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Mehmed Arifî Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

The life of Mehmed Arifî Efendi began in Mecca (Mekke) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The annual lists begin in 1893/94, with Mehmed Arifî as Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refiki and no place named.

Pay rose from 40 kuruş a month in 1893/94 to a peak of 420 in 1909/10, when 39 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 17 years of salary come to 39,780 kuruş, 46 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

  1. Mecca (Mekke)

    Born 1876/77 (AH 1293)

  2. Hicaz as worded, no place record

    1893 to 1910 (AH 1311 to 1327)

    Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refiki

    40 to 420 kuruş a month; entries in 17 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003004005001893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 1327420 kuruşMaaş mukayyidi ikinci refiki
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001,0001893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 1327This officialMedian, all officials

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Mehmed Arifî Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1893/94404001%
1894/95404001%
1895/961104006%
1896/971104505%
1897/981104006%
1898/9915040010%
1899/190015040010%
1900/0115040010%
1901/0218540014%
1902/0321040019%
1903/0421040520%
1904/0525040022%
1905/0628043028%
1906/0730045029%
1907/0830046029%
1908/0930040032%
1909/1042060039%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Mehmed Arifî Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1893 to 1910AH 1311 to 1327Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refiki
26 entries
YearSalary
1893/9440
1894/9540
1895/9640
1895/96110
1896/97110
1897/98110
1898/99110
1898/99150
1898/99150
1899/1900150
1900/01150
1901/02150
1901/02185
1902/03185
1902/03210
1903/04210
1904/05210
1904/05250
1905/06250
1905/06280
1906/07280
1906/07300
1907/08300
1908/09300
1909/10400
1909/10420
40 to 420

Record

Personal

Born
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Birthplace
Mecca (Mekke)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same birthplace

Of the 117 officials born in Mecca (Mekke), 107 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Arifî Efendi had the 67th highest salary of them.

The page of Mecca (Mekke), with the 117 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 196 officials whose first annual entry is for 1893/94 (AH 1311), 178 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Arifî Efendi had the 90th highest salary of them.

  • Ahmed Refik Efendifirst annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311); no salary recorded
  • Ali Zati Beyfirst annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311); highest salary 200 kuruş
  • Halil Naci Efendifirst annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311); highest salary 500 kuruş
  • Hanna Edip Efendifirst annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311); highest salary 200 kuruş
  • Mehmed Efendifirst annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311); highest salary 300 kuruş

All 196 officials whose first annual entry is for 1893/94 (AH 1311)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Arifî Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1893/94AH 1311Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1894/95AH 1312Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1895/96AH 1313Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1895/96AH 1313Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1896/97AH 1314Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1897/98AH 1315Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1898/99AH 1316Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1898/99AH 1316Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1898/99AH 1316Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1899/1900AH 1317Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1900/01AH 1318Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1901/02AH 1319Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1901/02AH 1319Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz185Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1902/03AH 1320Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz185Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1902/03AH 1320Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz210Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1903/04AH 1321Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz210Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1904/05AH 1322Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz210Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1904/05AH 1322Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1905/06AH 1323Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1905/06AH 1323Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz280Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1906/07AH 1324Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz280Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1906/07AH 1324Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1907/08AH 1325Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1908/09AH 1326Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1909/10AH 1327Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
1909/10AH 1327Maaş mukayyidi ikinci refikiHicaz420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records243 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/169 s.169.
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Mehmed Arifî Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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