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ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ

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

The life of ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ began in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1859/60 (AH 1276). ZEYNÜLABİDİN studied at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi). Work began in 1873/74, at about 14. The annual lists begin in 1873/74, with ZEYNÜLABİDİN as mülazım (muhasebe kalemi) in Kirkuk, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1879/80. ZEYNÜLABİDİN then moved to Erbil from 1880 to 1890. Alongside, the lists for 1888/89 give a second post, in Kirkuk as muhasebe varidat kâtibi. Next came Erbil and Mosul (Musul) from 1889 to 1894. For 1894 to 1907 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1893 to 1909 give a second post, in Erbil as Mal Muduru, with a rise to Mal Muduru in 1907/08. The lists give Infisal for 1889/90 instead of a title.

Pay rose from 20 kuruş a month in 1875/76 to a peak of 635 in 1888/89, in Kirkuk, when 72 per cent of paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 500 kuruş. Over 20 years the salaries add up to 87,180 kuruş, 88 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1908/09.

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 6 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1880/811888/891889/901891/921893/94123456KirkukErbilMosul
  1. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    Born 1859/60 (AH 1276); 1873 to 1880 (AH 1290 to 1297)

    mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)

    20 to 280 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years

  2. Erbil

    1880 to 1890 (AH 1298 to 1307)

    Mal Muduru 1880 to 1888 (AH 1298 to 1305); mal müdürü (Azil) 1887 to 1890 (AH 1305 to 1307)

    450 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  3. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    1888/89 (AH 1306)

    muhasebe varidat kâtibi

    635 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Erbil

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Mal Muduru 1889/90 (AH 1307); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1889/90 (AH 1307)

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Mosul (Musul)

    1891 to 1894 (AH 1309 to 1311)

    No annual entry for 1890/91 (AH 1308) before it.

    muhasebe masarifat kitabeti refiki 1891/92 (AH 1309); varidat kitabeti refiki 1893/94 (AH 1311)

    200 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

    No annual entry for 1892/93 (AH 1310).

  6. Erbil

    1893 to 1909 (AH 1311 to 1326)

    Mal Muduru 1893 to 1909 (AH 1311 to 1326); mal müdürü (asalet tasdiki) 1893/94 (AH 1311)

    500 to 575 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

    No annual entry for 1894 to 1907 (AH 1312 to 1324).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry02004006008001873/74AH 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 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326635 kuruşmülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Mal Muduru
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001,0001873/74AH 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 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1875/76204501900%
1876/77204201150%
1877/78404501751%
1878704501752%
1878/791504002507%
1879/8028040035525%
1880/81450400450377.555%
1881/8245040045030055%
1882/8345040045030055%
1883/8445040045035055%
1884/8545040045030054%
1885/86450400450282.553%
1886/8745040045034553%
1887/88450400600337.551%
1888/8963540035072%
1889/9050040060038556%
1891/92325400387.538%
1893/9450040060045055%
1907/0855046052050059%
1908/0957540057520061%

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 ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1873/74AH 1290First work
1873 to 1880AH 1290 to 1297mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)
15 entries
YearSalary
1873/74
1874/75
1875/76
1875/76
1875/7620
1876/7720
1877/7820
1877/7840
187840
187870
1878/7970
1878/79150
1878/79150
1879/80150
1879/80280
Kirkuk (Kerkük)280
1880 to 1888AH 1298 to 1305Mal Muduru
8 entries
YearSalary
1880/81450
1881/82450
1882/83450
1883/84450
1884/85450
1885/86450
1886/87450
1887/88450
Erbil450
1887 to 1890AH 1305 to 1307mal müdürü (Azil)
3 entries
YearSalary
1887/88
1888/89500
1889/90
Erbil
1888/89AH 1306muhasebe varidat kâtibiKirkuk (Kerkük)635
1889/90AH 1307Mal MuduruErbil500
1889/90AH 1307Infisala note on status, not a job
No annual entry: 1890/91 (AH 1308)
1891/92AH 1309muhasebe masarifat kitabeti refiki
3 entries
YearSalary
1891/92200
1891/92250
1891/92325
Mosul (Musul)200 to 325
No annual entry: 1892/93 (AH 1310)
1893/94AH 1311varidat kitabeti refikiMosul (Musul)400
1893/94AH 1311Mal MuduruErbil500
1893/94AH 1311mal müdürü (asalet tasdiki)Erbil500
No annual entry: 1894 to 1907 (AH 1312 to 1324)
1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326Mal Muduru
2 entries
YearSalary
1907/08550
1908/09575
Erbil550 to 575

Record

Personal

Born
1859/60 (AH 1276)

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1873/74 (AH 1290)

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 11 officials with entries in Erbil in the same years, 10 have a recorded salary; ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ had the 4th highest salary of them.

All 31 officials with entries in Erbil

Same job title, same years

Of the 128 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 124 have a recorded salary; ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ had the 70th highest salary of them.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ had the 177th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 237 officials born in Kirkuk (Kerkük), 227 have a recorded salary; ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ had the 65th highest salary of them.

The page of Kirkuk (Kerkük), with the 237 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290), 113 have a recorded salary; ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ had the 56th highest salary of them.

All 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1873/74AH 1290mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1874/75AH 1291mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1875/76AH 1292mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1875/76AH 1292mülazım (muhasebe kalemi) (Görevin sona ermesi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1875/76AH 1292yevmiye kitabeti refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)20Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1876/77AH 1293yevmiye kitabeti refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)20Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1877/78AH 1294yevmiye kitabeti refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)20Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1877/78AH 1294yevmiye kitabeti refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1878AH 1295yevmiye kitabeti refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1878AH 1295yevmiye kitabeti refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)70Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1878/79AH 1296yevmiye kitabeti refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)70Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1878/79AH 1296yevmiye kitabeti refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1878/79AH 1296vilayet yevmiye mukayyidiKirkuk (Kerkük)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1879/80AH 1297vilayet yevmiye mukayyidiKirkuk (Kerkük)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1879/80AH 1297vilayet yevmiye mukayyidiKirkuk (Kerkük)280Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1880/81AH 1298Mal MuduruErbil450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1881/82AH 1299Mal MuduruErbil450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1882/83AH 1300Mal MuduruErbil450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1883/84AH 1301Mal MuduruErbil450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1884/85AH 1302Mal MuduruErbil450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1885/86AH 1303Mal MuduruErbil450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1886/87AH 1304Mal MuduruErbil450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1887/88AH 1305Mal MuduruErbil450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1887/88AH 1305mal müdürü (Azil)ErbilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1888/89AH 1306mal müdürü (iade)Erbil500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1888/89AH 1306muhasebe varidat kâtibiKirkuk (Kerkük)635Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1889/90AH 1307Mal MuduruErbil500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1889/90AH 1307mal müdürü (İstifa)ErbilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1889/90AH 1307InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1891/92AH 1309muhasebe masarifat kitabeti refikiMosul (Musul)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1891/92AH 1309muhasebe masarifat kitabeti refikiMosul (Musul)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1891/92AH 1309muhasebe masarifat kitabeti refikiMosul (Musul)325Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1893/94AH 1311varidat kitabeti refikiMosul (Musul)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1893/94AH 1311Mal MuduruErbil500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1893/94AH 1311mal müdürü (asalet tasdiki)Erbil500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1907/08AH 1325Mal MuduruErbil550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
1908/09AH 1326Mal MuduruErbil575Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records169 DH_SAİDd,00060_00179
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 ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ 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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