Seyit Mehmet Efendi
Born 1853/54 (AH 1270) · Sivas · Dated entries 1864 to 1881 (AH 1281 to 1298)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH. SAİD.d, nr.00020, s.485
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Sivas
- Sivas vilayeti
- Darende
- Sarız Saidabad nahiyesi
6 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Seyit Mehmet Efendi was born in Sivas in 1853/54 (AH 1270). The father’s occupation was Esnaf. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Sivas rüştiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Sivas in 1864/65 (AH 1281). Dated career entries span 1864/65 (AH 1281) to 1880/81 (AH 1298) across 5 AH years, from Sivas to Sarız Saidabad nahiyesi, beginning with Sivas mahkemesi ve tahrir-i emlak kalemi and ending with entries for vukuat kitabeti refakati. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Sivas, Sivas vilayeti, Darende and Sarız Saidabad nahiyesi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 190 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 150 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298); the highest recorded monthly rate is 190 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 6 · Sivas
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1853/54 (AH 1270)
Sivas
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 11
Sivas mahkemesi ve tahrir-i emlak kalemi
Calculated age 11
3 1877/78 (AH 1294) · 2 recorded years
Sivas vilayeti
AH entries: 1294, 1295. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Sivas vilayeti
tahrir seyyar yedinci fırkası messahı
190 kuruşCalculated age 24
tahrir seyyar yedinci fırkası messahı
190 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
4 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Sivas vilayeti / Darende
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sivas vilayeti
Sivas vilayeti
tahrir seyyar yedinci fırkası messahı
190 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Sivas vilayeti
tahrir seyyar yedinci fırkası messahı (İstifa)
Calculated age 26
Recorded service ending
vukuat kitabeti refakati memuru
90 kuruşCalculated age 26
5 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Darende
vukuat kitabeti refakati memuru (İnfisal)
Calculated age 27
6 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Sarız Saidabad nahiyesi
Not yet located on the map: Sarız Saidabad nahiyesi
vukuat kitabeti refakati
150 kuruşCalculated age 28
2 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- vukuat kitabeti refakati memuru · Darende · Undated · 50 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- vergi kâtibi · Pınarbaşı (Aziziye) · Undated · 250 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 190 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 13.6% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 190 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 13.5% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 190 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 11.5% | 1328 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 150 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 7.7% | 1448 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- Sivas vilayeti190
- Darende90
- Sarız Saidabad nahiyesi150
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
- Sivas398 other officialsAhmed Besim Efendi born 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Darende3 other officialsÖmer Şemi Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 360 kuruş
- 1864/65 (AH 1281)72 other officialsMehmed Rıza Bey first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 394
597 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00020, s.485; DH. SAİD.d, nr.00020, s.485
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 6 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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