Safvet Paşa (Mehmed Esat Safvet Paşa)
Born 1814/15 (AH 1230) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1831 to 1883 (AH 1247 to 1300)
Languages French, Turkish
Archival reference CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 2-416
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Safvet Paşa (Mehmed Esat Safvet Paşa) was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1814/15 (AH 1230). The father’s occupation was Kaza voyvodası. Schooling included Cami dersleri; Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası. The language repertoire included French and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1831/32 (AH 1247). Dated career entries span 1831/32 (AH 1247) to 1879/80 (AH 1297) across 44 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Divân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Devair müfettişi. More than one post or place appears in 13 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Bükreş, Paris and Edirne. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1833/34 (AH 1249) to 39,000 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297); the highest recorded monthly rate is 75,000 kuruş in 1874/75 (AH 1291). Death is recorded in 1882/83 (AH 1300). [1]
Life and career
Follow 18 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 18 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
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3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1814/15 (AH 1230)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
3 1832/33 (AH 1248) · 8 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1248, 1249, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255. Gaps remain open.
4 1842/43 (AH 1258)
Bükreş
Not yet located on the map: Bükreş
5 1845 (AH 1261) · 12 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1261, 1262, 1263, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1272. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
6 1856/57 (AH 1273)
Bükreş
Not yet located on the map: Bükreş
7 1858/59 (AH 1275) · 6 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
8 1864/65 (AH 1281)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Paris
Within-year entry order unresolved
9 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Paris
10 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Paris / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
11 1867/68 (AH 1284) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1284, 1285. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
12 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
13 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
14 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 5 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
15 1878 (AH 1295)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Edirne / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
16 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Paris / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
17 18 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 70
6 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.
- Divân-ı Hümâyun tercümanı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 10,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Hariciye nazırı vekili · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 35,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Memleketeyn konferansı murahhası · Paris · 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1833/34 (AH 1249) | 200 | 225 | 200 to 900 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1834/35 (AH 1250) | 200 | 900 | 200 to 5,000 | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1835/36 (AH 1251) | 200 | 900 | 200 to 5,000 | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1836/37 (AH 1252) | 200 | 225 | 200 to 1,000 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1837/38 (AH 1253) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 to 25,000 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1839/40 (AH 1255) | 7,500 | 1,500 | 200 to 20,000 | 66.7% | 7 |
| 1845 (AH 1261) | 10,000 | 800 | 25 to 10,000 | 83.3% | 19 |
| 1845/46 (AH 1262) | 10,000 | 300 | 25 to 10,000 | 84.2% | 20 |
| 1846/47 (AH 1263) | 10,000 | 300 | 30 to 10,000 | 90.5% | 22 |
| 1847/48 (AH 1264) | 10,000 | 400 | 100 to 10,000 | 90.6% | 33 |
| 1848/49 (AH 1265) | 10,000 | 300 | 50 to 3,500 | 93.8% | 33 |
| 1849/50 (AH 1266) | 10,000 | 350 | 50 to 10,000 | 90.3% | 32 |
| 1850/51 (AH 1267) | 10,000 | 400 | 100 to 10,000 | 91.2% | 35 |
| 1851/52 (AH 1268) | 10,000 | 500 | 50 to 3,000 | 92.5% | 41 |
| 1852/53 (AH 1269) | 10,000 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 93.6% | 48 |
| 1853/54 (AH 1270) | 10,000 | 400 | 100 to 3,000 | 95.2% | 64 |
| 1854/55 (AH 1271) | 25,000 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 97.0% | 67 |
| 1855/56 (AH 1272) | 40,000 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 96.9% | 65 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 65,000 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 96.0% | 76 |
| 1858/59 (AH 1275) | 30,000 | 500 | 150 to 5,000 | 97.1% | 105 |
| 1859/60 (AH 1276) | 30,000 | 500 | 150 to 3,350 | 95.5% | 111 |
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 30,000 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 97.0% | 134 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 35,000 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 98.1% | 161 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 50,000 | 400 | 140 to 3,000 | 99.0% | 197 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 40,000 | 475 | 125 to 3,000 | 98.7% | 232 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 52,500 | 400 | 125 to 3,000 | 99.2% | 253 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 52,500 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 99.4% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 52,500 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 99.5% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 30,000 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 98.9% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 20,000 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 98.2% | 505 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 19,000 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 98.2% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 50,000 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 99.6% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 20,000 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 98.9% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 75,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 99.8% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 75,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 99.9% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 75,000 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 99.9% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 39,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 99.4% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 50,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 99.9% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 39,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 99.8% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 39,000 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 99.9% | 1534 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)0 to 75,000
- Paris52,500
- Bükreş65,000
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsMehmed Es'ad Safvet Paşa born 1814/15 (AH 1230); highest salary 75,000 kuruş
- Istanbul409 other officialsHasan Şevki Bey 32 shared years; highest salary 8,000 kuruş
- 1831/32 (AH 1247)1 other officialMehmed Es'ad Safvet Paşa first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 75,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Cami dersleri; Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre Şûrâ-yı Devlet reisleri
BURAK BALCI · 2025 · Pages 138, 139, 140, 141, 142
162 CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 2-416
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Annual salary study and register readings
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