Mehmet Raif Efendi
Born 1866/67 (AH 1283) · Sivas · Dated entries 1882 to 1896 (AH 1300 to 1313)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH.SAİD.d.nr.00101, s.115
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
- Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
- Alucra
- Sivas
- Hafik (Koçhisar)
6 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
Mehmet Raif Efendi was born in Sivas in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The father’s occupation was Divriği kazası mal müdürü. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye (diplomasız). The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). Dated career entries span 1882/83 (AH 1300) to 1895/96 (AH 1313) across 6 AH years, from Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) to Hafik (Koçhisar), beginning with tahrirat kalemi katibi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki), Alucra, Sivas and Hafik (Koçhisar). [1]
Monthly pay went from 50 kuruş in 1882/83 (AH 1300) to 270 kuruş in 1895/96 (AH 1313); the highest recorded monthly rate is 300 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312). [1]
Life and career
Follow 7 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 7 · Sivas
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 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Sivas
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
tahrirat kalemi katibi
50 kuruşCalculated age 17
3 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Alucra
sandık emini
200 kuruşCalculated age 18
4 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
askerlik
Calculated age 22
5 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Sivas
muhasebe kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 25
6 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Hafik (Koçhisar)
Mal Müdürü Vekili
300 kuruşCalculated age 29
7 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Hafik (Koçhisar) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Mal Müdürü Vekili
270 kuruşCalculated age 30
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 30
3 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- tahrirat kalemi katibi (İstifa) · Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- muhasebe kalemi stajyeri · Sivas · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mal Müdürü · Darende · Undated · 500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [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
Pay in its time
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 50 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 1.7% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 12.5% | 1720 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 270 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 25.9% | 1981 |
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 rate- Hafik (Koçhisar)270 to 300
- Alucra200
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 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
- Sivas398 other officialsAhmed Hamdi Efendi born 1866/67 (AH 1283); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Hafik (Koçhisar)4 other officialsHacı Ali Rıza Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)236 other officialsAhmet Efendi first entry in Kütahya; highest salary 400 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- Education
- Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye (diplomasız) [source]
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First-salary field
- 50 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
- 1882/83 (AH 1300) [source]
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 286, 287
476 DH.SAİD.d.nr.00101, s.115
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 6 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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