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Mahmud Es'ad Paşa

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

Mahmud Es'ad Paşa was born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1837/38 (AH 1253); the father's occupation was "İlmiye mensubu". At about 13, in 1849/50, Mahmud Es'ad began work in Istanbul. The first annual entry, for 1849/50, places Mahmud Es'ad in Istanbul as Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımı. Alongside, the lists for 1854/55 give a second post, in Paris as Paris Mekteb-i Osmanî tahsili. Alongside, the lists for 1859 to 1861 give a second post, in Istanbul as Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi. The annual lists then follow Mahmud Es'ad to Paris, Istanbul, Peste and Pazar (Atina), four places in 13 years. Alongside, the lists for 1873 to 1878 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Mazulen ikamet. Next came Istanbul and Paris from 1878 to 1895. Alongside, the lists for 1880/81 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Madrid özel görevi. The last post was in Istanbul again in 1894/95.

Pay rose from 180 kuruş a month in 1853/54 to a peak of 45,000 in 1877/78, when 99 per cent of paid officials earned less. From 1880 to 1882 no official in the lists was paid more; only 19 of the 7,179 officials with a salary were ever the best paid of a year. The final annual entry is for 1894/95.

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 15 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places1849/501854/551859/601861/621868/691869/701871/7218781879/801894/9512356789121315IzmirIstanbulPestePazar

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Petersburg), stop 10 (Place not recorded), stop 11 (Roma), stop 14 (Madrid).

  1. Izmir (İzmir)

    Born 1837/38 (AH 1253)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1849/50 (AH 1266); 1849 to 1855 (AH 1266 to 1271)

    Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımı

    180 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  3. Paris

    1854/55 (AH 1271)

    Paris Mekteb-i Osmanî tahsili

    entries in 1 year

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

    1857 to 1860 (AH 1274 to 1276)

    No annual entry for 1855 to 1857 (AH 1272 to 1273) before it.

    Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi

    3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1859 to 1861 (AH 1276 to 1277)

    Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi

    180 to 930 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Paris

    1861 to 1868 (AH 1278 to 1284)

    Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi

    2,000 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  7. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1868/69 (AH 1285)

    İkinci mütercim

    3,810 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Peste

    1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287)

    Peşte başşehbenderi

    7,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  9. Pazar (Atina)

    1871 to 1874 (AH 1288 to 1290)

    Atina ortaelçisi

    20,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  10. Place not recorded not on the map

    1873/74 (AH 1290)

    Mazulen ikamet

    entries in 1 year

  11. Roma as worded, no place record not on the map

    1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1294)

    No annual entry for 1874 to 1876 (AH 1291 to 1292) before it.

    Roma ortaelçisi

    30,000 to 45,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  12. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1878 (AH 1295)

    Hariciye Nezareti müsteşarı

    14,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  13. Paris

    1879 to 1895 (AH 1297 to 1312)

    No annual entry for 1878/79 (AH 1296) before it.

    Paris sefiri

    20,500 to 36,000 kuruş a month; entries in 16 years

  14. Madrid as worded, no place record not on the map

    1880/81 (AH 1298)

    Madrid özel görevi

    entries in 1 year

  15. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Paris büyükelçisi (İnfisal) 1894/95 (AH 1312); Mazuliyet (a note on status, not a job) 1894/95 (AH 1312)

    15,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry020,00040,00060,0001853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 131045,000 kuruşParis sefiri
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0002,0005,00010,00020,00050,0001853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 1310This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

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 Es'ad Paşa against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1853/5418040025023%
1857/583,00040088%
1858/593,00050086%
1859/6093050075070%
1860/6193050055069%
1861/622,00050081%
1862/632,00040083%
1863/642,00047581%
1864/652,00040084%
1865/662,00040088%
1866/672,00040088%
1867/683,00045890%
1868/693,81047550092%
1869/707,50040096%
1870/717,50040096%
1871/7220,000420.530098%
1872/7320,00045072598%
1876/7730,00042099%
1877/7845,00045099%
187814,00045057598%
1879/8036,00040099%
1880/8136,000400100%
1881/8236,000400100%
1882/8336,00040099%
1883/8436,00040099%
1884/8536,00040099%
1885/8620,50040099%
1886/8720,50040099%
1887/8820,50040099%
1888/8920,50040099%
1889/9020,50040099%
1890/9120,50040099%
1891/9220,50040099%
1892/9320,50040099%
1893/9420,50040099%
1894/9515,00040099%

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 Es'ad Paşa, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1849/50AH 1266First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)
1849 to 1855AH 1266 to 1271Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımı
7 entries
YearSalary
1849/50
1850/51
1851/52
1852/53
1853/54
1853/54180
1854/55
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1854/55AH 1271Paris Mekteb-i Osmanî tahsiliParis
No annual entry: 1855 to 1857 (AH 1272 to 1273)
1857 to 1860AH 1274 to 1276Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1857/583,000
1858/593,000
1859/60
3,000
1859 to 1861AH 1276 to 1277Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi
4 entries
YearSalary
1859/60
1859/60180
1859/60930
1860/61930
Istanbul (Dersaadet)930
1861 to 1868AH 1278 to 1284Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibi
7 entries
YearSalary
1861/622,000
1862/632,000
1863/642,000
1864/652,000
1865/662,000
1866/672,000
1867/683,000
Paris2,000 to 3,000
1868/69AH 1285İkinci mütercimIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,810
1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287Peşte başşehbenderi
2 entries
YearSalary
1869/707,500
1870/717,500
Peste7,500
1871 to 1874AH 1288 to 1290Atina ortaelçisi
3 entries
YearSalary
1871/7220,000
1872/7320,000
1873/74
Pazar (Atina)20,000
1873/74AH 1290Mazulen ikamet
No annual entry: 1874 to 1876 (AH 1291 to 1292)
1876 to 1878AH 1293 to 1294Roma ortaelçisi
2 entries
YearSalary
1876/7730,000
1877/7845,000
30,000 to 45,000
1878AH 1295Hariciye Nezareti müsteşarı
Hariciye
Istanbul (Dersaadet)14,000
No annual entry: 1878/79 (AH 1296)
1879 to 1895AH 1297 to 1312Paris sefiri
18 entries
YearSalary
1879/8036,000
1880/8136,000
1881/8236,000
1882/8336,000
1883/8436,000
1884/8536,000
1884/8520,500
1885/8620,500
1886/8720,500
1887/8820,500
1888/8920,500
1889/9020,500
1890/9120,500
1891/9220,500
1892/9320,500
1893/9420,500
1893/94
1894/95
Paris36,000
1880/81AH 1298Madrid özel görevi
1894/95AH 1312Paris büyükelçisi (İnfisal)Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1894/95AH 1312Mazuliyeta note on status, not a job15,000

Record

Personal

Born
1837/38 (AH 1253)
Birthplace
Izmir (İzmir)
Father's occupation
İlmiye mensubu

First work

Year
1849/50 (AH 1266)

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 26 officials with entries in Paris in the same years, 19 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Es'ad Paşa had the 3rd highest salary of them.

All 44 officials with entries in Paris

Same birthplace

Of the 23 officials born in Izmir (İzmir), 14 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Es'ad Paşa had the highest salary of them.

The page of Izmir (İzmir), with the 23 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 24 officials whose first annual entry is for 1849/50 (AH 1266), 21 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Es'ad Paşa had the highest salary of them.

All 24 officials whose first annual entry is for 1849/50 (AH 1266)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mahmud Es'ad Paşa
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1849/50AH 1266Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1850/51AH 1267Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1851/52AH 1268Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1852/53AH 1269Dîvân-ı Hümâyun Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1853/54AH 1270Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1853/54AH 1270Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1854/55AH 1271Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası hizmeti (İnfisal)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1854/55AH 1271Paris Mekteb-i Osmanî tahsiliParisAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1857/58AH 1274Petersburg Sefareti kâtibiPetersburg3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1858/59AH 1275Petersburg Sefareti kâtibiPetersburg3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1859/60AH 1276Petersburg Sefareti kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1859/60AH 1276Petersburg Sefareti kâtibi (İstifa)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1859/60AH 1276Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1859/60AH 1276Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)930Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1860/61AH 1277Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)930Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1861/62AH 1278Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1862/63AH 1279Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1863/64AH 1280Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1864/65AH 1281Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1865/66AH 1282Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1866/67AH 1283Paris Sefareti ikinci kâtibiParis2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1867/68AH 1284Paris Sefareti başkâtibiParis3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1868/69AH 1285İkinci mütercimIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,810Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1869/70AH 1286Peşte başşehbenderiPeste7,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1870/71AH 1287Peşte başşehbenderiPeste7,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1871/72AH 1288Atina ortaelçisiPazar (Atina)20,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1872/73AH 1289Atina ortaelçisiPazar (Atina)20,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1873/74AH 1290Atina ortaelçisi (İnfisal)Pazar (Atina)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1873/74AH 1290Mazulen ikametAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1876/77AH 1293Roma ortaelçisiRoma30,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1877/78AH 1294Viyana büyükelçisiViyana45,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1878AH 1295Hariciye Nezareti müsteşarıIstanbul (Dersaadet)14,000HariciyeSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1879/80AH 1297Paris sefiriParis36,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1880/81AH 1298Paris sefiriParis36,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1880/81AH 1298Madrid özel göreviMadridAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1881/82AH 1299Paris sefiriParis36,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1882/83AH 1300Paris sefiriParis36,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1883/84AH 1301Paris sefiriParis36,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1884/85AH 1302Paris sefiriParis36,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1884/85AH 1302Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1885/86AH 1303Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1886/87AH 1304Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1887/88AH 1305Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1888/89AH 1306Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1889/90AH 1307Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1890/91AH 1308Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1891/92AH 1309Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1892/93AH 1310Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1893/94AH 1311Paris büyükelçisiParis20,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1893/94AH 1311Paris büyükelçisiParisAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1894/95AH 1312Paris büyükelçisiParisAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1894/95AH 1312Paris büyükelçisi (İnfisal)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303; 74BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
1894/95AH 1312Mazuliyet15,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/303
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 Es'ad Paşa 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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