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Osman Burhan 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 Osman Burhan Efendi began in Mecca (Mekke) in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The schooling was at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

At about 17, in 1878/79, Osman Burhan began work. The annual lists begin in 1878/79, with Osman Burhan as Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı and no place named. From 1883 to 1895 the annual entries place Osman Burhan in Medina (Medine). For 1890 to 1893 the lists have no entry.

Pay rose from 36 kuruş a month in 1879/80 to a peak of 300 in 1893/94, in Medina, when 27 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 13 years of salary come to 29,616 kuruş, 47 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1894/95.

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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1883/8413MeccaMedina

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Hicaz).

  1. Mecca (Mekke)

    Born 1861/62 (AH 1278)

  2. Hicaz as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 to 1883 (AH 1296 to 1300)

    Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı

    27 to 120 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  3. Medina (Medine)

    1883 to 1895 (AH 1301 to 1312)

    Medine mukayyidliği refiki

    120 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

    No annual entry for 1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry01002003001878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 1312300 kuruşHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıMedine mukayyidliği refiki
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 1312This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

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 Osman Burhan Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1879/80364000%
1880/81624002%
1881/821204006%
1882/831204006%
1883/841204002736%
1884/85150400335.58%
1885/86240400262.518%
1886/8724040035019%
1887/88240400257.520%
1888/89270400287.528%
1889/9027040045027%
1893/94300400262.527%
1894/9530040032528%

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 Osman Burhan Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1878/79AH 1296First work
1878 to 1883AH 1296 to 1300Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
9 entries
YearSalary
1878/79
1879/8036
1879/80
1880/8127
1880/8162
1881/8262
1881/82100
1881/82120
1882/83120
120
1883 to 1890AH 1301 to 1307Medine mukayyidliği refiki
9 entries
YearSalary
1883/84120
1884/85120
1884/85150
1885/86150
1885/86240
1886/87240
1887/88240
1888/89270
1889/90270
Medina (Medine)120 to 270
No annual entry: 1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310)
1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312Medine mukayyidliği refiki
3 entries
YearSalary
1893/94300
1894/95300
1894/95
Medina (Medine)300

Record

Personal

Born
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Birthplace
Mecca (Mekke)

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1878/79 (AH 1296)

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 place, same years

Of the 37 officials with entries in Medina (Medine) in the same years, 35 have a recorded salary; Osman Burhan Efendi had the 25th highest salary of them.

All 59 officials with entries in Medina (Medine)

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; Osman Burhan Efendi had the 359th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 117 officials born in Mecca (Mekke), 107 have a recorded salary; Osman Burhan Efendi had the 80th highest salary of them.

The page of Mecca (Mekke), with the 117 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 163 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878/79 (AH 1296), 157 have a recorded salary; Osman Burhan Efendi had the 122nd highest salary of them.

All 163 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878/79 (AH 1296)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Osman Burhan Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1878/79AH 1296Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicazAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1879/80AH 1297Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi görevlisiHicaz36Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1879/80AH 1297Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi görevlisi (Görevin sona ermesi)HicazAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1880/81AH 1298Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi görevlisiHicaz27Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1880/81AH 1298Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi görevlisiHicaz62Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1881/82AH 1299Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi görevlisiHicaz62Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1881/82AH 1299Şevne mukayyidliği ikinci refikiHicaz100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1881/82AH 1299Şevne mukayyidliği ikinci refikiHicaz120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1882/83AH 1300Şevne mukayyidliği ikinci refikiHicaz120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1883/84AH 1301Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1884/85AH 1302Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1884/85AH 1302Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1885/86AH 1303Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1885/86AH 1303Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1886/87AH 1304Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1887/88AH 1305Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1888/89AH 1306Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1889/90AH 1307Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1893/94AH 1311Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1894/95AH 1312Medine mukayyidliği refikiMedina (Medine)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
1894/95AH 1312Medine mukayyidliği refiki (İstifa)Medina (Medine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records309 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/465, s.465.
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 Osman Burhan 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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