Nesim Alhaym
Born 1870/71 (AH 1287) · Vidin · Dated entries 1892 to 1909 (AH 1310 to 1326)
Languages Bulgarian, English, French, Rum (as recorded), Russian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 21, Gömlek No. 4, 1
The career, year by year
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The life
Nesim Alhaym was born in Vidin in 1870/71 (AH 1287), within the Musevilik community. Schooling included Vidin Alyans İsrailiyet Mektebi. The language repertoire included Bulgarian, English, French, Rum (as recorded), Russian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Turnu Severin in 1892/93 (AH 1310). Dated career entries span 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 1901/02 (AH 1319) across 10 AH years, from Turnu Severin to Turnu Severin, beginning with Şehbenderhane tercümanı and ending with entries for Şehbenderhane kançıları. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Turnu Severin. [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 800 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319); the highest recorded monthly rate is 800 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Vidin
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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Vidin
Birth
2 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Turnu Severin
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Turnu Severin
First work as recorded
Calculated age 23
Şehbenderhane tercümanı
400 kuruşCalculated age 23
3 1893/94 (AH 1311) · 9 recorded years
Turnu Severin
AH entries: 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Turnu Severin
Şehbenderhane tercümanı
400 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
Şehbenderhane kançıları
800 kuruşCalculated age 32
4 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Turnu Severin / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Turnu Severin; Location not recorded
Turnu Severin
Şehbenderhane kançıları (Azil)
Calculated age 39
Place not recorded
Mazuliyet
Calculated age 39
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.
- Şehbenderhane kançıları · Turnu Severin · Undated · 1,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İzin · Turnu Severin · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Şehbenderhanede hizmet ve muavenet · Turnu Severin · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 45.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 44.7% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 44.9% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 44.7% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 42.2% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 45.2% | 1891 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 67.4% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 67.8% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 75.7% | 1666 |
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- Turnu Severin400 to 800
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
- Vidin1 other officialHüseyin Tevfik Paşa birth year not recorded; no salary recorded
- 1892/93 (AH 1310)165 other officialsArtin Tıngıryan Efendi first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 1,050 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 277, 278
BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 21, Gömlek No. 4, 1.
Read the original source accounts · 18 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 · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 15 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.