüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharriri, where the entries run to 1866/67. At the same time, from 1866 to 1869, the lists also place MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ in Lezhë (Leş) as a customs official (Rüsumat Memuru). Alongside, the lists for 1868 to 1875 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Rüsumat Memuru, with a rise to Memlaha sandık emini in 1872/73. Alongside, the lists for 1874 to 1880 give a second post, in Shkodër as Rüsûmat nezareti sandık emini. Alongside, the lists for 1879 to 1882 give a second post, in Lezhë as Rüsumat Memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1881 to 1883 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Rüsumat Memuru.

The salary went from 400 kuruş a month in 1862/63 to 460 in 1874/75, the peak, in Shkodër, when 51 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 22 years pay ended below where it began, 300 kuruş against 400. The final annual entry is for 1882/83.

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 8 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1862/631866/671874/751879/8012367ShkodërCayagziLezhë

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Ebut), stop 5 (Kavaye), stop 8 (Şurûk).

  1. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    Born 1831/32 (AH 1247)

  2. Cayagzi

    First work 1862/63 (AH 1279); 1862 to 1867 (AH 1279 to 1283)

    Rüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharriri

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  3. Lezhë (Leş)

    1866 to 1869 (AH 1283 to 1285)

    Rüsumat Memuru 1866 to 1869 (AH 1283 to 1285); Rüsûmat memuru (İstifa) 1868/69 (AH 1285)

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Ebut as worded, no place record not on the map

    1868 to 1873 (AH 1285 to 1289)

    Rüsumat Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

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

    1872 to 1875 (AH 1289 to 1291)

    Memlaha sandık emini

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    1874 to 1880 (AH 1291 to 1297)

    Rüsûmat nezareti sandık emini 1874 to 1878 (AH 1291 to 1294); Aşar kâtibi 1877 to 1880 (AH 1294 to 1297)

    200 to 460 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  7. Lezhë (Leş)

    1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299)

    Rüsumat Memuru

    240 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  8. Şurûk as worded, no place record not on the map

    1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)

    Rüsumat Memuru 1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300); Rüsûmat memuru (İnfisal) 1882/83 (AH 1300)

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 1300460 kuruşRüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharririRüsumat MemuruRüsumat MemuruMemlaha sandık eminiRüsûmat nezareti sandık eminiAşar kâtibiRüsumat Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 1300This 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 MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1862/6340040043%
1863/6440047542%
1864/6540040047%
1865/6640040046%
1866/6740040040042%
1867/6830045830044529%
1868/6930047527540027%
1869/7030040040031%
1870/7130040030030%
1871/72300420.532030%
1872/7340045043%
1873/7440040544%
1874/7546045030051%
1875/7646045030050%
1876/7746042030051%
1877/7846045030051%
187820045045514%
1878/7920040040012%
1879/8024040030030417%
1880/8124040030031218%
1881/8230040031028%
1882/8330040030027%

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 MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1862/63AH 1279First workCayagzi400first-salary field
1862 to 1867AH 1279 to 1283Rüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharriri
6 entries
YearSalary
1862/63400
1863/64400
1864/65400
1865/66400
1866/67400
1866/67
Cayagzi400
1866 to 1869AH 1283 to 1285Rüsumat Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1866/67300
1867/68300
1868/69300
Lezhë (Leş)300
1868/69AH 1285Rüsûmat memuru (İstifa)Lezhë (Leş)
1868 to 1873AH 1285 to 1289Rüsumat Memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1868/69300
1869/70300
1870/71300
1871/72300
1872/73300
300
1872 to 1875AH 1289 to 1291Memlaha sandık emini
4 entries
YearSalary
1872/73400
1873/74400
1874/75400
1874/75
400
1874 to 1878AH 1291 to 1294Rüsûmat nezareti sandık emini
Rüsûmat
5 entries
YearSalary
1874/75460
1875/76460
1876/77460
1877/78460
1877/78
Shkodër (İşkodra)460
1877 to 1880AH 1294 to 1297Aşar kâtibi
5 entries
YearSalary
1877/78200
1878200
1878/79200
1879/80200
1879/80
Shkodër (İşkodra)200
1879 to 1882AH 1297 to 1299Rüsumat Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1879/80240
1880/81240
1881/82240
Lezhë (Leş)240
1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300Rüsumat Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1881/82300
1882/83300
300
1882/83AH 1300Rüsûmat memuru (İnfisal)

Record

Personal

Born
1831/32 (AH 1247)

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1862/63 (AH 1279)
Place
Cayagzi

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 58 officials with entries in Shkodër (İşkodra) in the same years, 56 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ had the 38th highest salary of them.

All 191 officials with entries in Shkodër (İşkodra)

Same job title, same years

Of the 59 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru in the same years, MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ had the 36th highest salary.

All 117 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ had the 268th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 311 officials born in Shkodër (İşkodra), 200 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ had the 79th highest salary of them.

The page of Shkodër (İşkodra), with the 311 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 85 officials whose first annual entry is for 1862/63 (AH 1279), 68 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ had the 55th highest salary of them.

All 85 officials whose first annual entry is for 1862/63 (AH 1279)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1862/63AH 1279Rüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharririCayagzi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1863/64AH 1280Rüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharririCayagzi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1864/65AH 1281Rüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharririCayagzi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1865/66AH 1282Rüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharririCayagzi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1866/67AH 1283Rüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharririCayagzi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1866/67AH 1283Rüsûmat idaresi tezkere muharriri (İstifa)CayagziAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1866/67AH 1283Rüsumat MemuruLezhë (Leş)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1867/68AH 1284Rüsumat MemuruLezhë (Leş)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1868/69AH 1285Rüsumat MemuruLezhë (Leş)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1868/69AH 1285Rüsûmat memuru (İstifa)Lezhë (Leş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1868/69AH 1285Rüsumat MemuruEbut300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1869/70AH 1286Rüsumat MemuruEbut300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1870/71AH 1287Rüsumat MemuruEbut300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1871/72AH 1288Rüsumat MemuruEbut300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1872/73AH 1289Rüsumat MemuruEbut300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1872/73AH 1289Memlaha sandık eminiKavaye400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1873/74AH 1290Memlaha sandık eminiKavaye400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1874/75AH 1291Memlaha sandık eminiKavaye400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1874/75AH 1291Memlaha sandık emini (İstifa)KavayeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1874/75AH 1291Rüsûmat nezareti sandık eminiShkodër (İşkodra)460RüsûmatSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1875/76AH 1292Rüsûmat nezareti sandık eminiShkodër (İşkodra)460RüsûmatSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1876/77AH 1293Rüsûmat nezareti sandık eminiShkodër (İşkodra)460RüsûmatSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1877/78AH 1294Rüsûmat nezareti sandık eminiShkodër (İşkodra)460RüsûmatSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1877/78AH 1294Rüsûmat nezareti sandık emini (İstifa)Shkodër (İşkodra)RüsûmatSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1877/78AH 1294Aşar kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1878AH 1295Aşar kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1878/79AH 1296Aşar kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1879/80AH 1297Aşar kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1879/80AH 1297Aşar kâtibi (İstifa)Shkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1879/80AH 1297Rüsumat MemuruLezhë (Leş)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1880/81AH 1298Rüsumat MemuruLezhë (Leş)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1881/82AH 1299Rüsumat MemuruLezhë (Leş)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1881/82AH 1299Rüsumat MemuruŞurûk300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1882/83AH 1300Rüsumat MemuruŞurûk300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80; 359 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
1882/83AH 1300Rüsûmat memuru (İnfisal)ŞurûkAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/80, s. 157.
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 MUSTAFA ŞEVKİ EFENDİ 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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