Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
Born 1859/60 (AH 1276) · Drama · Dated entries 1876 to 1901 (AH 1293 to 1318)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 34-97
The career, year by year
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The life
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Drama in 1859/60 (AH 1276), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was müezzin. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Drama rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Drama in 1876/77 (AH 1293). Dated career entries span 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 1900/01 (AH 1318) across 23 AH years, from Drama Sancağı to Drama Sancağı. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Drama Sancağı, Eleftheroupoli (Pravişte) and Drama kazası. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 400 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318); the highest recorded monthly rate is 450 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310). [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 · Drama
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
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1 1859/60 (AH 1276)
Drama
Birth
2 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Drama / Drama Sancağı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı
First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Drama Sancağı
vukuat kitabeti refakati
200 kuruşCalculated age 17
3 1877/78 (AH 1294) · 2 recorded years
Drama Sancağı
AH entries: 1294, 1295. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı
tahrirat kalemi defterci
150 kuruşCalculated age 18
vukuat kitabeti refakati
200 kuruşCalculated age 19
4 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Drama Sancağı / Eleftheroupoli (Pravişte)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı
Drama Sancağı
vukuat kitabeti refakati
250 kuruşCalculated age 20
vergi katibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 20
5 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 10 recorded years
Eleftheroupoli (Pravişte)
AH entries: 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
vergi katibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 23
vergi katibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
6 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Eleftheroupoli (Pravişte) / Drama kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama kazası
vergi katibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 33
Continuing service as described
Drama kazası
ağnam memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 33
Recorded service ending
7 1892/93 (AH 1310) · 3 recorded years
Drama Sancağı
AH entries: 1310, 1311, 1312. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı
sandık emini
450 kuruşCalculated age 34
tahrirat ve vergi kitabeti refakati
250 kuruşCalculated age 36
8 1896/97 (AH 1314) · 5 recorded years
Drama Sancağı
AH entries: 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı
vergi katibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 38
vergi memuru vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 42
Recorded service ending
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 200 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 15.3% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 150 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 9.8% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 200 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 14.6% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.4% | 1328 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 28.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 300 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 300 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 28.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 450 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 53.1% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 450 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 52.4% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 450 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 52.4% | 2004 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 42.2% | 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 |
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- Drama Sancağı95 to 450
- Eleftheroupoli (Pravişte)250 to 300
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
- Drama55 other officialsHafız Ömer Efendi born 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Eleftheroupoli (Pravişte)2 other officialsRemzi Bey 4 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)184 other officialsAhmet Hamdi Efendi first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dramalı devlet adamları
HÜSEYİN ZEYNO · 2026 · Pages 68, 69, 70
153 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 34-97.; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 34-97
Read the original source accounts · 33 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 23 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 33 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.