Mehmed Şehap Efendi
Born 1864/65 (AH 1281) · Şamahi · Dated entries 1891 to 1911 (AH 1309 to 1328)
Languages Arabic, French, Persian, Russian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 59/247
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Şehap Efendi was born in Şamahi in 1864/65 (AH 1281). Schooling included Mekteb-i Mülkiye İdadisi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane sınıf-ı âlisi. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Persian, Russian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1891/92 (AH 1309). Dated career entries span 1891/92 (AH 1309) to 1910/11 (AH 1328) across 20 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Benghazi (Bingazi). More than one post or place appears in 20 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Benghazi (Bingazi). [1]
Monthly pay went from 700 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309) to 2,000 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,000 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Şamahi
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1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1864/65 (AH 1281)
Şamahi
Not yet located on the map: Şamahi
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 28
3 1892/93 (AH 1310) · 16 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
4 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded / Benghazi (Bingazi)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
5 1909/10 (AH 1327) · 2 recorded years
Benghazi (Bingazi)
AH entries: 1327, 1328. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Bingazi Sancağı maarif müdürü
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 46
Continuing service as described
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.
- Bingazi Sancağı maarif müdürü (Azil) · Benghazi (Bingazi) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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Pay over time
Pay in its time
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How the comparison is calculated
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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.
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 700 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 72.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 700 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 73.3% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 700 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 73.4% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 800 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 76.6% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 900 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 79.3% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 900 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 78.0% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 900 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 81.4% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 900 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 81.1% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 900 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 80.3% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 900 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 81.0% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 80.1% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 1,080 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 84.1% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 1,080 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 84.1% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1,080 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 84.0% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1,120 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 84.7% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 1,120 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 82.4% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1,120 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 81.5% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 90.0% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 2,000 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 86.0% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 2,000 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 87.4% | 732 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
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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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)270 to 1,120
- Benghazi (Bingazi)200 to 2,000
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
- Istanbul571 other officialsMehmed Said 18 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- 1891/92 (AH 1309)169 other officialsMustafa Nuri Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 357 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dağıstanlılar
SAİT ARAS · 2023 · Pages 251, 252
BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 59/247
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Annual salary study and register readings
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