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Mehmed Murad 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 Mehmed Murad Efendi began in Antakya in 1844/45 (AH 1260). At about 29, in 1873/74, Mehmed Murad began work, on a first salary of 500 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1873/74, with Mehmed Murad as Nahiye Muduru and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1878 to 1882. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Murad to Nea Zichni (Zihne) from 1882 to 1886. For 1886 to 1893 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1885 to 1900 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Muaşşir (emaneten). The lists have no entry for 1895 to 1897. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1874/75; Azil (dismissal) for 1894/95 and 1899/1900.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 500 kuruş a month in 1873/74, as Nahiye Muduru, when 55 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over ten years pay ended below where it began, 320 kuruş against 500. The last annual entry is for 1899/1900.

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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1882/8314AntakyaNea Zichni

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Baharözü), stop 3 (Efsus), stop 5 (Çerpalan Karyesi, Zihne), stop 6 (Kirvan), stop 7 (Belviran).

  1. Antakya

    Born 1844/45 (AH 1260)

  2. Baharözü as worded, no place record not on the map

    1873 to 1878 (AH 1290 to 1294)

    Nahiye Muduru 1873 to 1878 (AH 1290 to 1294); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1874/75 (AH 1291)

    200 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

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

    1877/78 (AH 1294)

    Nahiye Müdürü (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  4. Nea Zichni (Zihne)

    1882 to 1886 (AH 1300 to 1303)

    No annual entry for 1878 to 1882 (AH 1295 to 1299) before it.

    Ser Tahsildar

    entries in 4 years

  5. Çerpalan Karyesi, Zihne as worded, no place record not on the map

    1885/86 (AH 1303)

    Muaşşir (emaneten)

    entries in 1 year

  6. Kirvan as worded, no place record not on the map

    1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312)

    No annual entry for 1886 to 1893 (AH 1304 to 1310) before it.

    Nahiye Muduru 1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1894/95 (AH 1312)

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Belviran as worded, no place record not on the map

    1897 to 1900 (AH 1315 to 1317)

    No annual entry for 1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314) before it.

    Nahiye Muduru 1897 to 1900 (AH 1315 to 1317); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    320 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry02004006001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316500 kuruşNahiye MuduruSer TahsildarNahiye Muduru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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 Mehmed Murad Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1873/7450040567055%
1874/7550045069555%
1875/7620045072015%
1876/7720042063015%
1877/7820045071015%
1893/9450040050055%
1894/9550040050055%
1897/98320400487.538%
1898/9932040048237%
1899/190032040049137%

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 Mehmed Murad Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1873/74AH 1290First work500first-salary field
1873 to 1878AH 1290 to 1294Nahiye Muduru
5 entries
YearSalary
1873/74500
1874/75500
1875/76200
1876/77200
1877/78200
500 to 200
1874/75AH 1291Infisala note on status, not a job
1877/78AH 1294Nahiye Müdürü (İnfisal)
No annual entry: 1878 to 1882 (AH 1295 to 1299)
1882 to 1886AH 1300 to 1303Ser Tahsildar
5 entries
YearSalary
1882/83
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1885/86
Nea Zichni (Zihne)
1885/86AH 1303Muaşşir (emaneten)
No annual entry: 1886 to 1893 (AH 1304 to 1310)
1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312Nahiye Muduru
2 entries
YearSalary
1893/94500
1894/95500
500
1894/95AH 1312Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314)
1897 to 1900AH 1315 to 1317Nahiye Muduru
3 entries
YearSalary
1897/98320
1898/99320
1899/1900320
320
1899/1900AH 1317Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1844/45 (AH 1260)
Birthplace
Antakya

First work

Year
1873/74 (AH 1290)

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 job title, same years

Of the 73 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru in the same years, 69 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Murad Efendi had the 53rd highest salary of them.

All 157 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 78 officials born in Antakya, 76 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Murad Efendi had the 21st highest salary of them.

The page of Antakya, with the 78 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290), 113 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Murad Efendi had the 61st highest salary of them.

All 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Murad Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1873/74AH 1290Nahiye MuduruBaharözü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1874/75AH 1291Nahiye MuduruBaharözü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1874/75AH 1291InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1875/76AH 1292Nahiye MuduruEfsus200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1876/77AH 1293Nahiye MuduruEfsus200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1877/78AH 1294Nahiye MuduruEfsus200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1877/78AH 1294Nahiye Müdürü (İnfisal)EfsusAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1882/83AH 1300Ser TahsildarNea Zichni (Zihne)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1883/84AH 1301Ser TahsildarNea Zichni (Zihne)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302Ser TahsildarNea Zichni (Zihne)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Ser TahsildarNea Zichni (Zihne)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Ser Tahsildar (Görevin sona ermesi)Nea Zichni (Zihne)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Muaşşir (emaneten)Çerpalan Karyesi, ZihneAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311Nahiye MuduruKirvan500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312Nahiye MuduruKirvan500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Nahiye MuduruBelviran320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Nahiye MuduruBelviran320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1899/1900AH 1317Nahiye MuduruBelviran320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1899/1900AH 1317AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
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 Mehmed Murad 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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