Mehmed Arif Efendi
Born 1858/59 (AH 1275) · Bursa · Dated entries 1876 to 1892 (AH 1293 to 1309)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference 100/90; 177
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Arif Efendi was born in Bursa in 1858/59 (AH 1275), within the İslam community. Schooling included Bursa sıbyan mektebi; mekteb-i rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Hüdâvendigâr in 1876/77 (AH 1293). Dated career entries span 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 1891/92 (AH 1309) across 11 AH years, from Hüdâvendigâr to Söğüd kazası, beginning with muhâsebe kalemine mülâzemet and ending with entries for mal müdürlüğü. More than one post or place appears in 6 of those years. Place names include Hüdâvendigâr, Pazarköy nahiyesi, İznik nahiyesi and Domaniç nahiyesi and 3 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 600 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309). [1]
Life and career
Follow 9 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 9 · Bursa
How to read this map
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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.
8 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Bursa
Birth
2 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Hüdâvendigâr
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hüdâvendigâr
First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
muhâsebe kalemine mülâzemet
Calculated age 18
3 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Pazarköy nahiyesi / İznik nahiyesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Pazarköy nahiyesi; İznik nahiyesi
Pazarköy nahiyesi
ta’dad-ı ağnam kitâbeti
400 kuruşCalculated age 19
İznik nahiyesi
aşar kitâbeti
400 kuruşCalculated age 19
4 1878 (AH 1295)
İznik nahiyesi
Not yet located on the map: İznik nahiyesi
aşar kitâbeti
400 kuruşCalculated age 20
5 1878/79 (AH 1296)
İznik nahiyesi / Domaniç nahiyesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İznik nahiyesi; Domaniç nahiyesi
İznik nahiyesi
aşar kitâbeti
400 kuruşCalculated age 21
Domaniç nahiyesi
Infisal
Calculated age 21
6 1879/80 (AH 1297)
İznik nahiyesi / Mihaliç kazası / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İznik nahiyesi; Mihaliç kazası; Location not recorded
İznik nahiyesi
Infisal
Calculated age 22
Place not recorded
kadim müzâyede kitâbeti
190 kuruşCalculated age 22
7 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 4 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
harir yevmiye anbar kitâbeti refakati
300 kuruşCalculated age 24
muratıb müzayede reji Ziraat kalemi kitâbeti
400 kuruşCalculated age 27
8 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Place not recorded / Ertuğrul sancağı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Ertuğrul sancağı
Place not recorded
muratıb müzayede reji Ziraat kalemi kitâbeti
400 kuruşCalculated age 28
Ertuğrul sancağı
muhâsebe kalemi masarif kitâbeti
400 kuruşCalculated age 28
9 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Söğüd kazası
Not yet located on the map: Söğüd kazası
mal müdürlüğü
600 kuruşCalculated age 34
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.
- aşar kitâbeti · Domaniç nahiyesi · Undated · 500 kuruş · calculated age 19 Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- emanet aşar kitabeti · Mihaliç kazası · Undated · 500 kuruş · calculated age 20 Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- mal müdürlüğü · Söğüd kazası · Undated · 600 kuruş · calculated age 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 43.0% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 42.7% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.1% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 190 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 10.4% | 1534 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 46.1% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 45.1% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 44.7% | 1787 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 65.3% | 1927 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- İznik nahiyesi400
- Ertuğrul sancağı400
- Pazarköy nahiyesi400
- Söğüd kazası600
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
- Bursa301 other officialsHakkı Efendi born 1858/59 (AH 1275); no salary recorded
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)184 other officialsAbdürrahim Hulusi Efendi first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 212,213,214
100/90; 177
Read the original source accounts · 24 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 21 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.