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Süleyman Vehbi Bey

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

Born in Bursa in 1846/47 (AH 1263), Süleyman Vehbi Bey came from the İslam community. Süleyman Vehbi began work in 1864/65, at about 17. The annual lists begin in 1864/65, with Süleyman Vehbi as Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti tahrirat kalemi (mülazemet) and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1866 to 1868. Alongside, the lists for 1864 to 1866 give a second post, in Bursa as Bursa tahrir-i emlak komisyonu kitâbeti. The annual lists then follow Süleyman Vehbi to Mudanya in 1874/75. For 1870 to 1874 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1874 to 1897 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Gemlik mal müdiriyeti, with a rise to Evkaf Muhasebeciligi in 1890/91. The lists have no entry for 1886 to 1888. For 1893 to 1896 the lists have no entry. The lists have no entry for 1897 to 1900. In place of a title the lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1865/66, Infisal for 1876/77 and Vefat (death) for 1900/01.

Pay rose from 121 kuruş a month in 1864/65 to a peak of 2,500 in 1890/91, as Evkaf Muhasebeciligi, when 94 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 15 years of salary come to 208,092 kuruş, 2.7 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1900/01.

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 9 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
135BursaMudanya

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Hüdâvendigâr), stop 4 (Place not recorded), stop 6 (Place not recorded), stop 7 (Hüdâvendigâr), stop 8 (Place not recorded), stop 9 (Place not recorded).

  1. Bursa

    Born 1846/47 (AH 1263)

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

    1864 to 1866 (AH 1281 to 1282)

    Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti tahrirat kalemi (mülazemet)

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Bursa

    1864 to 1866 (AH 1281 to 1282)

    Bursa tahrir-i emlak komisyonu kitâbeti 1864 to 1866 (AH 1281 to 1282); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1865/66 (AH 1282)

    121 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Place not recorded not on the map

    1868 to 1870 (AH 1285 to 1286)

    No annual entry for 1866 to 1868 (AH 1283 to 1284) before it.

    Bursa'da tahıl hanı müdürlüğü

    750 to 900 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  5. Mudanya

    1874/75 (AH 1291)

    No annual entry for 1870 to 1874 (AH 1287 to 1290) before it.

    Mudanya kazası mal müdiriyeti

    470 to 570 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Place not recorded not on the map

    1874 to 1886 (AH 1291 to 1303)

    Gemlik mal müdiriyeti 1874 to 1886 (AH 1291 to 1303); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1876/77 (AH 1293)

    710 to 800 kuruş a month; entries in 13 years

  7. Hüdâvendigâr as worded, no place record not on the map

    1888 to 1890 (AH 1306 to 1307)

    No annual entry for 1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305) before it.

    Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti evkaf muhâsebeciliği vekaleti

    1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  8. Place not recorded not on the map

    1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310)

    Evkaf Muhasebeciligi

    2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  9. Place not recorded not on the map

    1896 to 1901 (AH 1314 to 1318)

    No annual entry for 1893 to 1896 (AH 1311 to 1313) before it.

    Evkaf Muhasebeciligi 1896/97 (AH 1314); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1900/01 (AH 1318)

    2,250 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 entryno entryno entryno entryno entry01,0002,0003,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13182,500 kuruşGemlik mal müdiriyetiEvkaf Muhasebeciligi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0002,0005,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318This 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 Süleyman Vehbi Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1864/651214002509%
1865/661504009%
1868/6990047571%
1869/7090040074%
1874/7571045069%
1875/7671045068%
1877/7875045070%
187875045071%
1878/7980040073%
1879/8080040074%
1889/901,00040081%
1890/912,50040094%
1891/922,50040094%
1892/932,50040095%
1896/972,25045094%

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 Süleyman Vehbi Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1864/65AH 1281First work
1864 to 1866AH 1281 to 1282Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti tahrirat kalemi (mülazemet)
2 entries
YearSalary
1864/65
1865/66150
150
1864 to 1866AH 1281 to 1282Bursa tahrir-i emlak komisyonu kitâbeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1864/65121
1865/66121
Bursa121
1865/66AH 1282İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)Bursa
No annual entry: 1866 to 1868 (AH 1283 to 1284)
1868 to 1870AH 1285 to 1286Bursa'da tahıl hanı müdürlüğü
3 entries
YearSalary
1868/69750
1868/69900
1869/70900
750 to 900
No annual entry: 1870 to 1874 (AH 1287 to 1290)
1874/75AH 1291Mudanya kazası mal müdiriyeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1874/75470
1874/75570
Mudanya470 to 570
1874 to 1886AH 1291 to 1303Gemlik mal müdiriyeti
18 entries
YearSalary
1874/75710
1875/76710
1875/76
1876/77
1877/78750
1878750
1878/79750
1878/79800
1879/80800
1879/80
1880/81
1881/82
1882/83
1882/83
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1885/86
710
1876/77AH 1293Infisala note on status, not a job
No annual entry: 1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305)
1888 to 1890AH 1306 to 1307Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti evkaf muhâsebeciliği vekaleti
6 entries
YearSalary
1888/89
1888/89
1888/89
1888/89
1889/90
1889/901,000
1,000
1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310Evkaf Muhasebeciligi
3 entries
YearSalary
1890/912,500
1891/922,500
1892/932,500
2,500
No annual entry: 1893 to 1896 (AH 1311 to 1313)
1896/97AH 1314Evkaf Muhasebeciligi2,250
No annual entry: 1897 to 1900 (AH 1315 to 1317)
1900/01AH 1318Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1846/47 (AH 1263)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
İslam

First work

Year
1864/65 (AH 1281)

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 13 officials with entries in Bursa in the same years, Süleyman Vehbi Bey had the 2nd highest salary.

All 156 officials with entries in Bursa

Same job title, same years

Of the 2 officials with the title Evkaf Muhasebeciligi in the same years, Süleyman Vehbi Bey had the highest salary.

All 2 officials with the title Evkaf Muhasebeciligi

Same birthplace

Of the 302 officials born in Bursa, 286 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Vehbi Bey had the 25th highest salary of them.

The page of Bursa, with the 302 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 73 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281), 61 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Vehbi Bey had the 8th highest salary of them.

All 73 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Süleyman Vehbi Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1864/65AH 1281Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti tahrirat kalemi (mülazemet)HüdâvendigârAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1864/65AH 1281Bursa tahrir-i emlak komisyonu kitâbetiBursa121Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1865/66AH 1282Bursa tahrir-i emlak komisyonu kitâbetiBursa121Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1865/66AH 1282İstifaBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1865/66AH 1282Bursa ticaret muhâkemesi mukayidliği150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1868/69AH 1285Bursa'da tahıl hanı müdürlüğü750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1868/69AH 1285Mihalıç ağnam kitâbeti900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1869/70AH 1286Mihalıç ağnam kitâbeti900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1874/75AH 1291Mudanya kazası mal müdiriyetiMudanya470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1874/75AH 1291Mudanya kazası mal müdiriyetiMudanya570Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1874/75AH 1291Gemlik mal müdiriyeti710Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1875/76AH 1292Gemlik mal müdiriyeti710Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1875/76AH 1292Gemlik mal müdiriyeti (işe mübaşeret)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1876/77AH 1293Gemlik mal müdiriyetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1876/77AH 1293InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1877/78AH 1294Kütahya sancağı meclis baş kitâbeti750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1878AH 1295Kütahya sancağı meclis baş kitâbeti750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1878/79AH 1296Kütahya sancağı meclis baş kitâbeti750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1878/79AH 1296Kütahya sancağı meclis baş kitâbeti800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1879/80AH 1297Kütahya sancağı meclis baş kitâbeti800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1879/80AH 1297Kütahya sancağı ser tahsildarlığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1880/81AH 1298Kütahya sancağı ser tahsildarlığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1881/82AH 1299Kütahya sancağı ser tahsildarlığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1882/83AH 1300Kütahya sancağı ser tahsildarlığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1882/83AH 1300Bursa sancağı ser tahsildarlığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1883/84AH 1301Bursa sancağı ser tahsildarlığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1884/85AH 1302Bursa sancağı ser tahsildarlığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1885/86AH 1303Bursa sancağı ser tahsildarlığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1885/86AH 1303Bursa sancağı zeytin aşarı nezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1888/89AH 1306Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti evkaf muhâsebeciliği vekaletiHüdâvendigârAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1888/89AH 1306meclis idare-i vilâyet âzâlığı (fahri; ilâveten)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1888/89AH 1306Kütahya ve Karahisar sancakları ihale-i aşar müfettişliği (ilâveten)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1888/89AH 1306vilâyet-i müşârun-ileyhâ evkaf muhâsebeciliği vekaletiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1889/90AH 1307vilâyet-i müşârun-ileyhâ evkaf muhâsebeciliği vekaletiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1889/90AH 1307vilâyet-i müşârun-ileyhâ evkaf muhâsebeciliği vekaleti1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1890/91AH 1308Evkaf Muhasebeciligi2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1891/92AH 1309Evkaf Muhasebeciligi2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1892/93AH 1310Evkaf Muhasebeciligi2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1896/97AH 1314Evkaf Muhasebeciligi2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
1900/01AH 1318VefatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/66; 129
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 Süleyman Vehbi Bey 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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