Mehmed Abbas Efendi
Born 1880/81 (AH 1298) · Taif · Dated entries 1898 to 1909 (AH 1316 to 1326)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Abbas Efendi was born in Taif in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The father’s occupation was Osmanlı ordusunda binbaşı. Schooling included Yemen, Asir, Taiz ve Tâif sıbyan mektepleri; Taiz Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Taiz. Dated career entries span 1898/99 (AH 1316) to 1908/09 (AH 1326) across 9 AH years, from Taiz to Denizli, beginning with Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sânisi and ending with entries for Tahsilat kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Taiz, Safa, Baghdad (Bağdat) and Denizli. [1]
Monthly pay went from 460 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316) to 200 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326); the highest recorded monthly rate is 460 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 6 · Taif
How to read this map
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1 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Taif
Birth
2 Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sânisi
460 kuruşCalculated age 18
Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sânisi
460 kuruşCalculated age 19
Continuing service as described
3 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Taiz / Safa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Safa
Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sânisi
460 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Maarif muhasebe memuru refakati
250 kuruşCalculated age 20
4 Maarif muhasebe memuru refakati
250 kuruşCalculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Maarif muhasebe memuru refakati (İstifa)
Calculated age 21
5 1902/03 (AH 1320) · 3 recorded years
Baghdad (Bağdat)
AH entries: 1320, 1321, 1322. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Hamidiye İbtidai Mektebi imla ve hüsnühat muallimi ve kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 22
Mülki İdadi Mektebi ziraat şubesi mubassırı (İstifa)
Calculated age 24
6 1907/08 (AH 1325) · 2 recorded years
Denizli
AH entries: 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahsilat kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 27
Tahsilat kâtibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 28
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.
- Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Taiz · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı · Denizli · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Taiz · Year not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 460 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 54.4% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 460 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 54.2% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 460 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 54.4% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 21.8% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 9.0% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 100 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 5.1% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 50 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 2.4% | 1493 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 150 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 10.9% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 12.8% | 1232 |
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- Baghdad (Bağdat)50 to 150
- Taiz460
- Denizli150 to 200
- Safa250
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
- Taif6 other officialsMustafa Necmeddin Bey born 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 900 kuruş
- Baghdad (Bağdat)11 other officialsMUHEMMET EMİN EFENDİ 3 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- 1898/99 (AH 1316)151 other officialsAhmed Rüşdü Efendi first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316); highest salary 400 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 169, 170
Read the original source accounts · 19 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 17 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.