Seyyid Abdullah Berzenci Efendi

Born 1882/83 (AH 1300) · Medina (Medine) · Dated entries 1903 to 1907 (AH 1321 to 1324)

Languages Arabic, Turkish

Archival reference DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 135/309, s.245

The career, year by year

Each mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.

Places and reading notes

Medina (Medine)

4 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.

The life

Seyyid Abdullah Berzenci Efendi was born in Medina (Medine) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Harem-i Şerif. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Medina (Medine) in 1903/04 (AH 1321). Dated career entries span 1903/04 (AH 1321) to 1906/07 (AH 1324) across 4 AH years, from Medina (Medine) to Medina (Medine), beginning with Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Ruznamçe Kalemi masraf mukayyidi refakati. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Medina (Medine).^[1]

Monthly pay went from 50 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322) to 75 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324); the highest recorded monthly rate is 75 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Medina (Medine) · 1882/83 (AH 1300)^[source]
Education: Sıbyan mektebi; Harem-i Şerif^[source]
First work: 1903/04 (AH 1321) · Medina (Medine)^[source]
Age at first work: 21^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
Apprenticeship: 1.0833333333333333^[source]Duration as recorded; the interval is not dated here.

Career in numbers

4
Dated AH years: 1
Career place names: 3
Salary years: 50 → 75
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 75
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 3.5%
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.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1904/05 (AH 1322) to 1906/07 (AH 1324); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1906/07 (AH 1324).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 3 · Medina (Medine)

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.

1
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Medina (Medine)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1903/04 (AH 1321)
Medina (Medine)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 21
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
  Calculated age 21
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1904/05 (AH 1322) · 3 recorded years
Medina (Medine)
AH entries: 1322, 1323, 1324. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
  Calculated age 22
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)
  Calculated age 22
  Recorded service ending
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Ruznamçe Kalemi masraf mukayyidi refakati
  30 kuruşCalculated age 22
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Ruznamçe Kalemi masraf mukayyidi refakati
  50 kuruşCalculated age 22
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Ruznamçe Kalemi masraf mukayyidi refakati
  50 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Ruznamçe Kalemi masraf mukayyidi refakati
  50 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7. Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Ruznamçe Kalemi masraf mukayyidi refakati
  75 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Entry & evidence →[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

Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.

Monthly rate and same-year salariesNominal monthly kuruş · log scale · annual entries only

Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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How the comparison is calculated

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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.

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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
1904/05 (AH 1322)	50	400	135 to 1,500	2.4%	1493
1905/06 (AH 1323)	50	430	125 to 1,500	2.8%	1423
1906/07 (AH 1324)	75	450	150 to 1,525	3.5%	1371

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts

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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 entries

Medina (Medine)4
1903 to 1907 (AH 1321 to 1324)

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

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Medina (Medine)30 to 75

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

Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Ruznamçe Kalemi masraf mukayyidi refakati3
1904 to 1907 (AH 1322 to 1324)
Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı2
1903 to 1905 (AH 1321 to 1322)

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

Medina (Medine)63 other officialsAhmed Medenî Efendi born 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 40 kuruş
Medina (Medine)25 other officialsHamza Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
1903/04 (AH 1321)141 other officialsAdem Efendi first entry in Shkodër (İşkodra); highest salary 300 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Harem-i Şerif^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

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

Arabic · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]
Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

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Personal details

Birthplace: Medine^[source]
Birth year: 1882/83 (AH 1300)^[source]
Archive references: DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 135/309, s.245^[1]

Education and languages

Arabic: Kitâbet^[source]okur yazar^[1]
Turkish: Kitâbet^[source]okur yazar^[1]
Education detail: Mukaddemât-ı ulûm; nahiv ve fıkıh^[source]
Education: Sıbyan mektebi; Harem-i Şerif^[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service: 21^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place: Medine^[source]
First work year: 1903/04 (AH 1321)^[source]
Apprenticeship: 1.0833333333333333^[source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Sources and evidence

Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 265, 266
316 B0A. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 135/309, s.245.

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