Mehmed Zühdi Ağa
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 Zühdi Ağa began in Paşa köyü, Taşköprü in 1885/86 (AH 1303); the father's occupation was "Emekli saray-ı hümâyûn kapıcısı". At about 17, in 1903/04, Mehmed Zühdi began work. The annual lists begin in 1903/04, with Mehmed Zühdi as Hamlacı hademesi and no place named.
Pay rose from 119 kuruş a month in 1907/08 to a peak of 200 in 1909/10, when 7 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, three years of salary come to 5,256 kuruş, 30 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 | 119 | 460 | 7% | ||
| 1908/09 | 119 | 400 | 5% | ||
| 1909/10 | 200 | 600 | 7% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | First work | ||
| 1903 to 1910AH 1321 to 1327 | Hamlacı hademesi | 200 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Birthplace
- Paşa köyü, Taşköprü
- Father's occupation
- Emekli saray-ı hümâyûn kapıcısı
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
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.
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 142 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), 123 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Zühdi Ağa had the 88th highest salary of them.
- Hamdi Efendifirst annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321); highest salary 350 kuruş
- Mehmet Zeki Efendifirst annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendifirst annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321); highest salary 250 kuruş
- İsmail Hakkı Efendifirst annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321); highest salary 1,250 kuruş
- Ahmed Akif Efendifirst annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321); highest salary 200 kuruş
All 142 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Hamlacı hademesi | Şehzade Nureddin Efendi'nin kayığı | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Hamlacı hademesi | Şehzade Nureddin Efendi'nin kayığı | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Hamlacı hademesi | Şehzade Nureddin Efendi'nin kayığı | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Hamlacı hademesi | Şehzade Nureddin Efendi'nin kayığı | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Hamlacı hademesi | Şehzade Nureddin Efendi'nin kayığı | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Hamlacı hademesi | Şehzade Nureddin Efendi'nin kayığı | 119 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Hamlacı hademesi | Şehzade Nureddin Efendi'nin kayığı | 119 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Hamlacı hademesi | Şehzade Nureddin Efendi'nin kayığı | 119 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Nakil | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |||
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Hamlacı hademesi | Maiyyet-i seniyye kayıkları | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)