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Süleyman Fahri 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 Süleyman Fahri Efendi began in Pristina (Priştine) in 1863/64 (AH 1280); the father's occupation was "Emekli Asâkir-i Şâhâne yüzbaşısı". At about 12, in 1875/76, Süleyman Fahri began work in Pristina. Few began so young; fewer than 3 per cent of the 5,664 officials whose age at first work is known started at 12 or younger. The annual lists begin in 1875/76, with Süleyman Fahri as Emlak Tahriri Kalemi stajyeri in Pristina, the birthplace. For 1876 to 1879 the lists have no entry. The annual lists then follow Süleyman Fahri to a post with no place named from 1879 to 1892. Alongside, the lists for 1891 to 1897 give a second post, in Novi Pazar as Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantiki, with a rise to Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantiki. The lists give Infisal for 1891/92 instead of a title.

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1879/80 to a peak of 600 in 1891/92, in Novi Pazar, when 65 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1896/97.

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
1891/9213PristinaNovi Pazar

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi).

  1. Pristina (Priştine)

    Born 1863/64 (AH 1280); First work 1875/76 (AH 1292); 1875/76 (AH 1292)

    Emlak Tahriri Kalemi stajyeri

    entries in 1 year

  2. Kosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879 to 1892 (AH 1297 to 1309)

    No annual entry for 1876 to 1879 (AH 1293 to 1296) before it.

    Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit Katibi 1879 to 1892 (AH 1297 to 1309); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1891/92 (AH 1309)

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 13 years

  3. Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)

    1891 to 1897 (AH 1309 to 1314)

    Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantiki

    540 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314600 kuruşIstinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiBidayet Mahkemesi müstantiki
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314This 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 Süleyman Fahri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1879/8030040027%
1880/8130040028%
1881/8230040028%
1882/8330040027%
1883/8430040028%
1884/8530040028%
1885/8630040027%
1886/8730040028%
1887/8830040028%
1888/8930040029%
1889/9030040029%
1890/9130040028%
1891/9260040040065%
1892/9360040039065%
1893/9460040031565%
1894/9560040032565%
1895/9660040038064%
1896/9760045039063%

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 Süleyman Fahri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1875/76AH 1292First workPristina (Priştine)
1875/76AH 1292Emlak Tahriri Kalemi stajyeriPristina (Priştine)
No annual entry: 1876 to 1879 (AH 1293 to 1296)
1879 to 1892AH 1297 to 1309Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit Katibi
13 entries
YearSalary
1879/80300
1880/81300
1881/82300
1882/83300
1883/84300
1884/85300
1885/86300
1886/87300
1887/88300
1888/89300
1889/90300
1890/91300
1891/92300
300
1891/92AH 1309Infisala note on status, not a job
1891 to 1897AH 1309 to 1314Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantiki
7 entries
YearSalary
1891/92600
1892/93600
1893/94600
1894/95600
1895/96600
1896/97600
1896/97540
Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)600 to 540

Record

Personal

Born
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Father's occupation
Emekli Asâkir-i Şâhâne yüzbaşısı

First work

Year
1875/76 (AH 1292)

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 8 officials with entries in Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) in the same years, 7 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Fahri Efendi had the 5th highest salary of them.

All 35 officials with entries in Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)

Same job title, same years

Of the 5 officials with the title Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit Katibi in the same years, Süleyman Fahri Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

All 6 officials with the title Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit Katibi

Same birthplace

Of the 91 officials born in Pristina (Priştine), 84 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Fahri Efendi had the 19th highest salary of them.

The page of Pristina (Priştine), with the 91 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292), 143 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Fahri Efendi had the 55th highest salary of them.

All 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Süleyman Fahri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292Emlak Tahriri Kalemi stajyeriPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1879/80AH 1297Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1880/81AH 1298Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1881/82AH 1299Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1882/83AH 1300Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1883/84AH 1301Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1884/85AH 1302Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1885/86AH 1303Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1886/87AH 1304Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1887/88AH 1305Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1888/89AH 1306Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1889/90AH 1307Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1890/91AH 1308Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1891/92AH 1309Istinaf Mahkemesi Zabit KatibiKosova Vilayeti İstinaf Mahkemesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1891/92AH 1309InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1891/92AH 1309Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantikiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1892/93AH 1310Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantikiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1893/94AH 1311Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantikiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1894/95AH 1312Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantikiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1895/96AH 1313Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantikiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1896/97AH 1314Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantikiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
1896/97AH 1314Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantikiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 82-199
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 Süleyman Fahri 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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