Mustafa Efendi
Born 1858/59 (AH 1275) · Elbistan · Dated entries 1877 to 1881 (AH 1294 to 1298)
Languages Turkish
Archival references BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 8/747; BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 195/27
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Elbistan
- Pazarcık
5 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mustafa Efendi was born in Elbistan in 1858/59 (AH 1275). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Elbistan Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Elbistan in 1877/78 (AH 1294). Dated career entries span 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 1880/81 (AH 1298) across 5 AH years, from Elbistan to Elbistan, beginning with Aşar kol muharriri and ending with entries for Bidayet mahkemesi ikinci katibi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Elbistan and Pazarcık. [1]
Monthly pay went from 350 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 225 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1878 (AH 1295). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 4 · Elbistan
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Elbistan
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 19
Aşar kol muharriri
350 kuruşCalculated age 19
3 Duhan tahrir katibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 20
Duhan tahrir katibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 21
4 1879/80 (AH 1297) · 2 recorded years
Pazarcık / Elbistan
AH entries: 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Bidayet mahkemesi ikinci katibi
225 kuruşCalculated age 22
Aşar kol muharriri
250 kuruşCalculated age 22
Bidayet mahkemesi ikinci katibi
225 kuruşCalculated age 23
Bidayet mahkemesi ikinci katibi (Nakil)
Calculated age 23
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
Pay in its time
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 350 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 38.5% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 64.3% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 63.5% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 250 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 19.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 225 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 16.7% | 1448 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rateRanges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe 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
- Elbistan50 other officialsÖmer Lütfü Efendi born 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Elbistan6 other officialsİshak Hakkı Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)160 other officialsBalyan Efendi first entry in Tarsus; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Elbistan [source]
- First-salary field
- 350 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
- First work year
- 1877/78 (AH 1294) [source]
Other recorded details
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Elbistanlı memurlar
ŞEYMA BÜLBÜL · 2025 · Pages 73, 74
61 BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 8/747.; 62 BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 195/27.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 5 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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