Mehmed Tahir Efendi
Born 1882/83 (AH 1300) · Mecca (Mekke) · Dated entries 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 181/315, s.315
The career, year by year
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Places and reading notes
- Jeddah (Cidde)
1 distinct dated year. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmed Tahir Efendi was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). Schooling included Cidde Sancağı ibtidai ve rüşdiye mektepleri. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Jeddah (Cidde) in 1910/11 (AH 1328). Service included Evkaf tahsildarı in Jeddah (Cidde) (1910/11 (AH 1328)). [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328) to 400 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 2 · Mecca (Mekke)
How to read this map
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1 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Mecca (Mekke)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 28
Evkaf tahsildarı
400 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
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How the comparison is calculated
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 400 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 31.3% | 732 |
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
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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 rateRanges 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
- Mecca (Mekke)116 other officialsAli Murteza Efendi born 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Jeddah (Cidde)5 other officialsİsmail Kâmil Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- 1910/11 (AH 1328)97 other officialsMehmed Cemil Efendi first entry in Kilis; highest salary 250 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- Arabic
- Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
- Qualification
- Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehadetname; Mekke selinde zayi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
- Education
- Cidde Sancağı ibtidai ve rüşdiye mektepleri [source]
- Education level equivalent
- 7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 28 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Cidde [source]
- First-salary field
- 400 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
- First work year
- 1910/11 (AH 1328) [source]
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 233
287 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 181/315, s.315.
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