Mehmed Vasfi Bey
Born 1852/53 (AH 1269) · Bosna · Dated entries 1865 to 1903 (AH 1282 to 1320)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 107/425, s.425
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Vasfi Bey was born in Bosna in 1852/53 (AH 1269). The father’s occupation was Boşka kaymakamı. Schooling included Mostar Sıbyan Mektebi; Mostar Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Hersek in 1865/66 (AH 1282). Dated career entries span 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 1902/03 (AH 1320) across 31 AH years, from Hersek to Benisa'b, beginning with Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Mal Müdürü. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Hersek, Benisa'b, Cemaaayn and Safita. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 540 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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 11 · Bosna
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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.
8 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1852/53 (AH 1269)
Bosna
Not yet located on the map: Bosna
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 13
Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 13
3 1866/67 (AH 1283) · 7 recorded years
Hersek
AH entries: 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 14
Continuing service as described
Meclis-i İdare Başkâtip Muavini (İnfisal)
Calculated age 20
4 1874/75 (AH 1291) · 2 recorded years
Hersek
AH entries: 1291, 1292. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi
380 kuruşCalculated age 22
Tahrirat Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 23
5 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 10 recorded years
Benisa'b
AH entries: 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Benisa'b
Vergi kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 30
Mal müdür muavini
500 kuruşCalculated age 39
Continuing service as described
6 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Benisa'b / Cemaaayn
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Benisa'b; Cemaaayn
Benisa'b
Mal müdür muavini
500 kuruşCalculated age 40
Continuing service as described
Cemaaayn
Mal müdür muavini
500 kuruşCalculated age 40
7 1892/93 (AH 1310) · 4 recorded years
Cemaaayn
AH entries: 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cemaaayn
Mal müdür muavini
500 kuruşCalculated age 41
Continuing service as described
Mal müdür muavini
500 kuruşCalculated age 44
Continuing service as described
8 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Cemaaayn / Benisa'b
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cemaaayn; Benisa'b
Cemaaayn
Mal müdür muavini
500 kuruşCalculated age 45
Continuing service as described
Benisa'b
Mal Müdürü
600 kuruşCalculated age 45
9 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Benisa'b / Safita
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Benisa'b; Safita
Benisa'b
Mal Müdürü
Calculated age 46
Continuing service as described
Safita
Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 46
Recorded service ending
10 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Benisa'b
Not yet located on the map: Benisa'b
Mal Müdürü Vekili
Calculated age 47
11 1900/01 (AH 1318) · 3 recorded years
Benisa'b
AH entries: 1318, 1319, 1320. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Benisa'b
Mal Müdürü
540 kuruşCalculated age 49
Mal müdürü (Azil)
Calculated age 51
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi) · Benisa'b · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 16.4% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 30.7% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 300 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 30.4% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 285 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 29.5% | 736 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 380 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 41.1% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 380 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 39.8% | 976 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 28.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 59.8% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 58.1% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 57.3% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 54.5% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 500 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 56.1% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 500 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 56.0% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 56.1% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 56.2% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 55.4% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 55.4% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 55.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 64.0% | 2119 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 540 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 63.8% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 540 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 62.0% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 540 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 63.6% | 1627 |
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- Benisa'b120 to 600
- Hersek200 to 380
- Cemaaayn120 to 500
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
- Hersek13 other officialsMehmet Vasfi Bey 10 shared years; highest salary 540 kuruş
- 1865/66 (AH 1282)111 other officialsMehmet Vasfi Bey first entry in Hersek; highest salary 540 kuruş
- Mal Muduru68 other officialsAhmet Hamdi Efendi 5 shared years; highest salary 1,620 kuruş
Education and personal record
Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Rüşdiye şahadetnamesi [1]
Schooling Mostar Sıbyan Mektebi; Mostar Rüşdiyesi [source]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları
DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 244, 245, 246, 247
332 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 107/425, s.425.; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 107/425, s.425.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 31 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 49 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.