MUHAMMED SAİD EFENDİ
Born 1866/67 (AH 1283) · Basra · Dated entries 1878 to 1894 (AH 1295 to 1311)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference DH_SAİD,00083_00129
The career, year by year
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The life
MUHAMMED SAİD EFENDİ was born in Basra in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included Basra Sıbyan mektebi; Basra Rüşdiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Basra in 1878 (AH 1295). Dated career entries span 1878 (AH 1295) to 1893/94 (AH 1311) across 17 AH years, from Basra to Basra, beginning with Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Basra. [1]
Monthly pay went from 170 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298) to 300 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311); the highest recorded monthly rate is 300 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 3 · Basra
How to read this map
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1 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Basra
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 12
Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 12
3 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 16 recorded years
Basra
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 13
Continuing service as described
Mukavelat muharriri
Calculated 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 170 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 10.8% | 1448 |
| 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) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 300 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 300 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 28.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1929 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Basra170 to 300
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
- Basra6 other officialsDaver Sabri Efendi born 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Basra43 other officialsMehmed Nafîz Efendi (H. 1257 / M. 1841-1842) 11 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- 1878 (AH 1295)145 other officialsAbdurrahman Faik Bey first entry in Tirana (Tiran); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları
ORHAN ABDULBASIT ANWER ANWER · 2021 · Pages 199, 200
182 DH_SAİD,00083_00129
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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