Selim Efendi

Born 1846/47 (AH 1263) · Safranbolu · Dated entries 1876 to 1901 (AH 1293 to 1318)

Archival reference BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.151, s.17

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The life

Selim Efendi was born in Safranbolu in 1846/47 (AH 1263). Schooling included mahalli ibtidai mektebi.^[source]

Service began in Kiler-i Hümayun in 1876/77 (AH 1293). Dated career entries span 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 1900/01 (AH 1318) across 26 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Kiler-i Hümayun hademesi and ending with entries for Kilar-ı Hazret-i Şehriyari memuru. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet).^[1]

Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 1,454 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,454 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Safranbolu · 1846/47 (AH 1263)^[source]
Education: mahalli ibtidai mektebi^[source]
First work: 1876/77 (AH 1293) · Kiler-i Hümayun^[source]
Age at first work: 30^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 400 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

26
Dated AH years: 1
Career place names: 26
Salary years: 400 → 1,454
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 1,454
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 89.9%
Peers paid less in last year

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Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 1900/01 (AH 1318); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1900/01 (AH 1318).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 3 · Safranbolu

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1846/47 (AH 1263)
Safranbolu
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Kiler-i Hümayun / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kiler-i Hümayun
1. Kiler-i Hümayun
  First work as recorded
  Calculated age 30
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Kiler-i Hümayun hademesi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 30
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1877/78 (AH 1294) · 25 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Kiler-i Hümayun hademesi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kilar-ı Hazret-i Şehriyari memuru
  1,454 kuruşCalculated age 55
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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Pay over time

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1876/77 (AH 1293)	400	420	150 to 2,000	43.3%	1102
1877/78 (AH 1294)	400	450	150 to 1,800	43.0%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	400	450	150 to 2,000	42.7%	1196
1878/79 (AH 1296)	400	400	150 to 2,000	44.1%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	400	400	180 to 1,800	44.2%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	320	400	160 to 1,500	38.1%	1448
1881/82 (AH 1299)	1,120	400	150 to 1,500	84.7%	1489
1882/83 (AH 1300)	1,120	400	150 to 1,400	85.1%	1655
1883/84 (AH 1301)	1,120	400	150 to 1,400	85.8%	1720
1884/85 (AH 1302)	1,120	400	150 to 1,500	84.1%	1748
1885/86 (AH 1303)	1,120	400	150 to 1,500	83.3%	1787
1886/87 (AH 1304)	1,120	400	150 to 1,500	83.8%	1725
1887/88 (AH 1305)	1,120	400	150 to 1,500	82.5%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	1,120	400	135 to 1,500	83.2%	1797
1889/90 (AH 1307)	1,120	400	130 to 1,500	84.5%	1874
1890/91 (AH 1308)	1,120	400	125 to 1,500	83.1%	1896
1891/92 (AH 1309)	1,320	400	140 to 1,600	86.6%	1927
1892/93 (AH 1310)	1,320	400	135 to 1,500	87.9%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	1,320	400	140 to 1,400	88.6%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	1,320	400	140 to 1,500	88.1%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	1,320	400	140 to 1,500	87.4%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	1,320	450	150 to 1,575	87.0%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	1,254	400	140 to 1,425	88.4%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	1,254	400	144 to 1,400	88.3%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	1,254	400	140 to 1,440	88.4%	1821
1900/01 (AH 1318)	1,454	400	140 to 1,500	89.9%	1761

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Istanbul (Dersaadet)26
1876 to 1901 (AH 1293 to 1318)

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Amounts recorded by place

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Istanbul (Dersaadet)320 to 1,454

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Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title

Kilar-ı Hazret-i Şehriyari memuru14
1887 to 1901 (AH 1305 to 1318)
Kiler-i Hümayun hademesi13
1876 to 1888 (AH 1293 to 1305)

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Related officials in the salary reference

Safranbolu88 other officialsAhmed Tevfik Efendi born 1846/47 (AH 1263); highest salary 500 kuruş
Istanbul755 other officialsMehmed Said 26 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
1876/77 (AH 1293)184 other officialsAhmed Hulûsî Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,500 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling mahalli ibtidai mektebi^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)
AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 159, 160
112 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.151, s.17

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