Seyyid Mehmed Tahir Münif Paşa
Born 1830/31 (AH 1246) · Gaziantep (Antep) · Dated entries 1850 to 1892 (AH 1267 to 1309)
Languages Arabic, English, French, Persian, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival references BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 3/124; BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/124
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Seyyid Mehmed Tahir Münif Paşa was born in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1830/31 (AH 1246). The father’s occupation was Âlim. Schooling included Kasr-ı Âli Mektebi; Ayıntab Nur-ı Osmaniye Medresesi; Şam Emeviye Medresesi; Berlin Darülfünunu. The language repertoire included Arabic, English, French, Persian, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Damascus (Şam) in 1850/51 (AH 1267). Dated career entries span 1850/51 (AH 1267) to 1891/92 (AH 1309) across 40 AH years, beginning with Şam Eyaleti Meclis-i Kebiri kalemi memuru. More than one post or place appears in 16 of those years. Place names include Damascus (Şam), Istanbul (Dersaadet), Gelibolu and Berlin and 2 other named places. [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1850/51 (AH 1267) to 30,000 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309); the highest recorded monthly rate is 30,000 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302). [1] [2]
Life and career
Follow 19 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 19 · Gaziantep (Antep)
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.
6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1830/31 (AH 1246)
Gaziantep (Antep)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 21
3 1851/52 (AH 1268)
Damascus (Şam) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
4 1852/53 (AH 1269)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
5 1853/54 (AH 1270)
Gelibolu / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
6 1854/55 (AH 1271)
Berlin / Gelibolu
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Berlin
7 1855/56 (AH 1272)
Berlin
Not yet located on the map: Berlin
8 1856/57 (AH 1273)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Berlin / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Berlin; Location not recorded
9 1857/58 (AH 1274)
Hersek / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
10 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Hersek / Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
11 1859/60 (AH 1276)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
12 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Place not recorded / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
13 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
14 1862/63 (AH 1279)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
15 1863/64 (AH 1280) · 4 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283. Gaps remain open.
16 1867/68 (AH 1284) · 5 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
17 1872/73 (AH 1289) · 5 recorded years
Tahran
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Tahran
18 1877/78 (AH 1294) · 5 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
19 1884/85 (AH 1302) · 8 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Maarif nazırı
30,000 kuruşCalculated age 56
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.
- Ticaret nazırı (İnfisal) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Muhtelit Rusya Komisyonu reisi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850/51 (AH 1267) | 300 | 400 | 100 to 10,000 | 38.2% | 35 |
| 1853/54 (AH 1270) | 1,750 | 400 | 100 to 3,000 | 84.1% | 64 |
| 1854/55 (AH 1271) | 2,500 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 80.3% | 67 |
| 1855/56 (AH 1272) | 2,500 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 81.3% | 65 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 2,500 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 82.7% | 76 |
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 3,000 | 400 | 100 to 3,000 | 88.4% | 96 |
| 1858/59 (AH 1275) | 3,000 | 500 | 150 to 5,000 | 86.5% | 105 |
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 3,000 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 88.0% | 134 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 3,000 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 89.4% | 161 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 3,000 | 400 | 140 to 3,000 | 89.3% | 197 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 3,000 | 475 | 125 to 3,000 | 88.3% | 232 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 3,000 | 400 | 125 to 3,000 | 89.7% | 253 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 3,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 91.8% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 3,000 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 93.2% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 8,000 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 96.3% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 10,000 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 96.2% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 10,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 97.4% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 7,500 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 96.8% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 7,500 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 96.2% | 712 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 20,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 98.5% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 20,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.8% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 20,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.8% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 20,000 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 98.6% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 10,000 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 98.8% | 1448 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 30,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 99.4% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 30,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 99.6% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 30,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 99.7% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 30,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 99.7% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 30,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 99.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 30,000 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 99.7% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 30,000 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 99.7% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 30,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 99.6% | 1927 |
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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)3,000
- Berlin2,500
- Gelibolu1,750
- Hersek3,000
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
- Gaziantep (Antep)58 other officialsKadri Paşa born 1832/33 (AH 1248); highest salary 40,000 kuruş
- Istanbul128 other officialsHasan Şevki Bey 12 shared years; highest salary 8,000 kuruş
- 1850/51 (AH 1267)11 other officialsHafız Mehmed Hamdi Efendi first entry in Bursa; highest salary 3,500 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Kasr-ı Âli Mektebi; Ayıntab Nur-ı Osmaniye Medresesi; Şam Emeviye Medresesi; Berlin Darülfünunu [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Gaziantepli memurlar
EDA CEREN ERKABALCI · 2019 · Pages 136, 137
BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 3/124.; 272 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 3/124.
- Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli
İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 183, 184, 185, 186
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/124; 116 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/124
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 40 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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