Mehmed Ağa

Born 1846/47 (AH 1263) · Harput · Dated entries 1860 to 1880 (AH 1277 to 1297)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 24-02

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The life

Mehmed Ağa was born in Harput in 1846/47 (AH 1263). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1860/61 (AH 1277). Dated career entries span 1860/61 (AH 1277) to 1879/80 (AH 1297) across 21 AH years, beginning with Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü and İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1863/64 (AH 1280) to 500 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1878 (AH 1295).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Harput · 1846/47 (AH 1263)^[source]
Education: Sıbyan Mektebi^[source]
First work: 1860/61 (AH 1277) · Istanbul (Dersaadet)^[source]
Age at first work: 24^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
Apprenticeship: 3^[source]Duration as recorded; the interval is not dated here.

Career in numbers

21
Dated AH years: 3
Career place names: 18
Salary years: 200 → 500
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 500
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 57.9%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1863/64 (AH 1280) to 1879/80 (AH 1297); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1878 (AH 1295)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1879/80 (AH 1297).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 6 · Harput

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1
1846/47 (AH 1263)
Harput
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1860/61 (AH 1277)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 14
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımı
  Calculated age 14
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1861/62 (AH 1278) · 17 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımı
  Calculated age 15
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Mütehakkan memuru
  370 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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4
1878 (AH 1295)
İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü / İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü; İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
1. İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü
  Mütehakkan memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
  Mütehakkan memuru
  Calculated age 32
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1878/79 (AH 1296)
İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü
1. Mütehakkan memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 33
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1879/80 (AH 1297)
İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü / İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü; İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
1. İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü
  Mütehakkan memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
  Mütehakkan memuru
  400 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Entry & evidence →[1]

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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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1863/64 (AH 1280)	200	475	125 to 3,000	19.9%	232
1864/65 (AH 1281)	200	400	125 to 3,000	19.8%	253
1865/66 (AH 1282)	200	400	150 to 2,000	15.6%	341
1866/67 (AH 1283)	200	400	146 to 2,000	17.3%	399
1867/68 (AH 1284)	200	458	150 to 2,500	14.8%	435
1868/69 (AH 1285)	200	475	150 to 3,000	13.7%	505
1869/70 (AH 1286)	200	400	150 to 2,250	16.4%	609
1870/71 (AH 1287)	200	400	150 to 2,000	15.3%	649
1871/72 (AH 1288)	200	420.5	125 to 2,375	16.2%	712
1872/73 (AH 1289)	240	450	140 to 2,350	23.3%	736
1873/74 (AH 1290)	240	405	130 to 2,200	24.5%	805
1874/75 (AH 1291)	240	450	150 to 1,800	22.4%	882
1875/76 (AH 1292)	300	450	150 to 2,000	28.5%	976
1876/77 (AH 1293)	370	420	150 to 2,000	41.0%	1102
1877/78 (AH 1294)	370	450	150 to 1,800	40.4%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	500	450	150 to 2,000	54.4%	1196
1878/79 (AH 1296)	500	400	150 to 2,000	55.9%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	500	400	180 to 1,800	57.9%	1534

Career patterns and pay

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Istanbul (Dersaadet)18
1860 to 1878 (AH 1277 to 1294)
İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü3
1878 to 1880 (AH 1295 to 1297)
İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü2
1878 to 1880 (AH 1295 to 1297)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Istanbul (Dersaadet)190 to 370
İstanbul, Emtia Gümrüğü500
İstanbul, Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü400

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 title

Gümrük kavacısı12
1863 to 1875 (AH 1280 to 1291)
Mütehakkan memuru5
1876 to 1880 (AH 1293 to 1297)
Emtia Gümrüğü mülazımı4
1860 to 1864 (AH 1277 to 1280)
İthalat kapısı memuru2
1875 to 1877 (AH 1292 to 1293)

The 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

Harput168 other officialsMehmet Said Efendi born 1846/47 (AH 1263); highest salary 300 kuruş
Istanbul324 other officialsHasan Şevki Bey 18 shared years; highest salary 8,000 kuruş
Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAhmed Efendi born 1846/47 (AH 1263); highest salary 200 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan Mektebi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

Honours and other personal details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code): 0 (recorded code)^[source]
Judicial record as worded: 0 (recorded code)^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 193, 194
BOA. DH. SAİD 24-02

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