Mehmed Şerif Raûf Paşa
Born 1838/39 (AH 1254) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1861 to 1910 (AH 1278 to 1327)
Languages Arabic, French, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Şerif Raûf Paşa was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1838/39 (AH 1254). The father’s occupation was Eski Bosna valisi. Schooling included Özel öğretmen; Paris'te Mösyö Frazef'in yatılı mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, French and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1861/62 (AH 1278). Dated career entries span 1861/62 (AH 1278) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 34 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Misir, beginning with Tercüme Odası mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 10 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Konitsa (Koniçe), Behke and Zvornik (İzvornik) and 6 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 2,000 kuruş in 1863/64 (AH 1280) to 20,000 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 30,000 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322). [1]
Life and career
Follow 13 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 13 · 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.
4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1838/39 (AH 1254)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 24
3 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Konitsa (Koniçe)
4 1864/65 (AH 1281) · 2 recorded years
Behke
AH entries: 1281, 1282. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Behke
5 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Zvornik (İzvornik)
6 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Damascus (Şam) / Beirut (Beyrut) / Place not recorded / Jerusalem (Kudüs)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
7 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Serres (Siroz)
8 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
9 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
10 1876/77 (AH 1293) · 5 recorded years
Jerusalem (Kudüs)
AH entries: 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
11 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 14 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
12 1904/05 (AH 1322) · 5 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
13 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Place not recorded / Misir
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
Aydın valisi
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 73
Continuing service as described
10 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.
- Mutasarrıflık kalemlerine devam · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İzvornik kaymakam vekili · Zvornik (İzvornik) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İstifa · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 2,000 | 475 | 125 to 3,000 | 81.4% | 232 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 6,000 | 400 | 125 to 3,000 | 94.8% | 253 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 6,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 96.8% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 12,000 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 97.5% | 399 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 12,500 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.2% | 649 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 10,000 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 97.3% | 736 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 9,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 97.7% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 15,000 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.6% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 15,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 98.1% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 15,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.4% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 15,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 98.5% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 15,000 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 98.4% | 1534 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 20,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 99.4% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 17,000 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 99.4% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 17,000 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 99.2% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 20,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 99.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 20,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 99.4% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 20,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 99.3% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 15,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 99.0% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 25,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 99.3% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 25,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 99.5% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 22,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 99.6% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 22,500 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 99.7% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 22,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 99.7% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 22,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 99.6% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 22,500 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 99.4% | 1666 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 30,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 99.6% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 30,000 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 99.7% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 30,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 99.7% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 30,000 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 99.6% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 30,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 99.2% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 20,000 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 99.1% | 1088 |
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- Jerusalem (Kudüs)2,500 to 15,000
- Behke6,000
- Beirut (Beyrut)12,500
- Damascus (Şam)10,000
- Konitsa (Koniçe)2,000
- Misir20,000
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 officialsAhmed Şakir Paşa born 1838/39 (AH 1254); highest salary 50,000 kuruş
- Jerusalem (Kudüs)4 other officialsŞerif Mehmed Rauf Paşa 6 shared years; highest salary 30,000 kuruş
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)36 other officialsMehmed Kamil Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 630 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Özel öğretmen; Paris'te Mösyö Frazef'in yatılı mektebi [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli
İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 194, 195, 196, 197, 198
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 34 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 52 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.