Sezai Efendi
Born 1861/62 (AH 1278) · Komotini (Gümülcine) · Dated entries 1878 to 1911 (AH 1295 to 1328)
Languages Armenian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 49/377
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Sezai Efendi was born in Komotini (Gümülcine) in 1861/62 (AH 1278). Schooling included Ermeni Mektebi. The language repertoire included Armenian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Komotini (Gümülcine) in 1878 (AH 1295). Dated career entries span 1878 (AH 1295) to 1910/11 (AH 1328) across 22 AH years, from Komotini (Gümülcine) to Komotini (Gümülcine), beginning with Mal Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Komotini (Gümülcine) and Sultanyeri. [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296) to 600 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 750 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Komotini (Gümülcine)
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.
1 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Komotini (Gümülcine)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Mal Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 17
3 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 3 recorded years
Komotini (Gümülcine)
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat Kalemi Evrak Mukayyidliği refakati
100 kuruşCalculated age 18
Tahrirat Kalemi Evrak Mukayyidi
270 kuruşCalculated age 20
4 Tahrirat Kalemi Evrak Mukayyidi
400 kuruşCalculated age 22
Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi
550 kuruşCalculated age 22
5 1890/91 (AH 1308) · 7 recorded years
Komotini (Gümülcine)
AH entries: 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi
750 kuruşCalculated age 30
Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi
630 kuruşCalculated age 36
6 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Komotini (Gümülcine) / Sultanyeri
Within-year entry order unresolved
Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi
630 kuruşCalculated age 37
Continuing service as described
Aşar ihale memuru
Calculated age 37
7 1898/99 (AH 1316) · 8 recorded years
Komotini (Gümülcine)
AH entries: 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi
630 kuruşCalculated age 38
Continuing service as described
Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi
725 kuruşCalculated age 45
8 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Komotini (Gümülcine)
Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 50
4 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.
- Görevin sona ermesi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Aşar ihale memuru · Ardino (Eğridere) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Aşar ihale memuru · Sultanyeri · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Meclis-i İdare müsevvidi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · Undated · 600 kuruş 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 3.2% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 100 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 4.0% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 270 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 25.6% | 1448 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 700 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 74.1% | 1655 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 750 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 74.0% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 750 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 73.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 750 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 74.9% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 750 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 75.1% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 750 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 74.6% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 750 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 74.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 750 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 73.2% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 630 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 73.4% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 630 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 71.5% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 630 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 71.0% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 630 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 71.2% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 630 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 69.8% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 630 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 70.9% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 630 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 70.6% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 630 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 70.2% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 725 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 72.7% | 1423 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 600 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 53.6% | 732 |
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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Komotini (Gümülcine)80 to 750
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
- Komotini (Gümülcine)63 other officialsAHMED HAMDİ EFENDİ born 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 700 kuruş
- Komotini (Gümülcine)68 other officialsAHMED HAMDİ EFENDİ 18 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
- 1878 (AH 1295)145 other officialsMehmed Hilmi Efendi first entry in Komotini (Gümülcine); highest salary 300 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Gümülcineli devlet adamları
ŞEHADET ORAN · 2025 · Pages 125, 126
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 49/377; 217 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 49/377.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 22 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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