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Mustafa Kâmil 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 Mustafa Kâmil Efendi began in Malatya in 1853/54 (AH 1270). Mustafa Kâmil began work in Akçadağ in 1872/73, at about 18, on a first salary of 190 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1872/73, with Mustafa Kâmil as Meclis-i Deâvi Kâtibi in Akçadağ, where the entries run to 1876/77. Alongside, the lists for 1876 to 1878 give a second post, in Kâhta as Mal Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1878 to 1881 give a second post, in Adıyaman as Mal Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1880 to 1885 give a second post, in Malatya as Bidayet Mahkemesi Zabıt Kâtibi. For 1885 to 1890 the lists have no entry. Next came Diyarbakır from 1890 to 1893. Alongside, the lists for 1892/93 give a second post, in Karbala as Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi Reisi. The lists give Azil (dismissal) for 1876/77 and Infisal for 1884/85 instead of a title. Six places in all, a number reached by fewer than 8 per cent of the 6,605 officials with a place of service.

Pay rose from 190 kuruş a month in 1872/73 to a peak of 1,400 in 1892/93, in Karbala, when 88 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1892/93.

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.

All 7 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1872/7318781890/911892/931234567Malatya, AkçadağKâhtaAdıyamanDiyarbakırKarbala
  1. Malatya

    Born 1853/54 (AH 1270)

  2. Akçadağ

    First work 1872/73 (AH 1289); 1872 to 1877 (AH 1289 to 1293)

    Meclis-i Deâvi Kâtibi 1872 to 1874 (AH 1289 to 1290); Mal Muduru 1873 to 1877 (AH 1290 to 1293); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1876/77 (AH 1293)

    190 to 470 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  3. Kâhta

    1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1295)

    Mal Muduru

    475 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)

    1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298)

    Mal Muduru

    475 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  5. Malatya

    1880 to 1885 (AH 1298 to 1302)

    Bidayet Mahkemesi Zabıt Kâtibi 1880 to 1885 (AH 1298 to 1302); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1884/85 (AH 1302)

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  6. Diyarbakır

    1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310)

    No annual entry for 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307) before it.

    Bidayet Mahkemesi Sermüstantiki

    1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  7. Karbala (Kerbela)

    1892/93 (AH 1310)

    Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi Reisi

    1,400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry05001,0001,5001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101,400 kuruşMal MuduruBidayet Mahkemesi Zabıt Kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0002,0001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 1310This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same province

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 Mustafa Kâmil Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1872/7319045025014%
1873/7447040538042553%
1874/75470450472.530052%
1875/7647045047532551%
1876/7747542047530052%
1877/7847545047532552%
187847545047524551%
1880/8130040030028%
1881/8230040030028%
1882/8330040035527%
1883/8430040031028%
1884/8530040035528%
1890/911,00040060079%
1892/931,40040050088%

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 Mustafa Kâmil Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1872/73AH 1289First workAkçadağ190first-salary field
1872 to 1874AH 1289 to 1290Meclis-i Deâvi Kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1872/73190
1873/74190
1873/74
Akçadağ190
1873 to 1877AH 1290 to 1293Mal Muduru
4 entries
YearSalary
1873/74470
1874/75470
1875/76470
1876/77470
Akçadağ470
1876/77AH 1293Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
1876 to 1878AH 1293 to 1295Mal Muduru
3 entries
YearSalary
1876/77475
1877/78475
1878475
Kâhta475
1878 to 1881AH 1295 to 1298Mal Muduru
4 entries
YearSalary
1878475
1878/79
1879/80
1880/81
Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)475
1880 to 1885AH 1298 to 1302Bidayet Mahkemesi Zabıt Kâtibi
6 entries
YearSalary
1880/81300
1881/82300
1882/83300
1883/84300
1884/85300
1884/85300
Malatya300
1884/85AH 1302Infisala note on status, not a job
No annual entry: 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307)
1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310Bidayet Mahkemesi Sermüstantiki
3 entries
YearSalary
1890/911,000
1891/92
1892/93
Diyarbakır1,000
1892/93AH 1310Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi ReisiKarbala (Kerbela)1,400

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Birthplace
Malatya

First work

Year
1872/73 (AH 1289)

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 2 officials who held Mal Muduru in Kâhta in the same years, Mustafa Kâmil Efendi had the lowest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 24 officials with entries in Malatya in the same years, Mustafa Kâmil Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

All 100 officials with entries in Malatya

Same job title, same years

Of the 57 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 53 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Kâmil Efendi had the 18th highest salary of them.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 140 officials born in Malatya, 132 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Kâmil Efendi had the 15th highest salary of them.

The page of Malatya, with the 140 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289), 115 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Kâmil Efendi had the 26th highest salary of them.

All 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Kâmil Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1872/73AH 1289Meclis-i Deâvi KâtibiAkçadağ190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1873/74AH 1290Meclis-i Deâvi KâtibiAkçadağ190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1873/74AH 1290Meclis-i Deâvi Kâtibi (Nakil)AkçadağAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1873/74AH 1290Mal MuduruAkçadağ470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1874/75AH 1291Mal MuduruAkçadağ470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1875/76AH 1292Mal MuduruAkçadağ470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1876/77AH 1293Mal MuduruAkçadağ470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1876/77AH 1293AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1876/77AH 1293Mal MuduruKâhta475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1877/78AH 1294Mal MuduruKâhta475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1878AH 1295Mal MuduruKâhta475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1878AH 1295Mal MuduruAdıyaman (Hısnımansur)475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1878/79AH 1296Mal MuduruAdıyaman (Hısnımansur)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1879/80AH 1297Mal MuduruAdıyaman (Hısnımansur)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1880/81AH 1298Mal MuduruAdıyaman (Hısnımansur)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1880/81AH 1298Bidayet Mahkemesi Zabıt KâtibiMalatya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1881/82AH 1299Bidayet Mahkemesi Zabıt KâtibiMalatya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1882/83AH 1300Bidayet Mahkemesi Zabıt KâtibiMalatya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1883/84AH 1301Bidayet Mahkemesi Zabıt KâtibiMalatya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1884/85AH 1302Bidayet Mahkemesi Zabıt KâtibiMalatya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1884/85AH 1302Bidayet Mahkemesi Aza MülazımıMalatya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1884/85AH 1302InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1890/91AH 1308Bidayet Mahkemesi SermüstantikiDiyarbakır1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1891/92AH 1309Bidayet Mahkemesi SermüstantikiDiyarbakırAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1892/93AH 1310Bidayet Mahkemesi SermüstantikiDiyarbakırAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, s. 169
1892/93AH 1310Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi ReisiKarbala (Kerbela)1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00071.00086, 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 Mustafa Kâmil 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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