Mehmed Vehbi Efendi
Born 1869/70 (AH 1286) · Edirne · Dated entries 1889 to 1910 (AH 1307 to 1327)
Languages Arabic, French, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.911
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Vehbi Efendi was born in Edirne in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The father’s occupation was Suriye Vekâlet-i Evkaf başkâtibi. Schooling included Edirne Sıbyan Mektebi; Şam Askerî Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Arabic, French and Turkish. [source]
The first place of work was Suriye. Dated career entries span 1889/90 (AH 1307) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 17 AH years, beginning with Askerlik (Askerlik nedeniyle ara) and ending with entries for Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Suriye. [1]
Monthly pay went from 600 kuruş in 1895/96 (AH 1313) to 800 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 800 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Edirne
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1 1869/70 (AH 1286)
Edirne
Birth
2 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Askerlik (Askerlik nedeniyle ara)
Calculated age 21
3 1894/95 (AH 1312) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1312, 1313. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Askerlik (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 26
Kaza üçüncü fırka-i tahririye muavini
600 kuruşCalculated age 27
4 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Place not recorded / Suriye
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Suriye
Place not recorded
Kaza üçüncü fırka-i tahririye muavini
600 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Suriye
Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Şubesi kapuçukadarı
250 kuruşCalculated age 28
5 1897/98 (AH 1315) · 13 recorded years
Suriye
AH entries: 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye
Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Şubesi kapuçukadarı
250 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye muhasebe refik-i sânisi
Calculated age 41
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.
- Vergi Dairesi mülazımı · Suriye · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Başçavuş · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Suriye · Year not recorded
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 64.9% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 64.0% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 45.2% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 400 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 44.3% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 44.1% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 45.1% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 550 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 64.9% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 550 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 66.4% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 550 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 64.8% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 550 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 65.2% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 700 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 70.3% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 700 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 69.0% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 800 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 71.5% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 70.3% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 800 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 61.4% | 1088 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
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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- Suriye250 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
- Edirne15 other officialsMehmed Süreyya Efendi born 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 450 kuruş
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)197 other officialsAbdülhalim Bey first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
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ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 105, 106
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.911
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 26 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.