Tazvur Efendi
Born 1854/55 (AH 1271) · Biga · Dated entries 1870 to 1891 (AH 1287 to 1308)
Languages Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d, BİGA 00022/00130
The career, year by year
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The life
Tazvur Efendi was born in Biga in 1854/55 (AH 1271). The father’s occupation was Tüccar. The language repertoire included Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid. Dated career entries span 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 1889/90 (AH 1307) across 21 AH years, beginning with Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru. More than one post or place appears in 6 of those years. Place names include Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid and Niğde. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 1,800 kuruş in 1889/90 (AH 1307); the highest recorded monthly rate is 8,250 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294). Death is recorded in 1890/91 (AH 1308). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 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 4 · Biga
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1854/55 (AH 1271)
Biga
Birth
2 1870/71 (AH 1287) · 20 recorded years
Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid
AH entries: 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid
Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru
250 kuruşCalculated age 16
Masraf kâtibi
1,125 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
3 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid / Niğde
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid
Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid
Masraf kâtibi
1,125 kuruşCalculated age 36
Continuing service as described
Sancak Muhasebecisi
1,800 kuruşCalculated age 36
4 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 37
2 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.
- Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.9% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 250 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 21.7% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 300 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 31.7% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 420 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 50.2% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 450 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 49.4% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 63.4% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 700 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 68.9% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 8,250 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 97.3% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 8,250 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 97.6% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 76.9% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 900 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 77.6% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 1,000 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 81.6% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 81.5% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 81.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 82.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 80.7% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 80.2% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 1,020 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 83.4% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 1,125 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 82.5% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 1,125 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 83.3% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 1,800 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 92.3% | 1874 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid250 to 8,250
- Niğde1,800
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
- Biga16 other officialsHasan Rüşdü Efendi born 1855/56 (AH 1272); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Niğde3 other officialsBEKĠR SAMĠ EFENDĠ 1 shared year; highest salary 3,150 kuruş
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)103 other officialsHACI KAZIM HİLMİ EFENDİ first annual entry 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Bigalı devlet adamları
AHMET TUNCEL · 2019 · Pages 59, 60
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, BİGA 00022/00130.; 66 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, BİGA 00022/00130.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 22 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 42 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.