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MUHAMMET TAHA EFENDİ

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

The life of MUHAMMET TAHA EFENDİ began in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The personnel record dates the first work to 1869/70, after the first annual entry, on a first salary of 500 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1865/66, names MUHAMMET TAHA as Askerî hizmet (bölükemini, başçavuş), with no place. For 1866 to 1869 the lists have no entry.

The salary went from 500 kuruş a month in 1869/70 to 600 in 1883/84, the peak, when 68 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 18 years pay ended where it began, at 500 kuruş. The last annual entry is for 1887/88.

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. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    Born 1845/46 (AH 1262)

  2. Place not recorded

    1865/66 (AH 1282)

    Askerî hizmet (bölükemini, başçavuş)

    entries in 1 year

  3. Basra kazası as worded, no place record

    1869 to 1876 (AH 1286 to 1292)

    No annual entry for 1866 to 1869 (AH 1283 to 1285) before it.

    Mal Muduru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  4. Raas el-ayn kazası as worded, no place record

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    Mal müdürü (İstifa)

    entries in 1 year

  5. Kevkeb kazası as worded, no place record

    1877 to 1880 (AH 1294 to 1297)

    No annual entry for 1876/77 (AH 1293) before it.

    Mal Muduru 1877 to 1880 (AH 1294 to 1297); Mal müdürü (Nakil) 1878 (AH 1295)

    475 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  6. Yenişehir kazası as worded, no place record

    1879/80 (AH 1297)

    Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  7. Rakka kazası as worded, no place record

    1881 to 1888 (AH 1299 to 1305)

    No annual entry for 1880/81 (AH 1298) before it.

    Mal Muduru 1881 to 1884 (AH 1299 to 1301); Mal müdürü (İnfisal) 1883 to 1888 (AH 1301 to 1305)

    300 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry02004006001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 1304600 kuruşMal MuduruMal MuduruMal MuduruMal müdürü (İnfisal)
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 1304This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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 MUHAMMET TAHA EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1869/7050040050055%
1870/7150040050054%
1871/72500420.545054%
1872/7350045043354%
1873/7450040538055%
1874/75500450472.555%
1875/7650045047554%
1877/7847545047552%
187847545047551%
1878/7947540047553%
1879/8047540047555%
1881/8247540045058%
1882/8347540045058%
1883/8460040068%
1884/8560040067%
1885/8660040066%
1886/8730040028%
1887/8850040054%

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 MUHAMMET TAHA EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1865/66AH 1282Askerî hizmet (bölükemini, başçavuş)
No annual entry: 1866 to 1869 (AH 1283 to 1285)
1869/70AH 1286First work500first-salary field
1869 to 1876AH 1286 to 1292Mal Muduru
9 entries
YearSalary
1869/70500
1870/71500
1871/72500
1872/73500
1873/74500
1873/74500
1874/75500
1874/75500
1875/76500
500
1875/76AH 1292Mal müdürü (İstifa)
No annual entry: 1876/77 (AH 1293)
1877 to 1880AH 1294 to 1297Mal Muduru
5 entries
YearSalary
1877/78475
1878475
1878475
1878/79475
1879/80475
475
1878AH 1295Mal müdürü (Nakil)
1879/80AH 1297Mal müdürü (İnfisal)
No annual entry: 1880/81 (AH 1298)
1881 to 1884AH 1299 to 1301Mal Muduru
3 entries
YearSalary
1881/82475
1882/83475
1883/84475
475
1883 to 1888AH 1301 to 1305Mal müdürü (İnfisal)
9 entries
YearSalary
1883/84
1883/84600
1884/85600
1885/86600
1885/86
1886/87300
1887/88300
1887/88
1887/88500
500

Record

Personal

Born
1845/46 (AH 1262)

First work

Year
1869/70 (AH 1286)

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 job title, same years

Of the 85 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 81 have a recorded salary; MUHAMMET TAHA EFENDİ had the 55th highest salary of them.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 237 officials born in Kirkuk (Kerkük), 227 have a recorded salary; MUHAMMET TAHA EFENDİ had the 71st highest salary of them.

The page of Kirkuk (Kerkük), with the 237 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282), 95 have a recorded salary; MUHAMMET TAHA EFENDİ had the 61st highest salary of them.

All 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MUHAMMET TAHA EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1865/66AH 1282Askerî hizmet (bölükemini, başçavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1869/70AH 1286Mal MuduruBasra kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1870/71AH 1287Mal MuduruBasra kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1871/72AH 1288Mal MuduruBasra kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1872/73AH 1289Mal MuduruAşara kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1873/74AH 1290Mal MuduruAşara kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1873/74AH 1290Mal MuduruBasra kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1874/75AH 1291Mal MuduruBasra kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1874/75AH 1291Mal MuduruRaas el-ayn kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1875/76AH 1292Mal MuduruRaas el-ayn kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1875/76AH 1292Mal müdürü (İstifa)Raas el-ayn kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1877/78AH 1294Mal MuduruKevkeb kazası475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1878AH 1295Mal MuduruKevkeb kazası475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1878AH 1295Mal müdürü (Nakil)Kevkeb kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1878AH 1295Mal MuduruYenişehir kazası475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1878/79AH 1296Mal MuduruYenişehir kazası475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1879/80AH 1297Mal MuduruYenişehir kazası475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1879/80AH 1297Mal müdürü (İnfisal)Yenişehir kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1881/82AH 1299Mal MuduruRakka kazası475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1882/83AH 1300Mal MuduruRakka kazası475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1883/84AH 1301Mal MuduruRakka kazası475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1883/84AH 1301Mal müdürü (İnfisal)Rakka kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1883/84AH 1301Aşar ve ağnam memuruElbu Kemal kazası600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1884/85AH 1302Aşar ve ağnam memuruElbu Kemal kazası600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1885/86AH 1303Aşar ve ağnam memuruElbu Kemal kazası600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1885/86AH 1303Aşar ve ağnam memuru (İnfisal)Elbu Kemal kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1886/87AH 1304Nüfus başkâtibiZor sancağı300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1887/88AH 1305Nüfus başkâtibiZor sancağı300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1887/88AH 1305Nüfus başkâtibi (Nakil)Zor sancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
1887/88AH 1305Muhasebe muamelat-ı umumiye kâtibiZor sancağı500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records158 DH_SAİD,00051_00012
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 MUHAMMET TAHA EFENDİ 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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