Mehmed Vehbi Efendi

Born 1855/56 (AH 1272) · Pristina (Priştine) · Dated entries 1875 to 1889 (AH 1292 to 1306)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 87-83

The career, year by year

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The life

Mehmed Vehbi Efendi was born in Pristina (Priştine) in 1855/56 (AH 1272). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Pristina (Priştine) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). Dated career entries span 1875/76 (AH 1292) to 1888/89 (AH 1306) across 14 AH years, beginning with Tahrirat Kalemi stajyeri. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Priştine Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi, Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi, Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi and Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi and 3 other named places.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 400 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Pristina (Priştine) · 1855/56 (AH 1272)^[source]
Education: Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye mektebi^[source]
First work: 1875/76 (AH 1292) · Pristina (Priştine)^[source]
Age at first work: 20^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
Apprenticeship: 1.58^[source]Duration as recorded; the interval is not dated here.

Career in numbers

14
Dated AH years: 8
Career place names: 1
Entries without a resolved year: 13
Salary years: 300 → 400
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 400
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 45.6%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 1888/89 (AH 1306); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1888/89 (AH 1306).

Life and career

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Follow 11 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.

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Stage 1 of 11 · Pristina (Priştine)

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1
1855/56 (AH 1272)
Pristina (Priştine)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Pristina (Priştine) / Priştine Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Priştine Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi
1. Pristina (Priştine)
  First work as recorded
  Calculated age 20
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Priştine Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi
  Tahrirat Kalemi stajyeri
  Calculated age 20
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Priştine Sancağı Emlak Tahriri Kalemi / Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Priştine Sancağı Emlak Tahriri Kalemi; Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi
1. Priştine Sancağı Emlak Tahriri Kalemi
  Emlak Tahriri Kalemi stajyeri (Görevin sona ermesi)
  Calculated age 22
  Recorded service ending
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi
  Divan-ı Temyiz mübeyyizi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 22
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1878 (AH 1295)
Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi
1. Divan-ı Temyiz mübeyyizi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1878/79 (AH 1296)
Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi / Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi; Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi
1. Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi
  Divan-ı Temyiz mübeyyizi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi
  İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi zabıt kâtibi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1879/80 (AH 1297) · 2 recorded years
Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi
AH entries: 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi
1. İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi zabıt kâtibi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi zabıt kâtibi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi / Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi; Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
1. Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi
  İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi zabıt kâtibi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
  Muhasebe Kalemi Adliye Hesap kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8
1882/83 (AH 1300) · 3 recorded years
Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
AH entries: 1300, 1301, 1302. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
1. Muhasebe Kalemi Adliye Hesap kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Muhasebe Kalemi Adliye Hesap kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 30
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
9
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi / Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi; Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti
1. Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
  Muhasebe Kalemi Adliye Hesap kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti
  Evkaf kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Entry & evidence →[1]
10
1886/87 (AH 1304) · 2 recorded years
Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti
AH entries: 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti
1. Evkaf kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Evkaf kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 33
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
11
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti / Priştine Sancağı Maa-tahrir Vergi Kitabeti / Priştine Livası Muhasebe Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti; Priştine Sancağı Maa-tahrir Vergi Kitabeti; Priştine Livası Muhasebe Kalemi
1. Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti
  Evkaf kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Priştine Livası Muhasebe Kalemi
  Muhasebe Kalemi varidat mukayyidi
  330 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →

1 entry without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

Emlak Tahriri Kalemi stajyeri · Priştine Sancağı Emlak Tahriri Kalemi · Undated 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

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1877/78 (AH 1294)	300	450	150 to 1,800	29.8%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	300	450	150 to 2,000	29.1%	1196
1878/79 (AH 1296)	300	400	150 to 2,000	27.9%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	300	400	180 to 1,800	27.1%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	300	400	160 to 1,500	28.8%	1448
1881/82 (AH 1299)	400	400	150 to 1,500	46.6%	1489
1882/83 (AH 1300)	400	400	150 to 1,400	46.9%	1655
1883/84 (AH 1301)	400	400	150 to 1,400	46.1%	1720
1884/85 (AH 1302)	400	400	150 to 1,500	45.1%	1748
1885/86 (AH 1303)	400	400	150 to 1,500	44.7%	1787
1886/87 (AH 1304)	400	400	150 to 1,500	45.8%	1725
1887/88 (AH 1305)	400	400	150 to 1,500	43.8%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	400	400	135 to 1,500	45.6%	1797

Career patterns and pay

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi5
1881 to 1886 (AH 1299 to 1303)
Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti4
1885 to 1889 (AH 1303 to 1306)
Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi4
1878 to 1882 (AH 1296 to 1299)
Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi3
1877 to 1879 (AH 1294 to 1296)
Priştine Livası Muhasebe Kalemi1
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Priştine Sancağı Maa-tahrir Vergi Kitabeti1
1888/89 (AH 1306)

The 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

Kosova Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi400
Kosova Vilayeti Evkaf Kitabeti400
Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi300
Kosova Vilayeti Divan-ı Temyizi300
Priştine Livası Muhasebe Kalemi300 to 330
Priştine Sancağı Maa-tahrir Vergi Kitabeti300

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 title

Muhasebe Kalemi Adliye Hesap kâtibi5
1881 to 1886 (AH 1299 to 1303)
Evkaf kâtibi4
1885 to 1889 (AH 1303 to 1306)
İstinaf Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi zabıt kâtibi4
1878 to 1882 (AH 1296 to 1299)
Divan-ı Temyiz mübeyyizi3
1877 to 1879 (AH 1294 to 1296)
Maa-tahrir Vergi ikinci kâtibi1
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Muhasebe Kalemi varidat mukayyidi1
1888/89 (AH 1306)

The 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

Pristina (Priştine)90 other officialsMustafa Efendi born 1855/56 (AH 1272); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
1875/76 (AH 1292)161 other officialsArtin Fikri Efendi first annual entry 1875/76 (AH 1292); highest salary 300 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Rüştiye diploması, pekiyi^[1]

Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye mektebi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · Kitâbetokuryazar^[1]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Priştineli memurlar
ÖMER CAN · 2023 · Pages 237, 238
BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 87-83

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