Mehmed Hamdi 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
Mehmed Hamdi Efendi was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1866/67 (AH 1283); the father was a jeweller (kuyumcu). At about 20, in 1886/87, Mehmed Hamdi began work in Mecca, on a first salary of 250 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1886/87, names Mehmed Hamdi as Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi, with no place. The lists have no entry for 1902 to 1909.
The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1886/87 to 450 in 1909/10, the peak, when 39 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 17 years the salaries add up to 54,720 kuruş, 64 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1909/10.
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.
Born 1866/67 (AH 1283); First work 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi as worded, no place record
1886 to 1902 (AH 1304 to 1319)
Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi
250 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 16 years
Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi as worded, no place record
1909/10 (AH 1327)
No annual entry for 1902 to 1909 (AH 1320 to 1326) before it.
Merkez mukayyidi refik-i evveli
440 to 450 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1887/88 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1888/89 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1889/90 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1890/91 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1891/92 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1892/93 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1893/94 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1894/95 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1895/96 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1896/97 | 250 | 450 | 18% | ||
| 1897/98 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1898/99 | 250 | 400 | 20% | ||
| 1899/1900 | 280 | 400 | 28% | ||
| 1900/01 | 280 | 400 | 28% | ||
| 1901/02 | 300 | 400 | 29% | ||
| 1909/10 | 450 | 600 | 39% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87AH 1304 | First work | Mecca (Mekke) | 250first-salary field |
| 1886 to 1902AH 1304 to 1319 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | 250 to 300 | |
| No annual entry: 1902 to 1909 (AH 1320 to 1326) | |||
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Merkez mukayyidi refik-i evveli | 440 to 450 | |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Birthplace
- Mecca (Mekke)
- Father's occupation
- Kuyumcu
First work
- Year
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Place
- Mecca (Mekke)
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 birthplace
Of the 117 officials born in Mecca (Mekke), 107 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hamdi Efendi had the 63rd highest salary of them.
- Ġsmail Safa Efendiborn 1866/67 (AH 1283); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Esseyid Mehmed Efendiborn 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Mehmed Kemal Efendiborn 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Ġsmail EĢref Beyborn 1864/65 (AH 1281); highest salary 1,620 kuruş
- Hasan Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); no salary recorded
The page of Mecca (Mekke), with the 117 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 176 officials whose first annual entry is for 1886/87 (AH 1304), 156 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hamdi Efendi had the 78th highest salary of them.
- AHMED MURAD EFENDĠfirst annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmed Murad Efendifirst annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ġsmail Safa Efendifirst annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 800 kuruş
- HÜSEYİN RÜŞDİ BEGfirst annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 700 kuruş
- İbrahim Hakkı Efendifirst annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 600 kuruş
All 176 officials whose first annual entry is for 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Gurebâ Hastanesi kâtibi | Mekke Gurebâ Hastanesi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhasebe kalemi evâmir mukayyidi | Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi | 280 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhasebe kalemi evâmir mukayyidi | Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi | 280 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhasebe kalemi evâmir mukayyidi | Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi | 280 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhasebe kalemi evâmir mukayyidi | Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Merkez mukayyidi refik-i evveli | Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi | 440 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Merkez mukayyidi refik-i evveli | Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi | 450 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 250 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/155, s.155. |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)