İsmail Zühdü Bey
Born 1836/37 (AH 1252) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1851 to 1932 (AH 1268 to 1350)
Languages French, Persian, Turkish
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
İsmail Zühdü Bey was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1836/37 (AH 1252). The father’s occupation was Devlet memuru. The language repertoire included French, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1851/52 (AH 1268). Dated career entries span 1851/52 (AH 1268) to 1885/86 (AH 1303) across 34 AH years, beginning with Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 8 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Pazar (Atina), Tahran and Tiflis and 4 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1852/53 (AH 1269) to 7,200 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303); the highest recorded monthly rate is 7,200 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299). [1]
Life and career
Follow 21 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 21 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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 1836/37 (AH 1252)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
3 4 1855/56 (AH 1272) · 5 recorded years
Pazar (Atina)
AH entries: 1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276. Gaps remain open.
5 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Pazar (Atina) / Tahran
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Tahran
6 1861/62 (AH 1278) · 4 recorded years
Tahran
AH entries: 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Tahran
7 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Tahran / Tiflis
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Tahran
8 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Tiflis
9 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Tiflis / Bursa
Within-year entry order unresolved
10 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Bursa / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
11 1869/70 (AH 1286) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1286, 1287. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
12 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
13 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Giresun / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
14 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 5 recorded years
Tahran
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Tahran
15 1878 (AH 1295)
Tahran / Place not recorded / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Tahran; Location not recorded
16 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
17 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
18 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Tahran
Not yet located on the map: Tahran
19 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 4 recorded years
Sırbistan
AH entries: 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Sırbistan
20 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Sırbistan / Place not recorded / Bombay
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sırbistan; Location not recorded; Bombay
21 1931/32 (AH 1350)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 98
5 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.
- Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 280 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahran maslahatgüzarı · Tahran · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İzin · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852/53 (AH 1269) | 100 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 8.5% | 48 |
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 2,250 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 86.5% | 134 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 2,250 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 87.5% | 161 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 2,250 | 400 | 140 to 3,000 | 87.8% | 197 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 2,250 | 475 | 125 to 3,000 | 85.7% | 232 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 2,250 | 400 | 125 to 3,000 | 88.1% | 253 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 5,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 95.3% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 5,000 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 96.2% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 5,000 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 93.8% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 6,000 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 94.4% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 6,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 95.7% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 5,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 95.7% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 5,000 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 94.5% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 2,700 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 91.2% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 2,200 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 89.8% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 2,200 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 91.7% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 3,300 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 94.4% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 3,300 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 95.4% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 3,135 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 95.1% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 3,135 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 95.0% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 2,900 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 93.0% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 2,900 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 94.3% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 3,000 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 95.6% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 7,200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 98.5% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 7,200 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 98.7% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 7,200 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 98.8% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 7,200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 98.4% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 7,200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 98.2% | 1787 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Tahran2,200 to 3,300
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)100 to 6,000
- Sırbistan7,200
- Tiflis5,000
- Bursa5,000
- Bombay3,000
Six places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAbdülhalık Nasuhi Bey born 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- Istanbul298 other officialsHasan Şevki Bey 9 shared years; highest salary 8,000 kuruş
- 1851/52 (AH 1268)15 other officialsMehmet Şakir Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
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