Official
Kaysar Efendi
Maronite Christian (Maruni). Born in Lubnan in 1855/56 (AH 1272). On record 1880 to 1905, 25 annual entries.
Archive reference 58- 173;339
Life#
Kaysar Efendi was born in Lubnan in 1855/56 (AH 1272). The record gives the community as Maronite Christian (Maruni) and the father's occupation as Doktor.
Schooling recorded: Medrese, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Sidon (Sayda) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 320 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1880/81, the official was about 25 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1880/81, shows Muhabere Memuru in Sidon, with 320 kuruş a month. In 1881/82 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Damascus (Şam), the salary going from 320 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Sidon). In 1884/85 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Jaffa (Yafa), the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Damascus). In 1886/87 the record shows Ittihat Posta Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Jaffa). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut, with 720 kuruş a month (before: Ittihat Posta Memuru in Beirut). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Deir al-Qamar (Deyrülkamer), with 720 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beirut).
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Ittihat Posta Memuru. 80 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 25 years with a salary the median is 650 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1884/85. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.44 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 77 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Birthplace
- Lubnan
- Community
- Maronite Christian (Maruni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Maruni
- Father's occupation
- Doktor
Education
- Religious school (medrese)
- Medrese (4 years)medrese (Islamic college)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Place
- Sidon (Sayda)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 320
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81AH 1298 | First work | Sidon (Sayda) | 320first-salary field |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Sidon (Sayda) | 320 |
| 1881 to 1884AH 1299 to 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 400 |
| 1884 to 1886AH 1302 to 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Jaffa (Yafa) | 600 |
| 1886 to 1898AH 1304 to 1315 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 to 720 |
| 1898 to 1903AH 1316 to 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 720 |
| 1903 to 1905AH 1321 to 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Deir al-Qamar (Deyrülkamer) | 720 |
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.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1881/82 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1882/83 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 28% |
| 1883/84 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1884/85 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1885/86 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1886/87 | 500 | 500 | 650 | 42% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 41% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 650 | 500 | 600 | 71% |
| 1893/94 | 650 | 500 | 625 | 72% |
| 1894/95 | 650 | 500 | 600 | 72% |
| 1895/96 | 800 | 500 | 600 | 80% |
| 1896/97 | 720 | 500 | 500 | 81% |
| 1897/98 | 720 | 500 | 500 | 81% |
| 1898/99 | 720 | 500 | 400 | 80% |
| 1899/1900 | 720 | 500 | 400 | 79% |
| 1900/01 | 720 | 500 | 400 | 77% |
| 1901/02 | 720 | 500 | 400 | 77% |
| 1902/03 | 720 | 500 | 380 | 77% |
| 1903/04 | 720 | 475 | 350 | 77% |
| 1904/05 | 720 | 450 | 350 | 77% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Kayser Minir EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 17 shared years
- Yusuf EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 17 shared years
- Mehmet İzzet EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 16 shared years
- Habip EfendiBeirut (Beyrut) and 1 other place, 15 shared years
- Abdülmecit EfendiBeirut (Beyrut) and 1 other place, 14 shared years
172 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beirut (Beyrut)
Same school recorded
- Mehmet Cevdet EfendiMedrese, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ali sefik EfendiMedrese, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Mustafa Esir EfendiMedrese, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Hamdi BeyMedrese, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Muftuzade Mehmet Hilmi EfendiMedrese, first annual entry 1867/68 (AH 1284)
15 officials in all. Officials with Medrese recorded
Same birthplace
- Kayser Ferid EfendiLubnan, born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Esat EfendiLubnan, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Şakir EfendiLubnan, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Selim EfendiLubnan, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Kayser Minir EfendiLubnan, born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
15 officials in all. Officials born in Lubnan
Full record
Annual entries (25)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Sidon (Sayda) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Jaffa (Yafa) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Jaffa (Yafa) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Deir al-Qamar (Deyrülkamer) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Deir al-Qamar (Deyrülkamer) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 173;339 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Kaysar Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1272 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | lubnan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | lubnan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Doktor | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Maruni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Medrese | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1881 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Sayda | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 320 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 25 annual entries of 25 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.