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Ohannes

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

Ohannes was born in Karesi in 1859/60 (AH 1276). The first annual entry, for 1873/74, names Ohannes as Maaş kaydı, with no place. From 1888 to 1909 every annual entry places Ohannes in Aydın. The lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1874/75 and Infisal for 1887/88 instead of a title.

The salary went from 70 kuruş a month in 1873/74 to 1,590 in 1907/08, the peak, in Aydın, when nine in ten paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 1,400 kuruş. In all, 37 years of salary come to 335,040 kuruş, 1.8 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1908/09.

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.

  1. Karesi as worded, no place record

    1873 to 1888 (AH 1290 to 1305)

    Maaş kaydı 1873 to 1888 (AH 1290 to 1305); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1874/75 (AH 1291); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1887/88 (AH 1305)

    50 to 475 kuruş a month; entries in 16 years

  2. Aydın

    1888 to 1909 (AH 1306 to 1326)

    Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibi

    110 to 1,590 kuruş a month; entries in 21 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
05001,0001,5002,0001873/74AH 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 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261,590 kuruşMaaş kaydıEmlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0002,0001873/74AH 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 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326This 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 Ohannes against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1873/74704053%
1874/75504501%
1875/7647545051%
1876/7747542052%
1877/7847545052%
187847545051%
1878/7947540053%
1879/8047540055%
1880/8147540058%
1881/8247540058%
1882/8335040041%
1883/8430040028%
1884/8530040028%
1885/8635040040%
1886/8735040040%
1887/8835040038%
1888/8960040050066%
1889/9080040050077%
1890/9180040050076%
1891/92800400466.575%
1892/931,00040050080%
1893/941,00040050081%
1894/951,00040049080%
1895/961,00040040080%
1896/971,00045040079%
1897/981,00040040083%
1898/991,00040040083%
1899/19001104004006%
1900/011,20040036087%
1901/021,20040038085%
1902/031,30040040088%
1903/041,30040550088%
1904/051,30040050088%
1905/061,30043050088%
1906/071,30045050086%
1907/081,59046050089%
1908/091,40040040084%

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 Ohannes, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1873 to 1888AH 1290 to 1305Maaş kaydı
21 entries
YearSalary
1873/7450
1873/7470
1873/7450
1874/7550
1875/76475
1876/77475
1877/78475
1878475
1878/79475
1879/80475
1880/81475
1881/82475
1881/82350
1882/83350
1882/83300
1883/84300
1884/85300
1885/86300
1885/86350
1886/87350
1887/88350
50 to 350
1874/75AH 1291İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
1887/88AH 1305Infisala note on status, not a job
1888 to 1909AH 1306 to 1326Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibi
28 entries
YearSalary
1888/89600
1889/90600
1889/90800
1890/91800
1891/92800
1892/93800
1892/931,000
1893/941,000
1894/951,000
1895/961,000
1896/971,000
1897/981,000
1898/991,000
1898/99110
1899/1900110
1900/01110
1900/011,200
1901/021,200
1902/031,200
1902/031,300
1903/041,300
1904/051,300
1905/061,300
1906/071,300
1907/081,300
1907/081,590
1908/09
1908/091,400
Aydın600 to 1,400

Record

Personal

Born
1859/60 (AH 1276)
Birthplace
Karesi
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni

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 62 officials with entries in Aydın in the same years, 59 have a recorded salary; Ohannes had the 23rd highest salary of them.

All 101 officials with entries in Aydın

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; Ohannes had the 19th 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 Ohannes
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1873/74AH 1290Maaş kaydı50Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1873/74AH 1290Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıKaresi70Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1873/74AH 1290Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıKaresi50Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1874/75AH 1291Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıKaresi50Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1874/75AH 1291İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1875/76AH 1292Kaza tahrirat kâtibi475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1876/77AH 1293Kaza tahrirat kâtibi475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1877/78AH 1294Kaza tahrirat kâtibi475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1878AH 1295Kaza tahrirat kâtibi475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1878/79AH 1296Kaza tahrirat kâtibi475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1879/80AH 1297Kaza tahrirat kâtibi475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1880/81AH 1298Kaza tahrirat kâtibi475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1881/82AH 1299Kaza tahrirat kâtibi475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1881/82AH 1299Mektubat kalemi memuruKaresi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1882/83AH 1300Mektubat kalemi memuruKaresi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1882/83AH 1300Mektubat kalemi memuruKaresi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1883/84AH 1301Mektubat kalemi memuruKaresi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1884/85AH 1302Mektubat kalemi memuruKaresi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1885/86AH 1303Mektubat kalemi memuruKaresi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1885/86AH 1303Mektubat kalemi memuruKaresi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1886/87AH 1304Mektubat kalemi memuruKaresi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1887/88AH 1305Mektubat kalemi memuruKaresi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1887/88AH 1305InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1888/89AH 1306Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1889/90AH 1307Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1889/90AH 1307Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1890/91AH 1308Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1891/92AH 1309Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1892/93AH 1310Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1892/93AH 1310Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1893/94AH 1311Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1894/95AH 1312Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1895/96AH 1313Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1896/97AH 1314Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1897/98AH 1315Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1898/99AH 1316Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1898/99AH 1316Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1899/1900AH 1317Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1900/01AH 1318Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1900/01AH 1318Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1901/02AH 1319Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1902/03AH 1320Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1902/03AH 1320Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1903/04AH 1321Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1904/05AH 1322Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1905/06AH 1323Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1906/07AH 1324Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1907/08AH 1325Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1907/08AH 1325Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,590Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1908/09AH 1326Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydınAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
1908/09AH 1326Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi tahrirat kâtibiAydın1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.787
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 Ohannes 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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