Mehmet Vasfi Bey
Born Year not recorded · Bosna · Dated entries 1865 to 1901 (AH 1282 to 1318)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Vasfi Bey was born in Bosna. The father’s occupation was Poşka kaymakamı. Schooling included Mostar sıbyan mektebi; Mostar rüşdiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Hersek in 1865/66 (AH 1282). Dated career entries span 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 1900/01 (AH 1318) across 15 AH years, from Hersek to Benî Saap, beginning with Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Mal Müdürü. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Hersek, Benî Saap and Karzan. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 540 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318); the highest recorded monthly rate is 540 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318). [1]
Life and career
Follow 7 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.
Stage 1 of 7 · Hersek
How to read this map
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4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 First work as recorded
Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı
2 1866/67 (AH 1283) · 7 recorded years
Hersek
AH entries: 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı
Continuing service as described
Meclis-i idare başkitabet muavini (İnfisal)
3 1874/75 (AH 1291) · 2 recorded years
Hersek
AH entries: 1291, 1292. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi
380 kuruş
Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi (İnfisal)
4 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 3 recorded years
Benî Saap
AH entries: 1299, 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Benî Saap
Vergi kâtibi
300 kuruş
Vergi kâtibi
300 kuruş
Continuing service as described
5 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Benî Saap / Karzan
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Benî Saap; Karzan
Benî Saap
Vergi kâtibi
300 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Karzan
Mal müdür muavini
500 kuruş
6 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Karzan
Not yet located on the map: Karzan
Mal müdür muavini (İnfisal)
7 1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 2 recorded years
Benî Saap
AH entries: 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Benî Saap
Mal müdürü vekili (İnfisal)
Mal Müdürü
540 kuruş
5 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Mal müdür muavini · Cemâin · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mal Müdürü Vekili · Benî Saap · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaymakam vekili · Benî Saap · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Hırvatça dil yeterliği · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Birth · Bosna · Year not recorded
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
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.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 16.4% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 30.7% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 300 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 30.4% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 289 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 31.6% | 736 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 380 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 41.1% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 380 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 39.8% | 976 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 28.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 59.8% | 1748 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 540 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 63.8% | 1761 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
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- Hersek200 to 380
- Benî Saap300 to 540
- Karzan500
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
- Hersek13 other officialsMehmed Vasfi Bey 10 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1865/66 (AH 1282)111 other officialsMehmed Vasfi Bey first entry in Hersek; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Mal Muduru29 other officialsMustafa Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 2,430 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Bosna doğumlu memurlar
MEHMET AKGÜN · 2017 · Pages 105
Read the original source accounts · 28 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 24 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.