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Süleyman Asaf Bey

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

Süleyman Asaf Bey was born in Akka in 1883/84 (AH 1301); the father's occupation was "Biga Sancağı eski mutasarrıfı". The schooling was at the Imperial School (Mekteb-i Sultani).

At about 16, in 1900/01, Süleyman Asaf began work in Istanbul, on a first salary of 0 kuruş. From the first annual entry, for 1900/01, to 1900/01, every annual entry places Süleyman Asaf in the same post, Şûrâ-yı Devlet Fihrist Kalemi, in Istanbul.

The one salary in the lists is 0 kuruş a month, for 1900/01, when fewer than 1 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1900/01.

Career and salary

Career of Süleyman Asaf Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1900/01AH 1318First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)0first-salary field
1900/01AH 1318Şûrâ-yı Devlet Fihrist Kalemi
2 entries
YearSalary
1900/010
1900/010
Istanbul (Dersaadet)0

Record

Personal

Born
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Birthplace
Akka
Father's occupation
Biga Sancağı eski mutasarrıfı

Education

School
Mekteb-i SultaniImperial School (Galatasaray)

First work

Year
1900/01 (AH 1318)

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 203 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 198 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Asaf Bey had the 196th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same school

Of the 27 officials with Mekteb-i Sultani among their schools, 17 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Asaf Bey had the lowest salary of them.

All 27 officials with Mekteb-i Sultani

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 120 officials whose first annual entry is for 1900/01 (AH 1318), 106 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Asaf Bey had the lowest salary of them.

All 120 officials whose first annual entry is for 1900/01 (AH 1318)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Süleyman Asaf Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1900/01AH 1318Şûrâ-yı Devlet Fihrist KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)0Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00160/0132.; 89 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00160/0132.
1900/01AH 1318Şûrâ-yı Devlet Tanzimat DairesiIstanbul (Dersaadet)0Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00160/0132.; 89 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00160/0132.
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 Süleyman Asaf Bey 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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