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Mahmud 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

The life of Mahmud Efendi began in Harput in 1837/38 (AH 1253). Mahmud began work in Galata in 1867/68, at about 30. The first annual entry, for 1867/68, names Mahmud as Gümrük mülazımı, with no place. Entries spanning 44 years are rare, reached by fewer than 4 per cent of the 8,239 officials.

Pay rose from 340 kuruş a month in 1868/69 to a peak of 550 in 1898/99, when two in three paid officials earned less. In all, 43 years of salary come to 230,520 kuruş, about what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.

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.

All 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1867/6812HarputGalata

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Galata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü).

  1. Harput

    Born 1837/38 (AH 1253)

  2. Galata

    First work 1867/68 (AH 1284)

  3. Galata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü as worded, no place record not on the map

    1867 to 1910 (AH 1284 to 1327)

    Gümrük mülazımı

    320 to 550 kuruş a month; entries in 44 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325550 kuruşGümrük mülazımı
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325This officialMedian, all officials

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
Salary of Mahmud Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1868/6934047536%
1869/7034040039%
1870/7134040040%
1871/72340420.538%
1872/7334045037%
1873/7432040538%
1874/7532045036%
1875/7635045036%
1876/7740042043%
1877/7840045043%
187840045042%
1878/7940040044%
1879/8040040044%
1880/8132040038%
1881/8232040038%
1882/8332040039%
1883/8432040039%
1884/8532040038%
1885/8632040037%
1886/8750040057%
1887/8850040054%
1888/8950040055%
1889/9050040056%
1890/9150040056%
1891/9250040056%
1892/9350040056%
1893/9450040055%
1894/9550040055%
1895/9650040055%
1896/9750045052%
1897/9850040056%
1898/9955040067%
1899/190055040066%
1900/0155040066%
1901/0255040064%
1902/0355040066%
1903/0455040564%
1904/0555040065%
1905/0655043062%
1906/0755045061%
1907/0855046059%
1908/0955040060%
1909/1055060048%

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.

Career of Mahmud Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1867/68AH 1284First workGalata
1867 to 1910AH 1284 to 1327Gümrük mülazımı
51 entries
YearSalary
1867/68
1868/69340
1869/70340
1870/71340
1871/72340
1872/73340
1872/73320
1873/74320
1874/75320
1875/76320
1875/76350
1876/77350
1876/77400
1877/78400
1878400
1878/79400
1879/80400
1879/80320
1880/81320
1881/82320
1882/83320
1883/84320
1884/85320
1885/86320
1886/87320
1886/87500
1887/88500
1888/89500
1889/90500
1890/91500
1891/92500
1892/93500
1893/94500
1894/95500
1895/96500
1896/97500
1897/98500
1898/99500
1898/99550
1899/1900550
1900/01550
1901/02550
1902/03550
1903/04550
1904/05550
1905/06550
1906/07550
1907/08550
1908/09550
1909/10550
1909/10

Record

Personal

Born
1837/38 (AH 1253)
Birthplace
Harput

First work

Year
1867/68 (AH 1284)
Place
Galata

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 169 officials born in Harput, 160 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Efendi had the 74th highest salary of them.

The page of Harput, with the 169 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 86 officials whose first annual entry is for 1867/68 (AH 1284), 83 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Efendi had the 57th highest salary of them.

All 86 officials whose first annual entry is for 1867/68 (AH 1284)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mahmud Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1867/68AH 1284Gümrük mülazımıGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye GümrüğüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1868/69AH 1285Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü340Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1869/70AH 1286Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü340Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1870/71AH 1287Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü340Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1871/72AH 1288Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü340Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1872/73AH 1289Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü340Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1872/73AH 1289Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1873/74AH 1290Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1874/75AH 1291Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1875/76AH 1292Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1875/76AH 1292Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1876/77AH 1293Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1876/77AH 1293Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1877/78AH 1294Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1878AH 1295Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1878/79AH 1296Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1879/80AH 1297Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1879/80AH 1297Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1880/81AH 1298Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1881/82AH 1299Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1882/83AH 1300Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1883/84AH 1301Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1884/85AH 1302Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1885/86AH 1303Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1886/87AH 1304Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1886/87AH 1304Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1887/88AH 1305Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1888/89AH 1306Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1889/90AH 1307Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1890/91AH 1308Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1891/92AH 1309Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1892/93AH 1310Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1893/94AH 1311Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1894/95AH 1312Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1895/96AH 1313Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1896/97AH 1314Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1897/98AH 1315Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1898/99AH 1316Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1898/99AH 1316Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1899/1900AH 1317Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1900/01AH 1318Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1901/02AH 1319Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1902/03AH 1320Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1903/04AH 1321Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1904/05AH 1322Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1905/06AH 1323Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1906/07AH 1324Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1907/08AH 1325Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1908/09AH 1326Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1909/10AH 1327Tezkire muharririGalata Emtia-i Ecnebiye Gümrüğü550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
1909/10AH 1327Tezkire muharriri (İnfisal)Galata Emtia-i Ecnebiye GümrüğüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 161-75
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 Mahmud 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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