Muharrem Ziver Efendi
Born 1824/25 (AH 1240) · Gaziantep (Antep) · Dated entries 1848 to 1879 (AH 1265 to 1296)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 1/183
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Muharrem Ziver Efendi was born in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1824/25 (AH 1240). Schooling included Memleket mektebi; Hazeranlı Medresesi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1848/49 (AH 1265). Dated career entries span 1848/49 (AH 1265) to 1878/79 (AH 1296) across 27 AH years, from Gaziantep (Antep) to Zor, beginning with Şer‘iye mahkemesi mülazımı and ending with entries for Defter-i Hakanî memuru. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Gaziantep (Antep), Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Zor. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1853/54 (AH 1270) to 950 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296); the highest recorded monthly rate is 950 kuruş in 1873/74 (AH 1290). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Gaziantep (Antep)
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1824/25 (AH 1240)
Gaziantep (Antep)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 25
Şer‘iye mahkemesi mülazımı
Calculated age 25
3 1849/50 (AH 1266) · 12 recorded years
Gaziantep (Antep)
AH entries: 1266, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Şer‘iye mahkemesi mülazımı
Calculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Mahkeme Kâtibi
Calculated age 37
4 Nüfus mukayyid-i evveli
Calculated age 41
Nüfus mukayyid-i evveli (İstifa)
Calculated age 42
5 1866/67 (AH 1283) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1283, 1284. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Ağnam-ı kul hizmeti
800 kuruşCalculated age 43
Ağnam-ı kul hizmeti
800 kuruşCalculated age 44
6 1869/70 (AH 1286) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1286, 1287. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Aşar kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 46
Aşar kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 47
7 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Şehremaneti Kontratu Dairesi memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 49
8 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 7 recorded years
Zor
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Defter-i Hakanî memuru
950 kuruşCalculated age 50
Defter-i Hakanî memuru (Azil)
Calculated age 56
3 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.
- Şehremaneti Kontratu Dairesi memuru (İstifa) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Defter-i Hakanî Nezareti kalem odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mazuliyet · 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853/54 (AH 1270) | 250 | 400 | 100 to 3,000 | 34.9% | 64 |
| 1854/55 (AH 1271) | 250 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 28.8% | 67 |
| 1855/56 (AH 1272) | 250 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 29.7% | 65 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 250 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 28.0% | 76 |
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 250 | 400 | 100 to 3,000 | 31.6% | 96 |
| 1858/59 (AH 1275) | 250 | 500 | 150 to 5,000 | 20.2% | 105 |
| 1859/60 (AH 1276) | 250 | 500 | 150 to 3,350 | 17.3% | 111 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 800 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 73.9% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 800 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 68.9% | 435 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 44.6% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.9% | 649 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 600 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 62.2% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 950 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 75.8% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 950 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 77.3% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 950 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 76.0% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 950 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 76.6% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 950 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 77.0% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 950 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 78.0% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 950 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 76.1% | 1328 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- Zor950
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
- Gaziantep (Antep)58 other officialsMUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ born 1823/24 (AH 1239); highest salary 17,000 kuruş
- Zor4 other officialsAbdullah Hikmet Efendi 6 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1848/49 (AH 1265)17 other officialsHaydar Efendi first entry in Istanbul; no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Gaziantepli memurlar
EDA CEREN ERKABALCI · 2019 · Pages 121
BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 1/183.; 256 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 1/183.; BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 1/183.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 27 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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