Mehmed Şerif Raûf Paşa
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 Şerif Raûf Paşa was born in Istanbul in 1838/39 (AH 1254); the father's occupation was "Eski Bosna valisi". At about 23, in 1861/62, Mehmed Şerif Raûf began work in Istanbul. The annual lists begin in 1861/62, with Mehmed Şerif Raûf as Tercüme Odası mülazımı in Istanbul, the birthplace. Next came Konitsa (Koniçe), Zvornik (İzvornik) and Damascus (Şam) from 1863 to 1871. Alongside, the lists for 1870/71 give a second post, in Beirut as Beyrut mutasarrıfı. Alongside, the lists for 1870/71 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Suriye vilayeti politika memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1870/71 give a second post, in Jerusalem as Kudüs mutasarrıf vekili. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Şerif Raûf to Serres (Siroz), Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) and Jerusalem from 1872 to 1880. Alongside, the lists for 1909/10 give a second post, in Misir as Mısır fevkalade komiseri. Few officials served in as many provinces; 33 of the 6,605 officials with a place of service did.
Pay rose from 2,000 kuruş a month in 1863/64 to a peak of 30,000 in 1904/05, when 99 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over the years with a salary, pay stood on average in the top 1.7 per cent of each year's paid officials, a standing reached by 10 of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.
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.
Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Behke), stop 7 (Place not recorded), stop 10 (Place not recorded), stop 13 (Place not recorded), stop 14 (Place not recorded).
Born 1838/39 (AH 1254); First work 1861/62 (AH 1278); 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Tercüme Odası mülazımı
entries in 1 year
1863/64 (AH 1280)
No annual entry for 1862/63 (AH 1279) before it.
Konice müdürü
2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Behke as worded, no place record not on the map
1864 to 1866 (AH 1281 to 1282)
Behke kaymakamı
6,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
1870/71 (AH 1287)
No annual entry for 1867 to 1870 (AH 1284 to 1286) before it.
Şam mutasarrıfı
10,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Place not recorded not on the map
1870/71 (AH 1287)
Suriye vilayeti politika memuru
entries in 1 year
1872/73 (AH 1289)
No annual entry for 1871/72 (AH 1288) before it.
Siroz mutasarrıfı
10,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Place not recorded not on the map
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Turuk ve Meabir müdürü
entries in 1 year
1875/76 (AH 1292)
No annual entry for 1874/75 (AH 1291) before it.
Tırnova mutasarrıfı
9,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
1876 to 1880 (AH 1293 to 1297)
Kudüs mutasarrıfı
10,000 to 15,000 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years
Place not recorded not on the map
1888 to 1902 (AH 1306 to 1319)
No annual entry for 1880 to 1888 (AH 1298 to 1305) before it.
Beyrut valisi 1888 to 1902 (AH 1306 to 1319); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1893 to 1902 (AH 1311 to 1319); Mazuliyet (a note on status, not a job) 1894/95 (AH 1312)
10,000 to 25,000 kuruş a month; entries in 14 years
Place not recorded not on the map
1904 to 1910 (AH 1322 to 1327)
No annual entry for 1902 to 1904 (AH 1320 to 1321) before it.
Selanik valisi 1904 to 1910 (AH 1322 to 1327); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1908/09 (AH 1326)
1,000 to 30,000 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64 | 2,000 | 475 | 81% | ||
| 1864/65 | 6,000 | 400 | 94% | ||
| 1865/66 | 6,000 | 400 | 96% | ||
| 1866/67 | 12,000 | 400 | 440 | 97% | |
| 1870/71 | 12,500 | 400 | 98% | ||
| 1872/73 | 10,000 | 450 | 3,980 | 97% | |
| 1875/76 | 9,000 | 450 | 570 | 97% | |
| 1876/77 | 15,000 | 420 | 700 | 98% | |
| 1877/78 | 15,000 | 450 | 870 | 98% | |
| 1878 | 15,000 | 450 | 870 | 98% | |
| 1878/79 | 15,000 | 400 | 940 | 98% | |
| 1879/80 | 15,000 | 400 | 627.5 | 98% | |
| 1888/89 | 20,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1889/90 | 17,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1890/91 | 17,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1891/92 | 20,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1892/93 | 20,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1893/94 | 20,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1894/95 | 15,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1895/96 | 25,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1896/97 | 25,000 | 450 | 99% | ||
| 1897/98 | 22,500 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1898/99 | 22,500 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1899/1900 | 22,500 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1900/01 | 22,500 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1901/02 | 22,500 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1904/05 | 30,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1905/06 | 30,000 | 430 | 99% | ||
| 1906/07 | 30,000 | 450 | 99% | ||
| 1907/08 | 30,000 | 460 | 99% | ||
| 1908/09 | 30,000 | 400 | 99% | ||
| 1909/10 | 20,000 | 600 | 99% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1861/62AH 1278 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | |
| 1861/62AH 1278 | Tercüme Odası mülazımı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | |
| No annual entry: 1862/63 (AH 1279) | |||
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Konice müdürü | Konitsa (Koniçe) | 2,000 |
| 1864 to 1866AH 1281 to 1282 | Behke kaymakamı | 6,000 | |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | İzvornik mutasarrıfı | Zvornik (İzvornik) | 12,000 |
| No annual entry: 1867 to 1870 (AH 1284 to 1286) | |||
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Şam mutasarrıfı | Damascus (Şam) | 10,000 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Beyrut mutasarrıfı | Beirut (Beyrut) | 12,500 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Suriye vilayeti politika memuru | ||
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Kudüs mutasarrıf vekili | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 2,500 |
| No annual entry: 1871/72 (AH 1288) | |||
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Siroz mutasarrıfı | Serres (Siroz) | 10,000 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Turuk ve Meabir müdürü | ||
| No annual entry: 1874/75 (AH 1291) | |||
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Tırnova mutasarrıfı | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) | 9,000 |
| 1876 to 1880AH 1293 to 1297 | Kudüs mutasarrıfı | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 15,000 to 10,000 |
| No annual entry: 1880 to 1888 (AH 1298 to 1305) | |||
| 1888 to 1902AH 1306 to 1319 | Beyrut valisi | 20,000 to 15,000 | |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Infisala note on status, not a job | ||
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Mazuliyeta note on status, not a job | 10,000 | |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Infisala note on status, not a job | ||
| No annual entry: 1902 to 1904 (AH 1320 to 1321) | |||
| 1904 to 1910AH 1322 to 1327 | Selanik valisi | 30,000 to 1,000 | |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Infisala note on status, not a job | ||
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Mısır fevkalade komiseri | Misir | 20,000 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1838/39 (AH 1254)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Father's occupation
- Eski Bosna valisi
First work
- Year
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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 5 officials with entries in Jerusalem (Kudüs) in the same years, Mehmed Şerif Raûf Paşa had the highest salary.
- Şerif Mehmed Rauf Paşa6 shared years; highest salary 30,000 kuruş
- Yusuf Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Mıgırdıç Kirkoryan3 shared years; highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- Alaaddin Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 666 officials born in Istanbul, 446 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Şerif Raûf Paşa had the 11th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Şakir Paşaborn 1838/39 (AH 1254); highest salary 50,000 kuruş
- Aleksandır Efendiborn 1838/39 (AH 1254); no salary recorded
- Dimitraki Efendiborn 1838/39 (AH 1254); no salary recorded
- Galyar İskender Efendiborn 1838/39 (AH 1254); highest salary 2,800 kuruş
- Mehmed Samiüddin Efendiborn 1838/39 (AH 1254); no salary recorded
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 37 officials whose first annual entry is for 1861/62 (AH 1278), 29 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Şerif Raûf Paşa had the highest salary of them.
- Mehmed Kamil Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 630 kuruş
- Hocabey Şehbenderliği Kançıları Dikran Hünkarbeğendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Salih Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Hacı Şeyh-zade Mustafa Necati Efendifirst annual entry 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendifirst entry in Sivas; highest salary 500 kuruş
All 37 officials whose first annual entry is for 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861/62AH 1278 | Tercüme Odası mülazımı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Konice müdürü | Konitsa (Koniçe) | 2,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Behke kaymakamı | Behke | 6,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Behke kaymakamı | Behke | 6,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | İzvornik mutasarrıfı | Zvornik (İzvornik) | 12,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Şam mutasarrıfı | Damascus (Şam) | 10,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Beyrut mutasarrıfı | Beirut (Beyrut) | 12,500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Suriye vilayeti politika memuru | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | ||
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Kudüs mutasarrıf vekili | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 2,500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Siroz mutasarrıfı | Serres (Siroz) | 10,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Turuk ve Meabir müdürü | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | ||
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Nafia Meclisi azası | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | ||
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Tırnova mutasarrıfı | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) | 9,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Kudüs mutasarrıfı | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 15,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Kudüs mutasarrıfı | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 15,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Kudüs mutasarrıfı | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 15,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Kudüs mutasarrıfı | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 15,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Kudüs mutasarrıfı | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 15,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Kudüs mutasarrıfı | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 10,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Beyrut valisi | 20,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Bitlis valisi | 17,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Bitlis valisi | 17,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Bitlis valisi | 17,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Bitlis valisi | 17,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Mamuretülaziz valisi | 15,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Suriye valisi | 20,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Suriye valisi | 20,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Suriye valisi | 20,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Infisal | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | ||
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Mazuliyet | 10,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Mamuretülaziz valisi | 15,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Mamuretülaziz valisi | 15,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Erzurum valisi | 25,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Erzurum valisi | 25,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Erzurum valisi | 22,500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Erzurum valisi | 22,500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Erzurum valisi | 22,500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Erzurum valisi | 22,500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Erzurum valisi | 22,500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Erzurum valisi | 22,500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Infisal | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | ||
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Şura-yı Devlet Mülkiye Dairesi azası | 15,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Selanik valisi | 30,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Selanik Emlak-ı Hümayun Komisyonu fahri reisi | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | ||
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Selanik valisi | 30,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Selanik valisi | 30,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Selanik valisi | 30,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Selanik valisi | 30,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Infisal | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | ||
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Aydın valisi | 1,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Aydın valisi | 1,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37; 121 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 | |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Mısır fevkalade komiseri | Misir | 20,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 3/37 |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)