Mehmed Eşref Bey

Born 1831/32 (AH 1247) · Bursa · Dated entries 1845 to 1886 (AH 1262 to 1303)

Languages Turkish

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The life

Mehmed Eşref Bey was born in Bursa in 1831/32 (AH 1247), within the İslam community. Schooling included Mekteb-i sıbyan. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti in 1845/46 (AH 1262). Dated career entries span 1845/46 (AH 1262) to 1878/79 (AH 1296) across 20 AH years, from Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti to Bursa, beginning with tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet and ending with entries for muhâkeme-i ticareti riyâseti. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti, eyâlet-i mezkure, Eskişehir and Erdek and 1 other named places.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1850/51 (AH 1267) to 3,500 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296); the highest recorded monthly rate is 3,500 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296). Death is recorded in 1885/86 (AH 1303).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Bursa · 1831/32 (AH 1247)^[source]
Education: Mekteb-i sıbyan^[source]
First work: 1845/46 (AH 1262) · Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti^[source]
Age at first work: 15^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
Apprenticeship: 5^[source]Duration as recorded; the interval is not dated here.
Death recorded: 1885/86 (AH 1303)^[1]This is the year on a career record, not an exact date of death.

Career in numbers

21
Dated AH years: 5
Career place names: 2
Entries without a resolved year: 14
Salary years: 250 → 3,500
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 3,500
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 94.5%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1850/51 (AH 1267) to 1878/79 (AH 1296); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1878/79 (AH 1296).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 11 · Bursa

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1
1831/32 (AH 1247)
Bursa
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1845/46 (AH 1262)
Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 15
  Personal record & evidence →
2. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet
  Calculated age 15
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1846/47 (AH 1263) · 5 recorded years
Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti
AH entries: 1263, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1267. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti
1. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet
  Calculated age 16
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet
  250 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 6 recorded entries in this stage →
4
1855/56 (AH 1272) · 2 recorded years
eyâlet-i mezkure
AH entries: 1272, 1273. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: eyâlet-i mezkure
1. meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti
  500 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti
  500 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1857/58 (AH 1274)
eyâlet-i mezkure / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: eyâlet-i mezkure; Location not recorded
1. eyâlet-i mezkure
  meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti
  500 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Place not recorded
  fihrist kitâbeti
  1,000 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1866/67 (AH 1283) · 6 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. fihrist kitâbeti
  910 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti
  1,520 kuruşCalculated age 41
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 12 recorded entries in this stage →
7
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Place not recorded / Eskişehir / Erdek
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Place not recorded
  Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti
  1,520 kuruşCalculated age 42
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Erdek
  Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı
  2,250 kuruşCalculated age 42
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
8
1876/77 (AH 1293) · 2 recorded years
Erdek
AH entries: 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı
  2,200 kuruşCalculated age 46
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Infisal
  Calculated age 47
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
9
1878 (AH 1295)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Bursa daire-i belediyesi müdiriyeti
  Calculated age 48
  Entry & evidence →[1]
10
1878/79 (AH 1296)
Bursa
1. muhâkeme-i ticareti riyâseti
  3,500 kuruşCalculated age 49
  Entry & evidence →[1]
11
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Vefat
  Calculated age 56
  Entry & evidence →[1]

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.

fihrist kitâbeti (maaş zammı: 100 guruş) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
İstifa · 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

Current collection salary comparison

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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
1850/51 (AH 1267)	250	400	100 to 10,000	29.4%	35
1855/56 (AH 1272)	500	400	100 to 5,000	54.7%	65
1856/57 (AH 1273)	500	400	100 to 5,000	54.7%	76
1857/58 (AH 1274)	1,000	400	100 to 3,000	74.7%	96
1866/67 (AH 1283)	910	400	146 to 2,000	75.6%	399
1867/68 (AH 1284)	1,660	458	150 to 2,500	84.1%	435
1868/69 (AH 1285)	2,080	475	150 to 3,000	87.5%	505
1869/70 (AH 1286)	2,200	400	150 to 2,250	89.8%	609
1870/71 (AH 1287)	2,200	400	150 to 2,000	91.0%	649
1871/72 (AH 1288)	2,200	420.5	125 to 2,375	89.3%	712
1872/73 (AH 1289)	2,250	450	140 to 2,350	88.8%	736
1876/77 (AH 1293)	2,200	420	150 to 2,000	91.7%	1102
1877/78 (AH 1294)	2,200	450	150 to 1,800	92.5%	1160
1878/79 (AH 1296)	3,500	400	150 to 2,000	94.5%	1328

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti6
1845 to 1851 (AH 1262 to 1267)
Erdek3
1872 to 1878 (AH 1289 to 1294)
eyâlet-i mezkure3
1855 to 1858 (AH 1272 to 1274)
Bursa1
1878/79 (AH 1296)
Eskişehir1
1872/73 (AH 1289)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Hüdâvendigâr eyâleti250
Erdek2,200 to 2,250
eyâlet-i mezkure500
Bursa3,500
Eskişehir2,250

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 title

tahrîrat kalemi; mülâzemet6
1845 to 1851 (AH 1262 to 1267)
Meclis idare-i vilâyet baş kitâbeti5
1868 to 1873 (AH 1285 to 1289)
Erdek kazası ka'imakamlığı3
1872 to 1878 (AH 1289 to 1294)
meclisi tahkiki kitâbeti3
1855 to 1858 (AH 1272 to 1274)
evrak müdiriyeti2
1867 to 1869 (AH 1284 to 1285)
fihrist kitâbeti2
1857 to 1867 (AH 1274 to 1283)

The 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

Bursa301 other officialsHafız Mehmed Hamdi Efendi born 1831/32 (AH 1247); highest salary 3,500 kuruş
Erdek2 other officialsMehmed Rifat Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 600 kuruş
1845/46 (AH 1262)12 other officialsHüseyin Hakkı Efendi first annual entry 1845/46 (AH 1262); highest salary 4,000 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Mekteb-i sıbyan^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · kitâbet eder^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 230,231
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