Şerif Mehmed Rauf Paşa
Born 1838/39 (AH 1254) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1855 to 1910 (AH 1272 to 1327)
Languages Arabic, French, Turkish
Archival references BOA SAD 3/72; BOA SAD 2/72-73; DH.SAİDd, 3-72; CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 3-72
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Şerif Mehmed Rauf Paşa was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1838/39 (AH 1254). The father’s occupation was Bosna Valisi; vezir. Schooling included Hususi muallim; Paris'te yatılı mektep. The language repertoire included Arabic, French and Turkish. [source]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1861/62 (AH 1278). Dated career entries span 1855/56 (AH 1272) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 48 AH years, beginning with babasının mutasarrıflık kalemlerine devam. More than one post or place appears in 9 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Konitsa (Koniçe), Bihać (Bihke) and Zvornik (İzvornik) and 12 other named places. [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 2,000 kuruş in 1863/64 (AH 1280) to 29,000 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 30,000 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322). [2] [1]
Life and career
Follow 25 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 25 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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.
7 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1838/39 (AH 1254)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1855/56 (AH 1272)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
babasının mutasarrıflık kalemlerine devam
Calculated age 18
3 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
4 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Place not recorded / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
5 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Place not recorded / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
6 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Konitsa (Koniçe)
7 8 1866/67 (AH 1283) · 4 recorded years
Zvornik (İzvornik)
AH entries: 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286. Gaps remain open.
9 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Damascus (Şam) / Beirut (Beyrut) / Suriye / Jerusalem (Kudüs)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye
10 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Serres (Siroz)
11 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
12 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Tırnovi
Not yet located on the map: Tırnovi
13 1876/77 (AH 1293) · 13 recorded years
Jerusalem (Kudüs)
AH entries: 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
14 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Jerusalem (Kudüs) / Beirut (Beyrut) / Bitlis
Within-year entry order unresolved
15 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 2 recorded years
Suriye
AH entries: 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Suriye
16 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Suriye / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye; Location not recorded
17 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Elazığ / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
18 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Erzurum / Elazığ
Within-year entry order unresolved
19 1896/97 (AH 1314) · 5 recorded years
Erzurum
AH entries: 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
20 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Erzurum / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
21 1902/03 (AH 1320) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1320, 1321. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
22 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Thessaloniki (Selanik) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
23 1905/06 (AH 1323) · 3 recorded years
Thessaloniki (Selanik)
AH entries: 1323, 1324, 1325. Gaps remain open.
24 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Aydın / Thessaloniki (Selanik) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
25 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Misir / Aydın
Within-year entry order unresolved
Mısır fevkalade komiseri
20,000 kuruşCalculated age 73
30 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.
- çırak · Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaza Müdürü · Konice ve Nertova · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- kaymakam vekili · Zvornik (İzvornik) · 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.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 2,000 | 475 | 125 to 3,000 | 81.4% | 232 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 6,000 | 400 | 125 to 3,000 | 94.8% | 253 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 6,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 96.8% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 12,000 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 97.5% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 12,000 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 96.8% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 12,000 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 97.0% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 12,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 98.0% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 12,500 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.2% | 649 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 10,000 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 97.3% | 736 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 9,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 97.7% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 15,000 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.6% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 15,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 98.1% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 15,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.4% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 15,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.5% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 15,000 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 98.4% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 10,000 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 98.8% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 10,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 98.8% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 10,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 99.0% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 10,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 99.2% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 10,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 98.7% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 10,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 98.4% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 10,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 98.6% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 10,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 98.4% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 20,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 99.4% | 1797 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 20,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 99.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 20,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 99.4% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 20,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 99.3% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 15,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 99.0% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 25,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 99.3% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 25,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 99.5% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 22,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 99.6% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 22,500 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 99.7% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 22,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 99.7% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 22,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 99.6% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 22,500 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 99.4% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 15,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 99.5% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 15,000 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 99.6% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 30,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 99.6% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 30,000 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 99.7% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 30,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 99.7% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 30,000 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 99.6% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 30,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 99.2% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 29,000 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 99.8% | 1088 |
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- Jerusalem (Kudüs)2,500 to 15,000
- Erzurum22,500 to 25,000
- Thessaloniki (Selanik)30,000
- Suriye20,000
- Zvornik (İzvornik)12,000
- Aydın29,000 to 30,000
Six places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAhmed Şakir Paşa born 1838/39 (AH 1254); highest salary 50,000 kuruş
- Jerusalem (Kudüs)12 other officialsMusa Şefik Efendi 8 shared years; no salary recorded
- 1855/56 (AH 1272)27 other officialsHacı Ömer Avni Efendi first annual entry 1855/56 (AH 1272); highest salary 5,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Hususi muallim; Paris'te yatılı mektep [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn
FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 39, 40
⁷² Özel hocadan Sarf, Nahiv ve Mantık ile biraz Farça ve Fransızca ile Coğrafya ve Hesab ve Hendese-i mukaddematı okumuş ve 75 tarihinde Paris'e gidib **Rezoilaye ve Dolipide Mösyö Fransuva** yatılı okuluna devam ile Fransızca bir miktar ilimlere giriş derslerini okumuş, 1277 tarihinde Dersaâdet'e dönmüştür. Türkçe yazar ve Arapça ve Fransızca konuşur. (BOA SAD 3/72); BOA SAD 2/72-73
- Sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre Şûrâ-yı Devlet reisleri
BURAK BALCI · 2025 · Pages 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
DH.SAİDd, 3-72; 161 CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 3-72; DH.SAİDd, 3-72
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 48 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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