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Mahmud Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

The life of Mahmud Efendi began in Preveze in 1853/54 (AH 1270). At about 15, in 1868/69, Mahmud began work in Preveza (Preveze). The annual lists begin in 1868/69, with Mahmud as Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı in Preveza, where the entries run to 1870/71. Alongside, the lists for 1870 to 1878 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Tahrirat kâtibi, with a rise to Mal Muduru in 1874/75. The lists have no entry for 1878 to 1883. Next came Bigadiç from 1883 to 1885. Alongside, the lists for 1884 to 1886 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Mal Muduru.

Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1870/71 to a peak of 500 in 1885/86, as Mal Muduru, when 58 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1885/86.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 4 stops
first workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1883/8413PrevezaBigadiç

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Glamoç), stop 4 (Sındırgı).

  1. Preveza (Preveze)

    First work 1868/69 (AH 1285); 1868 to 1871 (AH 1285 to 1287)

    Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

    entries in 3 years

  2. Glamoç as worded, no place record not on the map

    1870 to 1878 (AH 1287 to 1295)

    Tahrirat kâtibi 1870 to 1875 (AH 1287 to 1291); Mal Muduru 1874 to 1878 (AH 1291 to 1295); Mal müdürü (İnfisal) 1878 (AH 1295)

    190 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

  3. Bigadiç

    1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302)

    No annual entry for 1878 to 1883 (AH 1296 to 1300) before it.

    Sertahsildar

    entries in 2 years

  4. Sındırgı as worded, no place record not on the map

    1884 to 1886 (AH 1302 to 1303)

    Mal Muduru

    400 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006001868/69AH 12851869/70AH 12861870/71AH 12871871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 1303500 kuruşTahrirat Kalemi mülazımıTahrirat kâtibiMal MuduruSertahsildarMal Muduru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001868/69AH 12851869/70AH 12861870/71AH 12871871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 1303This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Mahmud Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1870/7120040015%
1871/72200420.516%
1872/7319045014%
1873/7419040515%
1874/75400450472.543%
1875/7640045047542%
1876/7740042047543%
1877/7840045047543%
187840045047542%
1884/8540040045045%
1885/8650040045058%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Mahmud Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1868/69AH 1285First workPreveza (Preveze)
1868 to 1871AH 1285 to 1287Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
3 entries
YearSalary
1868/69
1869/70
1870/71
Preveza (Preveze)
1870 to 1875AH 1287 to 1291Tahrirat kâtibi
6 entries
YearSalary
1870/71200
1871/72200
1871/72190
1872/73190
1873/74190
1874/75190
200 to 190
1874 to 1878AH 1291 to 1295Mal Muduru
5 entries
YearSalary
1874/75400
1875/76400
1876/77400
1877/78400
1878400
400
1878AH 1295Mal müdürü (İnfisal)
No annual entry: 1878 to 1883 (AH 1296 to 1300)
1883 to 1885AH 1301 to 1302Sertahsildar
2 entries
YearSalary
1883/84
1884/85
Bigadiç
1884 to 1886AH 1302 to 1303Mal Muduru
3 entries
YearSalary
1884/85400
1885/86400
1885/86500
400 to 500

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Birthplace
Preveze

First work

Year
1868/69 (AH 1285)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 3 officials with entries in Preveza (Preveze) in the same years, 2 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Efendi had the lowest salary of them.

All 38 officials with entries in Preveza (Preveze)

Same job title, same years

Of the 70 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 68 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Efendi had the 59th highest salary of them.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1868/69 (AH 1285), 99 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Efendi had the 66th highest salary of them.

All 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1868/69 (AH 1285)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mahmud Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1868/69AH 1285Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıPreveza (Preveze)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1869/70AH 1286Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıPreveza (Preveze)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1870/71AH 1287Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıPreveza (Preveze)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1870/71AH 1287Tahrirat kâtibiGlamoç200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1871/72AH 1288Tahrirat kâtibiGlamoç200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1871/72AH 1288Tahrirat kâtibiGlamoç190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1872/73AH 1289Tahrirat kâtibiGlamoç190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1873/74AH 1290Tahrirat kâtibiGlamoç190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1874/75AH 1291Tahrirat kâtibiGlamoç190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1874/75AH 1291Mal MuduruGlamoç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1875/76AH 1292Mal MuduruGlamoç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1876/77AH 1293Mal MuduruGlamoç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1877/78AH 1294Mal MuduruGlamoç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1878AH 1295Mal MuduruGlamoç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1878AH 1295Mal müdürü (İnfisal)GlamoçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1883/84AH 1301SertahsildarBigadiçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1884/85AH 1302SertahsildarBigadiçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1884/85AH 1302Mal MuduruSındırgı400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1885/86AH 1303Mal MuduruSındırgı400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
1885/86AH 1303Mal MuduruKonak500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265; 298 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 40/265, s.265.
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Mahmud Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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