İSMAİL EFENDİ (A)
Born 1845 (AH 1261) · Komotini (Gümülcine) · Dated entries 1869 to 1879 (AH 1286 to 1296)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/19
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
İSMAİL EFENDİ (A) was born in Komotini (Gümülcine) in 1845 (AH 1261). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Komotini (Gümülcine) in 1869/70 (AH 1286). Dated career entries span 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 1878/79 (AH 1296) across 11 AH years, from Komotini (Gümülcine) to Komotini (Gümülcine), beginning with Tapu Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Ticaret Mahkemesi Zabıt Kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Komotini (Gümülcine). [1]
Monthly pay went from 600 kuruş in 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 235 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1870/71 (AH 1287). [1]
Life and career
Follow 5 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 5 · Komotini (Gümülcine)
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 1845 (AH 1261)
Komotini (Gümülcine)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 25
Tapu Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 25
3 1870/71 (AH 1287) · 8 recorded years
Komotini (Gümülcine)
AH entries: 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Arazi Yoklama Memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 26
Rüsumat Memuru
465 kuruşCalculated age 33
Continuing service as described
4 1878 (AH 1295)
Komotini (Gümülcine) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Rüsumat Memuru
465 kuruşCalculated age 34
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 34
5 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Komotini (Gümülcine)
Ticaret Mahkemesi Zabıt Kâtibi
235 kuruşCalculated age 35
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 64.8% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 600 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 63.4% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 600 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 62.2% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 600 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 62.9% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 190 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 13.1% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 190 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 12.7% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 465 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 51.4% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 465 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 51.2% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 465 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 51.0% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 235 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 18.9% | 1328 |
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- Komotini (Gümülcine)190 to 600
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
- Komotini (Gümülcine)63 other officialsMehmed Şakir Efendi born 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 650 kuruş
- Komotini (Gümülcine)16 other officialsMehmed Ferhad Efendi 10 shared years; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAbdullah Fikri Efendi born 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Gümülcineli devlet adamları
ŞEHADET ORAN · 2025 · Pages 92
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/19; 190 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 11/19.
Read the original source accounts · 13 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 13 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.