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MUHAMMED ALİ EFENDİ

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 MUHAMMED ALİ EFENDİ began in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1868/69 (AH 1285); the father's occupation was "Belediye cerrahı". MUHAMMED ALİ began work in Kirkuk in 1883/84, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1883/84, places MUHAMMED ALİ in Kirkuk, the birthplace, as Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımı, where the entries run to 1887/88. Alongside, the lists for 1887 to 1907 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Tahrir mesahı. Alongside, the lists for 1906/07 give a second post, in Kirkuk as Muhasebe kalemi yevmiye kâtibi refiki. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1892/93.

Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1887/88 to a peak of 250 in 1889/90, when 21 per cent of paid officials earned less. After 18 years the salary stood below the first, 150 kuruş against 200. In all, 18 years of salary come to 35,640 kuruş, 40 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1906/07.

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 4 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1906/0714Kirkuk

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Beşinci fırka-i tahrir), stop 3 (Şuvan nahiyesi).

  1. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    Born 1868/69 (AH 1285); First work 1883/84 (AH 1301); 1883 to 1888 (AH 1301 to 1305)

    Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımı

    100 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  2. Beşinci fırka-i tahrir as worded, no place record not on the map

    1887 to 1893 (AH 1305 to 1310)

    Tahrir mesahı 1887/88 (AH 1305); Tahrir fırkası mukayyidi 1889 to 1893 (AH 1307 to 1310); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1892/93 (AH 1310)

    200 to 250 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

    No annual entry for 1888/89 (AH 1306).

  3. Şuvan nahiyesi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1894 to 1907 (AH 1312 to 1324)

    No annual entry for 1893/94 (AH 1311) before it.

    Nahiye kâtibi

    135 kuruş a month; entries in 13 years

  4. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhasebe kalemi yevmiye kâtibi refiki

    150 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 entryno entry01002003001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324250 kuruşTahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımıTahrir fırkası mukayyidiNahiye kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, 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 MUHAMMED ALİ EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1887/8820040014%
1889/9025040021%
1890/9125040021%
1891/9225040021%
1892/9325040021%
1894/951354009%
1895/961354009%
1896/971354507%
1897/981354009%
1898/991354009%
1899/19001354009%
1900/011354009%
1901/021354008%
1902/031354008%
1903/041354059%
1904/051354009%
1905/0613543010%
1906/0715045035210%

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 MUHAMMED ALİ EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1883/84AH 1301First workKirkuk (Kerkük)
1883 to 1888AH 1301 to 1305Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımı
7 entries
YearSalary
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1886/87
1887/88
1887/88
1887/88100
Kirkuk (Kerkük)100
1887/88AH 1305Tahrir mesahı200
No annual entry: 1888/89 (AH 1306)
1889 to 1893AH 1307 to 1310Tahrir fırkası mukayyidi
5 entries
YearSalary
1889/90250
1890/91250
1891/92250
1892/93250
1892/93
250
1892/93AH 1310Infisala note on status, not a job
No annual entry: 1893/94 (AH 1311)
1894 to 1907AH 1312 to 1324Nahiye kâtibi
14 entries
YearSalary
1894/95135
1895/96135
1896/97135
1897/98135
1898/99135
1899/1900135
1900/01135
1901/02135
1902/03135
1903/04135
1904/05135
1905/06135
1906/07135
1906/07
135
1906/07AH 1324Muhasebe kalemi yevmiye kâtibi refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)150

Record

Personal

Born
1868/69 (AH 1285)
Father's occupation
Belediye cerrahı

First work

Year
1883/84 (AH 1301)

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 place, same years

Of the 37 officials with entries in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in the same years, MUHAMMED ALİ EFENDİ had the 31st highest salary.

All 115 officials with entries in Kirkuk (Kerkük)

Same birthplace

Of the 237 officials born in Kirkuk (Kerkük), 227 have a recorded salary; MUHAMMED ALİ EFENDİ had the 180th highest salary of them.

The page of Kirkuk (Kerkük), with the 237 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 218 officials whose first annual entry is for 1883/84 (AH 1301), 195 have a recorded salary; MUHAMMED ALİ EFENDİ had the 168th highest salary of them.

All 218 officials whose first annual entry is for 1883/84 (AH 1301)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MUHAMMED ALİ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1883/84AH 1301Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımıKirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1884/85AH 1302Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımıKirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1885/86AH 1303Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımıKirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1886/87AH 1304Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımıKirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1887/88AH 1305Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımıKirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1887/88AH 1305Tahrir ve vergi kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1887/88AH 1305Vergi defterciKirkuk (Kerkük)100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1887/88AH 1305Tahrir mesahıBeşinci fırka-i tahrir200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1889/90AH 1307Tahrir fırkası mukayyidiBeşinci fırka-i tahrir250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1890/91AH 1308Tahrir fırkası mukayyidiBeşinci fırka-i tahrir250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1891/92AH 1309Tahrir fırkası mukayyidiBeşinci fırka-i tahrir250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1892/93AH 1310Tahrir fırkası mukayyidiBeşinci fırka-i tahrir250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1892/93AH 1310Tahrir fırkası mukayyidi (İnfisal)Beşinci fırka-i tahrirAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1892/93AH 1310InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1894/95AH 1312Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1895/96AH 1313Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1896/97AH 1314Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1897/98AH 1315Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1898/99AH 1316Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1899/1900AH 1317Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1900/01AH 1318Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1901/02AH 1319Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1903/04AH 1321Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1904/05AH 1322Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1905/06AH 1323Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1906/07AH 1324Nahiye kâtibiŞuvan nahiyesi135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1906/07AH 1324Nahiye kâtibi (Nakil)Şuvan nahiyesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
1906/07AH 1324Muhasebe kalemi yevmiye kâtibi refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 DH_SAİD,00094_00099
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 MUHAMMED ALİ EFENDİ 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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