Süleyman Sami Efendi
Born 1879/80 (AH 1297) · Kale-i Sultaniye · Dated entries 1903 to 1912 (AH 1321 to 1330)
Languages French, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00111/00174
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Süleyman Sami Efendi was born in Kale-i Sultaniye in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The father’s occupation was Biga sancağı belediye reisi. Schooling included Kale-i Sultaniye ibtidai mektebi; mülki idadi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane. The language repertoire included French, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Kosova in 1903/04 (AH 1321). Dated career entries span 1903/04 (AH 1321) to 1911/12 (AH 1330) across 7 AH years, beginning with Vilayet maiyet memuru. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Kosova, Firzoyun, Kolašin (Kolaşin) and Terkoşine and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321) to 2,500 kuruş in 1911/12 (AH 1330); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,500 kuruş in 1911/12 (AH 1330). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Kale-i Sultaniye
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.
5 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Kale-i Sultaniye
Not yet located on the map: Kale-i Sultaniye
Birth
2 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Kosova
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova
First work as recorded
Calculated age 24
Vilayet maiyet memuru
500 kuruşCalculated age 24
3 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Firzoyun / Kosova
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Firzoyun; Kosova
4 1905/06 (AH 1323)
Kosova / Kolašin (Kolaşin)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova
5 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Kolašin (Kolaşin)
6 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Kolašin (Kolaşin) / Terkoşine
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Terkoşine
7 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Terkoşine / İşteb
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Terkoşine; İşteb
8 1911/12 (AH 1330)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
İkinci sınıf kaza kaymakamı
2,500 kuruşCalculated age 33
İkinci sınıf kaza kaymakamı (İstifa)
Calculated age 33
8 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.
- Kaymakam · İşteb · Undated · 2,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaymakam · İşteb · Undated · 2,500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaymakamın harp nedeniyle dönüşü · Kale-i Sultaniye · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 500 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 54.0% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.0% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1,125 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 84.8% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 1,125 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 82.5% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1,250 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 84.8% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 1,750 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 88.4% | 1232 |
| 1911/12 (AH 1330) | 2,500 | 1,000 | 300 to 3,000 | 83.2% | 233 |
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- Kolašin (Kolaşin)1,125 to 1,250
- Kosova500
- Terkoşine1,250
- Firzoyun178
- İşteb1,750
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
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)141 other officialsEmin Efendi first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321); highest salary 150 kuruş
- Kaymakam59 other officialsHalid Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 2,250 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 94, 95, 96
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00111/00174.; 101 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00111/00174.
Read the original source accounts · 22 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 · 7 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 14 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.