Official
Mihran Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1855/56 (AH 1272). On record 1879 to 1897, 18 annual entries.
Archive reference 90_113; 223
Life#
Mihran Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1855/56 (AH 1272). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Ermeni Millet Mektebi (Armenian community school), with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Armenian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 6 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1879/80, the official was about 24 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1879/80, shows Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo (Halep), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1892/93 the record shows Başkitabet in Aleppo, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo).
The highest salary, 700 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1894/95 as Başkitabet. 74 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 18 years with a salary the median is 475 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1892/93. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.71 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 75 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Community school
- Ermeni Millet Mektebi (4 years)Armenian community school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 6 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Armenian
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1879 to 1892AH 1297 to 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 400 to 500 |
| 1892 to 1897AH 1310 to 1314 | Başkitabet | Aleppo (Halep) | 600 to 630 |
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.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80 | 400 | 500 | 380 | 35% |
| 1880/81 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 21% |
| 1881/82 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 40% |
| 1882/83 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 37% |
| 1883/84 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 38% |
| 1884/85 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 37% |
| 1885/86 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 37% |
| 1886/87 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 37% |
| 1887/88 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 37% |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 600 | 500 | 1,000 | 59% |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 500 | 700 | 60% |
| 1894/95 | 700 | 500 | 74% | |
| 1895/96 | 700 | 500 | 74% | |
| 1896/97 | 630 | 500 | 75% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ohannes EfendiAleppo (Halep), 18 shared years
- İskender EfendiAleppo (Halep), 15 shared years
- Ali Riza EfendiAleppo (Halep), 11 shared years
- İsmail Nuri EfendiAleppo (Halep), 11 shared years
- Kostantin De Martin EfendiAleppo (Halep), 11 shared years
109 officials in all. Officials recorded in Aleppo (Halep)
Same school recorded
- Arisdakis EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Andon Yaldızyan EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Antranik EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Bedros EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Garon EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
85 officials in all. Officials with Ermeni Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Fuat BeyIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Ahmet Raşit EfendiIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Antranik EfendiIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Hafiz Ali EfendiIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (18)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Başkitabet | Aleppo (Halep) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Başkitabet | Aleppo (Halep) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Başkitabet | Aleppo (Halep) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Başkitabet | Aleppo (Halep) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Başkitabet | Aleppo (Halep) | 630 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_113; 223 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mihran Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1272 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Esnaf | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Ermeni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Ermeni Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 6 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1291 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1874 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 18 annual entries of 18 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.