Mehmed Memduh Bey
Born 1870/71 (AH 1287) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1887 to 1898 (AH 1305 to 1315)
Languages Arabic, French, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 17, Gömlek No. 20, 3-4
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Memduh Bey was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The father’s occupation was Cemile Sultan'ın kethüdası. Schooling included Sıbyan; rüşdiye; Mekteb-i Sultanî. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1897/98 (AH 1315) across 11 AH years, beginning with Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Ioannina (Yanya), Erzurum and Trikala (Tırhala) and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 1,390 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 900 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,390 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 18
3 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 4 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309. Gaps remain open.
Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 22
Continuing service as described
4 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Ioannina (Yanya) / Erzurum
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Evrak Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Vilayet tercümanı
1,390 kuruşCalculated age 23
5 Vilayet tercümanı
1,390 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
Vilayet tercümanı
1,390 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
6 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Erzurum / Place not recorded / Trikala (Tırhala)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vilayet tercümanı
1,390 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Şehbenderhane kançıları
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 26
7 Şehbenderhane kançıları
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Şehbenderhane kançıları
900 kuruşCalculated age 27
8 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Trikala (Tırhala) / Kirmanşah
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kirmanşah
Şehbenderhane kançıları
900 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Kirmanşah
Şehbender vekili
900 kuruşCalculated age 28
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 1,390 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 88.1% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1,390 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 88.9% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,390 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 88.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1,390 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 87.6% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 79.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 900 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 81.4% | 1891 |
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- Erzurum1,390
- Trikala (Tırhala)900 to 1,000
- Kirmanşah900
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAgob Efendi born 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Istanbul310 other officialsMehmed Said Paşa 6 shared years; highest salary 45,000 kuruş
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsMEHMED RASİM EFENDİ (B) first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 240 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 225, 226
BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 17, Gömlek No. 20, 3-4.
Read the original source accounts · 19 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 · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 19 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.