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Mustafa İzzet Efendi

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

Born in Sivas in 1824/25 (AH 1240), Mustafa İzzet Efendi was the child of a cavalryman holding a fief (sipahi). Mustafa İzzet began work in 1851/52, at about 27, on a first salary of 140 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1851/52, names Mustafa İzzet as Muhasebe refakati, with no place. For 1853 to 1855, 1857 to 1861, 1874 to 1879 and 1882 to 1885 the lists have no entry.

The salary went from 1,500 kuruş a month in 1851/52 to 2,500 in 1873/74, the peak, as Muhasebeci, when 91 per cent of paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 1,700 kuruş. Over 12 years pay ended where it began, at 1,500 kuruş. In all, 12 years of salary come to 210,300 kuruş, 3.4 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1886/87.

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. Sivas

    Born 1824/25 (AH 1240)

  2. Beykoz Darphanesi as worded, no place record

    1851 to 1853 (AH 1268 to 1269)

    Muhasebe refakati

    140 to 1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Beytülfakih sancağı as worded, no place record

    1855 to 1857 (AH 1272 to 1273)

    No annual entry for 1853 to 1855 (AH 1270 to 1271) before it.

    Sancak muhafızı

    1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Hicaz vilayeti as worded, no place record

    1861 to 1873 (AH 1278 to 1289)

    No annual entry for 1857 to 1861 (AH 1274 to 1277) before it.

    Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri 1861/62 (AH 1278); Vilayet muhasebe katibi 1863 to 1873 (AH 1280 to 1289)

    600 to 1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

    No annual entry for 1862/63 (AH 1279) or 1864/65 (AH 1281).

  5. Medine-i Münevvere as worded, no place record

    1873/74 (AH 1290)

    Muhasebeci

    2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Ernife as worded, no place record

    1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299)

    No annual entry for 1874 to 1879 (AH 1291 to 1296) before it.

    Muhasebe mümeyyizi

    1,700 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  7. Sivas vilayeti as worded, no place record

    1885 to 1887 (AH 1303 to 1304)

    No annual entry for 1882 to 1885 (AH 1300 to 1302) before it.

    Vilayet müstantiki

    1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 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 entryno entryno entryno entry01,0002,0003,0001851/52AH 12681853/54AH 12701855/56AH 12721857/58AH 12741859/60AH 12761861/62AH 12781863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13042,500 kuruşVilayet muhasebe katibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001851/52AH 12681853/54AH 12701855/56AH 12721857/58AH 12741859/60AH 12761861/62AH 12781863/64AH 12801865/66AH 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 officials

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 İzzet Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1851/521,50050075%
1852/531,50040074%
1855/561,50040076%
1861/621,00050066%
1863/641,75047580%
1865/6660040064%
1866/671,05040080%
1869/701,50040082%
1871/721,425420.583%
1873/742,50040591%
1881/821,70040091%
1885/861,50040090%

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 İzzet Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1851/52AH 1268First work140first-salary field
1851 to 1853AH 1268 to 1269Muhasebe refakati
7 entries
YearSalary
1851/52140
1851/52410
1851/52
1851/521,500
1852/531,500
1852/531,500
1852/531,500
140 to 1,500
No annual entry: 1853 to 1855 (AH 1270 to 1271)
1855 to 1857AH 1272 to 1273Sancak muhafızı
3 entries
YearSalary
1855/561,500
1855/561,500
1856/57
1,500
No annual entry: 1857 to 1861 (AH 1274 to 1277)
1861/62AH 1278Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri
3 entries
YearSalary
1861/62
1861/62650
1861/621,000
1,000
No annual entry: 1862/63 (AH 1279)
1863/64AH 1280Vilayet muhasebe katibi1,750
No annual entry: 1864/65 (AH 1281)
1865 to 1873AH 1282 to 1289Vilayet muhasebe katibi
8 entries
YearSalary
1865/66600
1866/671,050
1867/68
1868/69
1869/701,500
1870/71
1871/721,425
1872/73
600
1873/74AH 1290Muhasebeci2,500
No annual entry: 1874 to 1879 (AH 1291 to 1296)
1879 to 1882AH 1297 to 1299Muhasebe mümeyyizi
3 entries
YearSalary
1879/80
1880/81
1881/821,700
1,700
No annual entry: 1882 to 1885 (AH 1300 to 1302)
1885 to 1887AH 1303 to 1304Vilayet müstantiki
3 entries
YearSalary
1885/861,500
1885/86
1886/87
1,500

Record

Personal

Born
1824/25 (AH 1240)
Birthplace
Sivas
Father's occupation
Sipahi

First work

Year
1851/52 (AH 1268)

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 3 officials with the title Muhasebeci in the same years, Mustafa İzzet Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 14 officials with the title Muhasebeci

Same birthplace

Of the 399 officials born in Sivas, 282 have a recorded salary; Mustafa İzzet Efendi had the 8th highest salary of them.

The page of Sivas, with the 399 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 16 officials whose first annual entry is for 1851/52 (AH 1268), 13 have a recorded salary; Mustafa İzzet Efendi had the 5th highest salary of them.

All 16 officials whose first annual entry is for 1851/52 (AH 1268)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa İzzet Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1851/52AH 1268Muhasebe refakatiBeykoz Darphanesi140Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1851/52AH 1268Muhasebe refakatiBeykoz Darphanesi410Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1851/52AH 1268Mühürdar (Yemen valisi Mustafa Bahattin Paşa)YemenAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1851/52AH 1268Gümrük emaneti memuruHadıra Gümrüğü1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1852/53AH 1269Sancak mal katibi (gümrük eminliği inzimamıyla)Maha sancağı1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1852/53AH 1269Ordu katibiYemen1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1852/53AH 1269Mal kalemi katibiHadıra1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1855/56AH 1272Sancak muhafızıBeytülfakih sancağı1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1855/56AH 1272Mal kalemi katibiHadıra1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1856/57AH 1273İstifa (İnfisal)HadıraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1861/62AH 1278Muhasebe kalemi stajyeriHicaz vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1861/62AH 1278Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayeti650Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1861/62AH 1278Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayeti1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1863/64AH 1280Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayeti1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1865/66AH 1282Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayeti600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1866/67AH 1283Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayeti1,050Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1867/68AH 1284Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1868/69AH 1285Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1869/70AH 1286Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayeti1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1870/71AH 1287Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1871/72AH 1288Vilayet muhasebe katibiHicaz vilayeti1,425Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1872/73AH 1289Azil (Azil)Hicaz vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1873/74AH 1290MuhasebeciMedine-i Münevvere2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1879/80AH 1297Muhasebe mümeyyiziErnifeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1880/81AH 1298Muhasebe mümeyyiziHicaz vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1881/82AH 1299Muhasebe başkatibiHicaz vilayeti1,700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1885/86AH 1303Vilayet müstantikiSivas vilayeti1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1885/86AH 1303Aşar ihalesi memuruSivas vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
1886/87AH 1304Açıkta kalma (İnfisal)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records541 DH. SAİD.d, nr.000004, s.724
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 İzzet Efendi 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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