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Mustafa 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

The life of Mustafa Bey began in Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The first annual entry, for 1890/91, names Mustafa as Afyon (haşhaş) memuru, with no place. At the same time, from 1893 to 1899, the lists also place Mustafa in Afyonkarahisar as Afyon (haşhaş) muharriri, with a rise to Afyon (haşhaş) muharriri. Alongside, the lists for 1896 to 1899 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Ağnam memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1898/99 give a second post, in Sinanpaşa as Nahiye kâtibi.

The salary went from 400 kuruş a month in 1890/91 to 1,000 in 1897/98, the peak, when 83 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, eight years of salary come to 61,800 kuruş, 1.6 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1898/99.

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.

All 6 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1893/941898/99146AfyonkarahisarSinanpaşa

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Afyonkarahisar merkez kaza), stop 3 (Afyonkarahisar merkez liva), stop 5 (Afyonkarahisar merkez).

  1. Afyonkarahisar merkez kaza as worded, no place record not on the map

    1890 to 1895 (AH 1308 to 1312)

    Afyon (haşhaş) memuru

    400 to 550 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  2. Afyonkarahisar merkez liva as worded, no place record not on the map

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    Muharrir

    330 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)

    1893 to 1899 (AH 1311 to 1316)

    Afyon (haşhaş) muharriri

    300 to 650 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  4. Afyonkarahisar merkez as worded, no place record not on the map

    1896 to 1899 (AH 1314 to 1316)

    Ağnam memuru

    750 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Sinanpaşa (Sincanlı)

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    Nahiye kâtibi

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
05001,0001890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161,000 kuruşAfyon (haşhaş) memuruMuharrirAfyon (haşhaş) muharririAğnam memuruNahiye kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 1316This 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 Mustafa Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1890/9140040045%
1891/9250040056%
1893/9455040063%
1894/9555040064%
1895/9640040030044%
1896/9775045073%
1897/981,00040083%
1898/991,00040083%

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 Mustafa Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1890 to 1895AH 1308 to 1312Afyon (haşhaş) memuru
13 entries
YearSalary
1890/91400
1890/91
1891/92500
1891/92
1891/92
1892/93
1892/93
1893/94500
1893/94
1893/94550
1893/94
1894/95550
1894/95
400
1891/92AH 1309Muharrir330
1893 to 1899AH 1311 to 1316Afyon (haşhaş) muharriri
12 entries
YearSalary
1893/94350
1893/94
1894/95400
1895/96400
1895/96
1896/97300
1896/97
1897/98650
1897/98
1898/99400
1898/99
1898/99
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)350
1896 to 1899AH 1314 to 1316Ağnam memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1896/97750
1896/97
1897/981,000
1898/991,000
1898/99
750
1898/99AH 1316Nahiye kâtibiSinanpaşa (Sincanlı)200

Record

Personal

Born
1871/72 (AH 1288)

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 30 officials with entries in Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) in the same years, 27 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Bey had the 2nd highest salary of them.

All 100 officials with entries in Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)

Same birthplace

Of the 125 officials born in Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib), 117 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Bey had the 18th highest salary of them.

The page of Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib), with the 125 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 190 officials whose first annual entry is for 1890/91 (AH 1308), 161 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Bey had the 25th highest salary of them.

All 190 officials whose first annual entry is for 1890/91 (AH 1308)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1890/91AH 1308Afyon (haşhaş) memuruAfyonkarahisar merkez kaza400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1890/91AH 1308Afyon (haşhaş) memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar merkez kazaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1891/92AH 1309Ağnam muharririAziziye500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1891/92AH 1309Ağnam muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)AziziyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1891/92AH 1309MuharrirAfyonkarahisar merkez liva330Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1891/92AH 1309Muharrir (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar merkez livaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1892/93AH 1310Ağnam muharririAfyonkarahisar merkez livaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1892/93AH 1310Ağnam muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar merkez livaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1893/94AH 1311Katana kâtibiAziziye500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1893/94AH 1311Katana kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)AziziyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1893/94AH 1311Ağnam muharririAfyonkarahisar merkez550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1893/94AH 1311Ağnam muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar merkezAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1893/94AH 1311Afyon (haşhaş) muharririAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1893/94AH 1311Afyon (haşhaş) muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1894/95AH 1312Ağnam muharririAfyonkarahisar merkez550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1894/95AH 1312Ağnam muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar merkezAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1894/95AH 1312Afyon (haşhaş) muharririAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1895/96AH 1313Afyon (haşhaş) muharririAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1895/96AH 1313Afyon (haşhaş) muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1896/97AH 1314Afyon (haşhaş) muharririAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1896/97AH 1314Afyon (haşhaş) muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1896/97AH 1314Ağnam memuruAfyonkarahisar merkez750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1896/97AH 1314Ağnam memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar merkezAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1897/98AH 1315Afyon (haşhaş) muharririAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)650Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1897/98AH 1315Afyon (haşhaş) muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1897/98AH 1315Ağnam kâtibiAfyonkarahisar merkez liva1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1898/99AH 1316Ağnam kâtibiAfyonkarahisar merkez liva1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1898/99AH 1316Ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar merkez livaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1898/99AH 1316Afyon (haşhaş) muharririAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1898/99AH 1316Afyon (haşhaş) muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1898/99AH 1316Liva Muhasebesi mülazımı (Nakil)Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
1898/99AH 1316Nahiye kâtibiSinanpaşa (Sincanlı)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records124 BOA, DH. SA İD, no. 130, s. 267.
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 Mustafa 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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