Mehmet Vasfi Bey
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
Mehmet Vasfi Bey was born in Bosna; the father's occupation was "Poşka kaymakamı". Work began in Hersek in 1865/66 (AH 1282). The annual lists begin in 1865/66, with Mehmet Vasfi as Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı in Hersek, where the entries run to 1875/76. The lists have no entry for 1876 to 1881. The last entries, from 1881 to 1901, name Mehmet Vasfi as Vergi kâtibi, with no place. For 1885 to 1888 the lists have no entry. The lists have no entry for 1889 to 1899.
Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1869/70 to a peak of 540 in 1900/01, as Mal Muduru, when 63 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1900/01.
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.
First work 1865/66 (AH 1282); 1865 to 1876 (AH 1282 to 1292)
Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı 1865 to 1873 (AH 1282 to 1289); Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi 1874 to 1876 (AH 1291 to 1292)
200 to 380 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years
No annual entry for 1873/74 (AH 1290).
Benî Saap as worded, no place record
1881 to 1885 (AH 1299 to 1302)
No annual entry for 1876 to 1881 (AH 1293 to 1298) before it.
Vergi kâtibi
300 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years
Karzan as worded, no place record
1888/89 (AH 1306)
No annual entry for 1885 to 1888 (AH 1303 to 1305) before it.
Mal müdür muavini (İnfisal)
entries in 1 year
Benî Saap as worded, no place record
1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)
No annual entry for 1889 to 1899 (AH 1307 to 1316) before it.
Mal müdürü vekili (İnfisal) 1899/1900 (AH 1317); Mal Muduru 1900/01 (AH 1318)
540 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 | 200 | 400 | 200 | 16% | |
| 1870/71 | 300 | 400 | 250 | 30% | |
| 1871/72 | 300 | 420.5 | 275 | 30% | |
| 1872/73 | 289 | 450 | 294.5 | 31% | |
| 1874/75 | 380 | 450 | 300 | 41% | |
| 1875/76 | 380 | 450 | 605 | 39% | |
| 1881/82 | 300 | 400 | 28% | ||
| 1882/83 | 300 | 400 | 27% | ||
| 1883/84 | 300 | 400 | 28% | ||
| 1884/85 | 500 | 400 | 59% | ||
| 1900/01 | 540 | 400 | 540 | 63% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66AH 1282 | First work | Hersek | |
| 1865 to 1873AH 1282 to 1289 | Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı | Hersek | |
| No annual entry: 1873/74 (AH 1290) | |||
| 1874 to 1876AH 1291 to 1292 | Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi | Hersek | 380 |
| No annual entry: 1876 to 1881 (AH 1293 to 1298) | |||
| 1881 to 1885AH 1299 to 1302 | Vergi kâtibi | 300 to 500 | |
| No annual entry: 1885 to 1888 (AH 1303 to 1305) | |||
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Mal müdür muavini (İnfisal) | ||
| No annual entry: 1889 to 1899 (AH 1307 to 1316) | |||
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Mal müdürü vekili (İnfisal) | ||
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Mal Muduru | 540 | |
Record#
Personal
- Birthplace
- Bosna
- Father's occupation
- Poşka kaymakamı
First work
- Year
- 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Place
- Hersek
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 14 officials with entries in Hersek in the same years, Mehmet Vasfi Bey had the 13th highest salary.
- Mehmed Vasfi Bey10 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Ahmed Raşid Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 1,750 kuruş
- Mehmet Hulusi Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,150 kuruş
- Abdullah Sezai Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Hasan Hakkı Paşa2 shared years; highest salary 25,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 30 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 29 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Vasfi Bey had the 20th highest salary of them.
- Mustafa Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 2,430 kuruş
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,620 kuruş
- Mehmed Said Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Abdulkadir Rîfât Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282), 95 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Vasfi Bey had the 76th highest salary of them.
- Mehmed Vasfi Beyfirst entry in Hersek; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Mehmed Emin Efendifirst annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282); no salary recorded
- KALUST MARKOSYAN EFENDİfirst entry in Paris; no salary recorded
- Mehmed Esat Beyfirst entry in Crete (Girit); highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- Osman Efendifirst annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
All 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı | Hersek | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı | Hersek | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı | Hersek | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı | Hersek | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı | Hersek | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi | Hersek | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi | Hersek | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi (İnfisal) | Hersek | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Meclis-i idare başkitabet muavini | Hersek | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Meclis-i idare başkitabet muavini | Hersek | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Meclis-i idare başkitabet muavini | Hersek | 289 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Meclis-i idare başkitabet muavini | Hersek | 289 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Meclis-i idare başkitabet muavini (İnfisal) | Hersek | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi | Hersek | 380 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi | Hersek | 380 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Tahrirat kalemi refik-i sânisi (İnfisal) | Hersek | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Vergi kâtibi | Benî Saap | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Vergi kâtibi | Benî Saap | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Vergi kâtibi | Benî Saap | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Vergi kâtibi | Benî Saap | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Mal müdür muavini | Karzan | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Mal müdür muavini (İnfisal) | Karzan | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Mal müdürü vekili (İnfisal) | Benî Saap | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Mal Muduru | Benî Saap | 540 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)