Mehmed Şerif Efendi
Born 1852/53 (AH 1269) · Kemaliye (Eğin) · Dated entries 1870 to 1887 (AH 1287 to 1304)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 22/129
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Şerif Efendi was born in Kemaliye (Eğin) in 1852/53 (AH 1269). Schooling included Eğin Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Batumi (Batum). Dated career entries span 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 1886/87 (AH 1304) across 9 AH years, from Batumi (Batum) to Yemen, beginning with Meclis-i Temyiz Kitabeti Refakati memuru and ending with entries for Yemen Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi Mümeyyizi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Batumi (Batum), Istanbul (Dersaadet), Yemen and Sinhan. [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 2,000 kuruş in 1886/87 (AH 1304); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,000 kuruş in 1886/87 (AH 1304). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Kemaliye (Eğin)
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1 1852/53 (AH 1269)
Kemaliye (Eğin)
Birth
2 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Batumi (Batum)
Meclis-i Temyiz Kitabeti Refakati memuru
100 kuruşCalculated age 18
3 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Nafia Ruznamçe Kalemi kâtibi
100 kuruşCalculated age 19
4 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Yemen
Not yet located on the map: Yemen
Yemen Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi kâtibi
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 20
5 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Sinhan / Yemen
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sinhan; Yemen
Sinhan
Sinhan Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi Müdürü
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 21
Yemen
Yemen Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi kâtibi
1,750 kuruşCalculated age 21
6 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 4 recorded years
Yemen
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Yemen
Meclis-i İdare-i Vilayet Müdürü
1,750 kuruşCalculated age 27
Yemen Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi kâtibi
1,750 kuruşCalculated age 30
7 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Yemen
Not yet located on the map: Yemen
Yemen Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi Mümeyyizi
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 35
3 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Batum Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi kâtibi · Batumi (Batum) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Bab-ı Seraskeri İnşa Kâtipliği · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Batumi (Batum) · Year not recorded
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) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 5.1% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 100 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 6.6% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 1,500 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 84.2% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 1,750 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 87.2% | 805 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 1,750 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 86.7% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 1,500 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 86.8% | 1534 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 1,750 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 91.2% | 1489 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 92.9% | 1725 |
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- Yemen1,250 to 2,000
- Sinhan1,500 to 1,750
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
- Kemaliye (Eğin)73 other officialsİbrahim Efendi born 1852/53 (AH 1269); highest salary 575 kuruş
- Istanbul85 other officialsAhmed Ârifî Paşa 1 shared year; highest salary 100,000 kuruş
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)103 other officialsAhmed Nebil Bey first annual entry 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Eğin Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Eğinli (Kemaliyeli) Devlet adamları (1820?1854)
ÖMER FERİT İMLAK · 2012 · Pages 101
170 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 22/129.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 14 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.