Mehmed Arifi Bey
Born 1857/58 (AH 1274) · Hassa · Dated entries 1873 to 1891 (AH 1290 to 1308)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
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
- Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi
- Edirne
- Haleb
- İskenderun
- Hicaz
- Ergani Madeni
9 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
Mehmed Arifi Bey was born in Hassa in 1857/58 (AH 1274). The father’s occupation was Cebel-i Bereket ümerası. Schooling included Sıbyan, Niş ve Edirne Rüşdiye Mektebleri. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Edirne in 1873/74 (AH 1290). Dated career entries span 1873/74 (AH 1290) to 1890/91 (AH 1308) across 9 AH years, from Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi to Ergani Madeni, beginning with Mülazım and ending with entries for Mutasarrıf. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi, Edirne, Haleb and İskenderun and 2 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 180 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 180 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293); the highest recorded monthly rate is 180 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Hassa
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.
5 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1857/58 (AH 1274)
Hassa
Not yet located on the map: Hassa
Birth
2 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Edirne / Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi
3 1874/75 (AH 1291) · 3 recorded years
Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi
AH entries: 1291, 1292, 1293. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi
4 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Edirne
mektubi kalemi müsevvidi ve vilayet gazetesi muharriri
Calculated age 20
5 1878 (AH 1295)
Haleb
Not yet located on the map: Haleb
mektubi kalemi müsevvidi
Calculated age 21
6 1879/80 (AH 1297)
İskenderun / Haleb
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Haleb
İskenderun arbede tahkik komisyonu azası
Calculated age 23
Haleb
Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi
Calculated age 23
7 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Hicaz
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz
Mektupçu
Calculated age 30
8 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Ergani Madeni
Not yet located on the map: Ergani Madeni
Mutasarrıf
Calculated age 34
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.
- komiser Said Paşa maiyet kâtibi · Haleb · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- vali kaymakamı · Jeddah (Cidde) · Undated 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 180 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 13.4% | 1102 |
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- Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi180
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
- Edirne13 other officialsAli Paşa 1 shared year; highest salary 40,000 kuruş
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)129 other officialsAbdülkadir Efendi first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 650 kuruş
- Mülazım5 other officialsKüçük Hâfız O ğlu Sadık Efendi . 3 shared years; highest salary 250 kuruş
Education and personal record
Qualification Formal qualification recorded; diploma [1]
Schooling Sıbyan, Niş ve Edirne Rüşdiye Mektebleri [source]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 0 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 16 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Edirne [source]
- First work year
- 1873/74 (AH 1290) [source]
- Apprenticeship
- 3 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.
Other recorded details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Sources and evidence
- Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn
FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 82, 83, 84
Read the original source accounts · 12 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 10 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.