Selim Efendi
Born 1827/28 (AH 1243) · Shkodër (İşkodra) · Dated entries 1856 to 1880 (AH 1273 to 1297)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Selim Efendi was born in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1827/28 (AH 1243). Schooling included İbtidâî mektepler; medrese. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). Dated career entries span 1856/57 (AH 1273) to 1879/80 (AH 1297) across 23 AH years, from Shkodër (İşkodra) to Shkodër (İşkodra), beginning with Ticaret Mahkemesi reisi and ending with entries for Ticaret Mahkemesi reisi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Shkodër (İşkodra) and Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 750 kuruş in 1860/61 (AH 1277) to 2,000 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297); the highest recorded monthly rate is 5,000 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 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 6 · Shkodër (İşkodra)
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.
1 1827/28 (AH 1243)
Shkodër (İşkodra)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 30
Ticaret Mahkemesi reisi
Calculated age 30
3 1857/58 (AH 1274) · 17 recorded years
Shkodër (İşkodra)
AH entries: 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Ticaret Mahkemesi reisi
Calculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Ticaret Mahkemesi reisi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 47
4 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Shkodër (İşkodra)
Vilayet İdare Meclisi üyesi
0 kuruşCalculated age 49
5 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Meclis-i Mebusan üyesi
5,000 kuruşCalculated age 51
6 1878 (AH 1295) · 3 recorded years
Shkodër (İşkodra)
AH entries: 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Vilayet İdare Meclisi üyesi
Calculated age 52
Ticaret Mahkemesi reisi
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 54
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.
- Arnavutça bilgisi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Meclis-i Mebusan üyesi (İnfisal) · 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 750 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 62.4% | 134 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 750 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 60.6% | 161 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 750 | 400 | 140 to 3,000 | 67.3% | 197 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 750 | 475 | 125 to 3,000 | 63.2% | 232 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 750 | 400 | 125 to 3,000 | 67.1% | 253 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 69.7% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 750 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 69.6% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 750 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 65.2% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 750 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 66.5% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 69.7% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 71.0% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 750 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 69.3% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 750 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 69.3% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 750 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 68.8% | 805 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 5,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 96.3% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 1,500 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 86.4% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 1,500 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 84.5% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 2,000 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 90.5% | 1534 |
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- Shkodër (İşkodra)0 to 2,000
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)5,000
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
- Shkodër (İşkodra)310 other officialsHasan Hakkı Paşa born 1826/27 (AH 1242); highest salary 25,000 kuruş
- Shkodër (İşkodra)65 other officialsDavud Şükrü 22 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- 1856/57 (AH 1273)32 other officialsDavud Şükrü first entry in Shkodër (İşkodra); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling İbtidâî mektepler; medrese [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları
AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 303, 304
Read the original source accounts · 29 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 · 23 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 27 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.