Süleyman Zühdü Efendi
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Shkodër (İşkodra) · Dated entries 1902 to 1908 (AH 1320 to 1325)
Languages Turkish
Archival references BOA. DH. SAİDd., 154/204; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 154/204, s. 405
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
- Lezhë (Leş)
4 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
Süleyman Zühdü Efendi was born in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). Schooling included İşkodra Sıbyan Mektebi; İşkodra Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Lezhë (Leş). Service included Aşar ambar memuru in Lezhë (Leş) (1902 to 1905 (AH 1320 to 1322)). Later posts included Sandık emini in Lezhë (Leş) (1907/08 (AH 1325)). Lezhë (Leş) appears most often, across 4 dated years. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320) to 300 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325); the highest recorded monthly rate is 300 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320). [1]
Life and career
Follow 3 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 3 · Shkodër (İşkodra)
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 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Shkodër (İşkodra)
Birth
2 1902/03 (AH 1320) · 3 recorded years
Lezhë (Leş)
AH entries: 1320, 1321, 1322. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Aşar ambar memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 31
Aşar ambar memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
Aşar ambar memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 33
Continuing service as described
Aşar ambar memuru (İnfisal)
Calculated age 33
3 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Lezhë (Leş)
Sandık emini
300 kuruşCalculated age 36
4 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.
- Aşar kâtibi · Lezhë (Leş) · Undated · 300 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Aşar kâtibi (İnfisal) · Lezhë (Leş) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Sandık emini (İnfisal) · Lezhë (Leş) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Lezhë (Leş) · Year not recorded
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.8% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 300 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 29.0% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1493 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 300 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 29.3% | 1290 |
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- Lezhë (Leş)300
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
- Shkodër (İşkodra)310 other officialsMehmed Bahri Efendi born 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Lezhë (Leş)1 other officialMehmed Sadık Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)156 other officialsBesim Efendi first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320); highest salary 483 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- Qualification
- Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şehâdetnâmesi; kazaen kayıp [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
- Education
- İşkodra Sıbyan Mektebi; İşkodra Rüşdiye Mektebi [source]
- Education level equivalent
- 7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları
AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 318, 319
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 154/204; 406 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 154/204, s. 405.
Read the original source accounts · 8 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 4 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 5 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.