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Mehmed Raşid Efendi

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

Mehmed Raşid Efendi was born in Harput in 1848/49 (AH 1265). At about 25, in 1874/75, Mehmed Raşid began work in Izmir (İzmir). The annual lists begin in 1874/75, with Mehmed Raşid as Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı in Izmir. Alongside, the lists for 1875/76 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Duhan fabrikası kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1875 to 1878 give a second post, in Çeşme as Duhan fabrikası kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1878 to 1883 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Rüsûmat idaresi memuru, with a rise to Rüsûmat idaresi memuru in 1879/80.

Pay rose from 190 kuruş a month in 1874/75 to a peak of 500 in 1882/83, when 59 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1882/83.

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 7 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1874/751875/76124HarputIzmirÇeşme

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Mütemmin Duhan Fabrikası), stop 5 (Birgi), stop 6 (Kilise), stop 7 (Ali Ağa Çiftliği).

  1. Harput

    Born 1848/49 (AH 1265)

  2. Izmir (İzmir)

    First work 1874/75 (AH 1291); 1874 to 1876 (AH 1291 to 1292)

    Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı

    190 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Mütemmin Duhan Fabrikası as worded, no place record not on the map

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    Duhan fabrikası kâtibi

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Çeşme

    1875 to 1878 (AH 1292 to 1295)

    Duhan fabrikası kâtibi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  5. Birgi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 (AH 1295)

    Rüsûmat idaresi memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Kilise as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 to 1880 (AH 1296 to 1297)

    Rüsumat Memuru

    280 to 360 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Ali Ağa Çiftliği as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879 to 1883 (AH 1297 to 1300)

    Rüsûmat idaresi memuru

    480 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 1300500 kuruşDuhan fabrikası kâtibiRüsumat MemuruRüsûmat idaresi memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 1300This 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 Mehmed Raşid Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1874/7519045070013%
1875/7640045090042%
1876/7740042050043%
1877/7840045050043%
1878400450487.542%
1878/7936040030041%
1879/8048040056%
1880/8148040059%
1881/8248040059%
1882/8350040059%

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 Mehmed Raşid Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1874/75AH 1291First workIzmir (İzmir)
1874 to 1876AH 1291 to 1292Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
3 entries
YearSalary
1874/75
1874/75190
1875/76190
Izmir (İzmir)190
1875/76AH 1292Duhan fabrikası kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1875/76200
1875/76
200
1875 to 1878AH 1292 to 1295Duhan fabrikası kâtibi
5 entries
YearSalary
1875/76400
1876/77400
1877/78400
1878400
1878
Çeşme400
1878AH 1295Rüsûmat idaresi memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1878400
1878
400
1878 to 1880AH 1296 to 1297Rüsumat Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1878/79360
1879/80360
1879/80280
1879/80300
360 to 300
1879 to 1883AH 1297 to 1300Rüsûmat idaresi memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1879/80480
1880/81480
1881/82480
1882/83480
1882/83500
480 to 500

Record

Personal

Born
1848/49 (AH 1265)
Birthplace
Harput

First work

Year
1874/75 (AH 1291)

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 3 officials with entries in Çeşme in the same years, Mehmed Raşid Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 19 officials with entries in Çeşme

Same job title, same years

Of the 27 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru in the same years, Mehmed Raşid Efendi had the 12th highest salary.

All 117 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru

Same birthplace

Of the 169 officials born in Harput, 160 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Raşid Efendi had the 75th highest salary of them.

The page of Harput, with the 169 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291), 130 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Raşid Efendi had the 62nd highest salary of them.

All 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Raşid Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1874/75AH 1291Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıIzmir (İzmir)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1874/75AH 1291Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü Muhasebe Kalemi görevlisiIzmir (İzmir)190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1875/76AH 1292Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü Muhasebe Kalemi görevlisiIzmir (İzmir)190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1875/76AH 1292Duhan fabrikası kâtibiMütemmin Duhan Fabrikası200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1875/76AH 1292Duhan fabrikası kâtibi (İstifa)Mütemmin Duhan FabrikasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1875/76AH 1292Duhan fabrikası kâtibiÇeşme400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1876/77AH 1293Duhan fabrikası kâtibiÇeşme400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1877/78AH 1294Duhan fabrikası kâtibiÇeşme400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1878AH 1295Duhan fabrikası kâtibiÇeşme400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1878AH 1295Duhan fabrikası kâtibi (İstifa)ÇeşmeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1878AH 1295Rüsûmat idaresi memuruBirgi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1878AH 1295Rüsûmat idaresi memuru (İnfisal)BirgiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1878/79AH 1296Rüsumat MemuruKilise360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1879/80AH 1297Rüsumat MemuruKilise360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1879/80AH 1297Rüsumat MemuruKilise280Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1879/80AH 1297Rüsumat MemuruKilise300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1879/80AH 1297Rüsûmat idaresi memuruAli Ağa Çiftliği480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1880/81AH 1298Rüsûmat idaresi memuruAli Ağa Çiftliği480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1881/82AH 1299Rüsûmat idaresi memuruAli Ağa Çiftliği480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1882/83AH 1300Rüsûmat idaresi memuruAli Ağa Çiftliği480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
1882/83AH 1300Rüsûmat idaresi memuruAli Ağa Çiftliği500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 24-35
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 Mehmed Raşid Efendi 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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