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Kigork Efendi

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

Kigork Efendi was born in Tokat in 1853/54 (AH 1270) into the Hristiyan community; the father's occupation was "Yazmacı". At about 20, in 1874/75, Kigork began work in Tokat. The annual lists begin in 1874/75, with Kigork as Öğretmen and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1878 to 1892 and 1893 to 1896.

The one salary in the lists is 250 kuruş a month, for 1896/97, when 18 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1896/97.

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.

  1. Tokat

    Born 1853/54 (AH 1270); First work 1874/75 (AH 1291)

  2. Tokat Ermeni Mektebi as worded, no place record

    1874 to 1878 (AH 1291 to 1294)

    Öğretmen

    entries in 4 years

  3. Place not recorded

    1892/93 (AH 1310)

    No annual entry for 1878 to 1892 (AH 1295 to 1309) before it.

    Kâtip (daire adı okunamadı)

    entries in 1 year

  4. Tokat Vergi Dairesi as worded, no place record

    1896/97 (AH 1314)

    No annual entry for 1893 to 1896 (AH 1311 to 1313) before it.

    Vergi Dairesi Kâtibi

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry01002003001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314250 kuruşÖğretmen

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 Kigork Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1874/75AH 1291First workTokat
1874 to 1878AH 1291 to 1294Öğretmen
5 entries
YearSalary
1874/75
1875/76
1876/77
1877/78
1877/78
No annual entry: 1878 to 1892 (AH 1295 to 1309)
1892/93AH 1310Kâtip (daire adı okunamadı)
No annual entry: 1893 to 1896 (AH 1311 to 1313)
1896/97AH 1314Vergi Dairesi Kâtibi250

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Birthplace
Tokat
Community
Hristiyan
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni
Father's occupation
Yazmacı

First work

Year
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Place
Tokat

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 birthplace

Of the 123 officials born in Tokat, 117 have a recorded salary; Kigork Efendi had the 88th highest salary of them.

The page of Tokat, with the 123 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291), 130 have a recorded salary; Kigork Efendi had the 112th highest salary of them.

  • Mehmed Sadık Beyfirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 450 kuruş
  • Ohannes Efendifirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 700 kuruş
  • Veli Efendifirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 200 kuruş
  • Yorgi Servet Efendifirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 800 kuruş
  • Mehmed Said Efendifirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 2,150 kuruş

All 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Kigork Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1874/75AH 1291ÖğretmenTokat Ermeni MektebiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 157, s. 483
1875/76AH 1292ÖğretmenTokat Ermeni MektebiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 157, s. 483
1876/77AH 1293ÖğretmenTokat Ermeni MektebiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 157, s. 483
1877/78AH 1294ÖğretmenTokat Ermeni MektebiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 157, s. 483
1877/78AH 1294Öğretmen (İnfisal)Tokat Ermeni MektebiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 157, s. 483
1892/93AH 1310Kâtip (daire adı okunamadı)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 157, s. 483
1896/97AH 1314Vergi Dairesi KâtibiTokat Vergi Dairesi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 157, s. 483
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 Kigork Efendi 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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