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MUSTAFA SEVFAT 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

MUSTAFA SEVFAT EFENDİ was born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1851/52 (AH 1268). The schooling was at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi). MUSTAFA SEVFAT began work in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1867/68, at about 16. The annual lists begin in 1867/68, with MUSTAFA SEVFAT as mülazım (kalem) and no place named.

The salary went from 200 kuruş a month in 1868/69 to 580 in 1878/79, the peak, when 63 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 468 kuruş. The final annual entry is for 1879/80.

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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1867/6812KirkukBaghdad

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Bağdat vilayeti meclis-i kebir kalemi).

  1. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    Born 1851/52 (AH 1268)

  2. Baghdad (Bağdat)

    First work 1867/68 (AH 1284)

  3. Bağdat vilayeti meclis-i kebir kalemi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1867 to 1880 (AH 1284 to 1297)

    mülazım (kalem)

    0 to 580 kuruş a month; entries in 14 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001867/68AH 12841868/69AH 12851869/70AH 12861870/71AH 12871871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 1297580 kuruşmülazım (kalem)
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001867/68AH 12841868/69AH 12851869/70AH 12861870/71AH 12871871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 1297This officialMedian, all officials

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 MUSTAFA SEVFAT EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1868/6920047513%
1869/7020040016%
1870/7120040015%
1871/72250420.521%
1872/7335045038%
1873/7435040540%
1874/7540045043%
1875/7640045042%
1876/7740042043%
1877/7840045043%
187855045062%
1878/7958040063%
1879/8046840055%

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 MUSTAFA SEVFAT EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1867/68AH 1284First workBaghdad (Bağdat)
1867 to 1880AH 1284 to 1297mülazım (kalem)
25 entries
YearSalary
1867/68
1868/69
1868/69
1868/69200
1869/70200
1870/71200
1871/72200
1871/72
1871/72250
1872/73350
1873/74350
1874/75350
1874/75
1874/75400
1875/76400
1876/77400
1877/78400
1877/78
1877/780
18780
1878
1878550
1878/79580
1879/80
1879/80468
468

Record

Personal

Born
1851/52 (AH 1268)

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1867/68 (AH 1284)

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 school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA SEVFAT EFENDİ had the 199th 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; MUSTAFA SEVFAT EFENDİ had the 78th highest salary of them.

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

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 86 officials whose first annual entry is for 1867/68 (AH 1284), 83 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA SEVFAT EFENDİ had the 56th highest salary of them.

  • Ali Gâlib Beyfirst annual entry 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 23,000 kuruş
  • Agob Yaver Efendifirst annual entry 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
  • Feyzi Beyfirst annual entry 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 5,225 kuruş
  • Hasan Efendifirst annual entry 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 1,150 kuruş
  • İsmail Hakkı Efendifirst annual entry 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 510 kuruş

All 86 officials whose first annual entry is for 1867/68 (AH 1284)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MUSTAFA SEVFAT EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1867/68AH 1284mülazım (kalem)Bağdat vilayeti meclis-i kebir kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1868/69AH 1285mülazım (kalem)Bağdat vilayeti meclis-i kebir kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1868/69AH 1285mülazım (kalem) (Görevin sona ermesi)Bağdat vilayeti meclis-i kebir kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1868/69AH 1285tahrirat kalemi memuruBağdat merkez mutasarrıflığı200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1869/70AH 1286tahrirat kalemi memuruBağdat merkez mutasarrıflığı200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1870/71AH 1287tahrirat kalemi memuruBağdat merkez mutasarrıflığı200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1871/72AH 1288tahrirat kalemi memuruBağdat merkez mutasarrıflığı200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1871/72AH 1288tahrirat kalemi memuru (Nakil)Bağdat merkez mutasarrıflığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1871/72AH 1288mektupçu kalemi kâtibiBağdat vilayeti mektupçu kalemi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1872/73AH 1289mektupçu kalemi kâtibiBağdat vilayeti mektupçu kalemi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1873/74AH 1290mektupçu kalemi kâtibiBağdat vilayeti mektupçu kalemi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1874/75AH 1291mektupçu kalemi kâtibiBağdat vilayeti mektupçu kalemi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1874/75AH 1291mektupçu kalemi kâtibi (Nakil)Bağdat vilayeti mektupçu kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1874/75AH 1291tahrirat kalemi müsvedde kâtibiBağdat merkez kaymakamlığı400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1875/76AH 1292tahrirat kalemi müsvedde kâtibiBağdat merkez kaymakamlığı400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1876/77AH 1293tahrirat kalemi müsvedde kâtibiBağdat merkez kaymakamlığı400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1877/78AH 1294tahrirat kalemi müsvedde kâtibiBağdat merkez kaymakamlığı400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1877/78AH 1294tahrirat kalemi müsvedde kâtibi (İnfisal)Bağdat merkez kaymakamlığıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1877/78AH 1294maaşsız devamBağdat vilayeti mektubi kalemi0Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1878AH 1295maaşsız devamBağdat vilayeti mektubi kalemi0Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1878AH 1295maaşsız devam (Görevin sona ermesi)Bağdat vilayeti mektubi kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1878AH 1295defter-i hakani tahrirat kâtibiBağdat vilayeti defter-i hakani kalemi550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1878/79AH 1296defter-i hakani tahrirat kâtibiBağdat vilayeti defter-i hakani kalemi580Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1879/80AH 1297defter-i hakani tahrirat kâtibiBağdat vilayeti defter-i hakani kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
1879/80AH 1297defter-i hakani tahrirat kâtibiBağdat vilayeti defter-i hakani kalemi468Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records41 DH_SAİD,00006_00105
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 MUSTAFA SEVFAT 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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