Pivovdik Arif Efendi

Born 1856/57 (AH 1273) · Nikšić (Nikşik) · Dated entries 1868 to 1899 (AH 1285 to 1316)

Languages Arabic, Turkish

Archival references BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 2/972; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 2/972, s.972

The career, year by year

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The life

Pivovdik Arif Efendi was born in Nikšić (Nikşik) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Gaçka in 1868/69 (AH 1285). Dated career entries span 1868/69 (AH 1285) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 26 AH years, from Gaçka to Malatya, beginning with Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi and ending with entries for Müddeiumumi muavini. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Gaçka, Çaniçe, Nikšić (Nikşik) and Celebipazari and 6 other named places.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1868/69 (AH 1285) to 1,260 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,400 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Nikšić (Nikşik) · 1856/57 (AH 1273)^[source]
Education: Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye^[source]
First work: 1868/69 (AH 1285) · Gaçka^[source]
Age at first work: 12^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 200 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

26
Dated AH years: 10
Career place names: 26
Salary years: 200 → 1,260
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 1,400
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 88.3%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1868/69 (AH 1285) to 1898/99 (AH 1316); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1898/99 (AH 1316).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 14 · Nikšić (Nikşik)

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1
1856/57 (AH 1273)
Nikšić (Nikşik)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1868/69 (AH 1285)
Gaçka
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Gaçka
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 12
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi
  200 kuruşCalculated age 12
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1869/70 (AH 1286)
Gaçka
Not yet located on the map: Gaçka
1. Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi
  200 kuruşCalculated age 13
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1870/71 (AH 1287)
Gaçka / Çaniçe
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Gaçka; Çaniçe
1. Gaçka
  Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi
  200 kuruşCalculated age 14
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Çaniçe
  Tahrirat kâtibi
  250 kuruşCalculated age 14
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1871/72 (AH 1288)
Çaniçe
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Çaniçe
1. Tahrirat kâtibi
  250 kuruşCalculated age 15
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Tahrirat kâtibi (İstifa)
  Calculated age 15
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1872/73 (AH 1289) · 6 recorded years
Nikšić (Nikşik)
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Defter-i nüfus mukayyidi
  200 kuruşCalculated age 16
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Tahrirat kâtibi (İnfisal)
  Calculated age 21
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 9 recorded entries in this stage →
7
1878 (AH 1295) · 2 recorded years
Celebipazari
AH entries: 1295, 1296. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Aşar Başmemuru
  800 kuruşCalculated age 22
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Aşar başmemuru (İnfisal)
  Calculated age 23
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
8
1879/80 (AH 1297) · 2 recorded years
Pljevlja (Taşlıca)
AH entries: 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Bidayet Mahkemesi icra memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
9
1885/86 (AH 1303) · 2 recorded years
Lubin?
AH entries: 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Lubin?
1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 30
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
10
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Lubin? / Elbasan (İlbasan)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Lubin?
1. Lubin?
  Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Elbasan (İlbasan)
  Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Entry & evidence →[1]
11
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Elbasan (İlbasan)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 33
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini (Azil)
  Calculated age 33
  Entry & evidence →[1]
12
1890/91 (AH 1308) · 6 recorded years
Durrës (Dıraç)
AH entries: 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini (Azil)
  Calculated age 40
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 7 recorded entries in this stage →
13
1896/97 (AH 1314)
Preveza (Preveze)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Müddeiumumi muavini
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 41
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Müddeiumumi muavini (Azil)
  Calculated age 41
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
14
1898/99 (AH 1316)
Malatya
1. Müddeiumumi muavini
  1,260 kuruşCalculated age 43
  Entry & evidence →[1]

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

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1868/69 (AH 1285)	200	475	150 to 3,000	13.7%	505
1869/70 (AH 1286)	200	400	150 to 2,250	16.4%	609
1870/71 (AH 1287)	250	400	150 to 2,000	21.9%	649
1871/72 (AH 1288)	250	420.5	125 to 2,375	21.7%	712
1872/73 (AH 1289)	200	450	140 to 2,350	17.8%	736
1873/74 (AH 1290)	250	405	130 to 2,200	24.8%	805
1874/75 (AH 1291)	250	450	150 to 1,800	22.7%	882
1875/76 (AH 1292)	400	450	150 to 2,000	42.6%	976
1876/77 (AH 1293)	400	420	150 to 2,000	43.3%	1102
1877/78 (AH 1294)	400	450	150 to 1,800	43.0%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	800	450	150 to 2,000	74.1%	1196
1878/79 (AH 1296)	800	400	150 to 2,000	73.0%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	500	400	180 to 1,800	57.9%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	1,400	400	160 to 1,500	88.9%	1448
1885/86 (AH 1303)	1,400	400	150 to 1,500	88.5%	1787
1886/87 (AH 1304)	1,400	400	150 to 1,500	87.8%	1725
1887/88 (AH 1305)	1,400	400	150 to 1,500	87.3%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	1,400	400	135 to 1,500	87.9%	1797
1890/91 (AH 1308)	1,400	400	125 to 1,500	87.3%	1896
1891/92 (AH 1309)	1,400	400	140 to 1,600	86.8%	1927
1892/93 (AH 1310)	1,400	400	135 to 1,500	88.1%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	1,400	400	140 to 1,400	88.9%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	1,400	400	140 to 1,500	88.5%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	1,400	400	140 to 1,500	87.7%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	1,400	450	150 to 1,575	87.5%	2119
1898/99 (AH 1316)	1,260	400	144 to 1,400	88.3%	1844

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Durrës (Dıraç)6
1890 to 1896 (AH 1308 to 1313)
Nikšić (Nikşik)6
1872 to 1878 (AH 1289 to 1294)
Gaçka3
1868 to 1871 (AH 1285 to 1287)
Lubin?3
1885 to 1888 (AH 1303 to 1305)
Celebipazari2
1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296)
Çaniçe2
1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288)

The six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Durrës (Dıraç)1,400
Nikšić (Nikşik)200 to 400
Gaçka200
Lubin?1,400
Celebipazari800
Çaniçe250

Six places with the most recorded career years. 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 title

Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini11
1880 to 1896 (AH 1298 to 1313)
Tahrirat kâtibi7
1870 to 1878 (AH 1287 to 1294)
Meclis-i Deâvî kâtibi3
1868 to 1871 (AH 1285 to 1287)
Aşar Başmemuru2
1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296)
Bidayet Mahkemesi icra memuru2
1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)
Defter-i nüfus mukayyidi2
1872 to 1874 (AH 1289 to 1290)

The 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

Nikšić (Nikşik)3 other officialsMehmed Nuri Efendi born 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 270 kuruş
Durrës (Dıraç)8 other officialsBoyudik Arif Efendi 6 shared years; highest salary 1,400 kuruş
1868/69 (AH 1285)111 other officialsBoyudik Arif Efendi first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 1,400 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Arabic · Aşina^[source]
Turkish · Kitâbet^[source]

Honours and other personal details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code): 1 (recorded code)^[source]

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Sources and evidence

II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları
DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 278, 279, 280, 281
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 2/972; 365 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 2/972, s.972.; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 2/972, s.972.

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The life

Life and career

Birth

First work as recorded

Tahrirat kâtibi (İnfisal)

Aşar başmemuru (İnfisal)

Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini (Azil)