Mehmed Rifad Efendi
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tokat · Dated entries 1888 to 1910 (AH 1306 to 1327)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 110, s. 33
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Rifad Efendi was born in Tokat in 1872/73 (AH 1289). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Tokat in 1888/89 (AH 1306). Dated career entries span 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 11 AH years, from Tokat Muhasebe Dairesi to Amasya, beginning with Cari Hesaplar Kâtibi Vekili and ending with entries for Tahrirat Müdürü. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Tokat Muhasebe Dairesi, Tokat, Amasya and Niksar and 3 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 17.5 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 1,500 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,500 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 11 · Tokat
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Tokat
Birth
2 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Tokat / Tokat Muhasebe Dairesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Tokat Muhasebe Dairesi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Tokat Muhasebe Dairesi
Cari Hesaplar Kâtibi Vekili
17.5 kuruşCalculated age 17
3 1889/90 (AH 1307) · 2 recorded years
Tokat
AH entries: 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Cari Hesaplar Kâtibi Vekili (İnfisal)
Calculated age 18
İdare Meclisi İkinci Kâtibi
65 kuruşCalculated age 19
4 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Tokat
Tahrirat Dairesi İkinci Müsevvidi
130 kuruşCalculated age 22
5 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Tokat
Tahrirat Müdürlüğü Birinci Yardımcısı
250 kuruşCalculated age 24
6 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Tokat
İdare Meclisi Başkâtibi
280 kuruşCalculated age 26
7 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Amasya
Sancak İdare Meclisi Başkâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 29
8 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Niksar / Zile
Within-year entry order unresolved
Kaymakam Vekili
Calculated age 30
Kaymakam Vekili
Calculated age 30
9 1905/06 (AH 1323)
Isparta
Sancak Tahrirat Müdürü
769 kuruşCalculated age 34
10 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Merzifon
Kaymakam Vekili
450 kuruşCalculated age 36
11 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Amasya
Tahrirat Müdürü
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 38
4 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.
- Tahrirat Müdür Vekili · Tokat · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Öşür İhale Memuru · Niksar · Undated · 750 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Sancak Tahrirat Müdürü · Amasya · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Sancak Tahrirat Müdürü · Çorum · Undated · 1,250 kuruş 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
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How the comparison is calculated
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View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 17.5 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 0.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 65 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 3.4% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 65 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 3.5% | 1896 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 130 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 9.3% | 1929 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 20.7% | 1981 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 280 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 27.6% | 1891 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 29.1% | 1761 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 769 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 74.1% | 1423 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 450 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 49.0% | 1290 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 1,500 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 79.9% | 1088 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
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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 rateRanges 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
- Tokat122 other officialsAhmed Asım Efendi born 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Tokat28 other officialsMehmet Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 380 kuruş
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)172 other officialsAhmet Hamdi Efendi first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı döneminde Tokatlı devlet memurları ( 1879-1909 )
ÜMMÜHAN UĞURLU · 2013 · Pages 221, 222, 223, 224
BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 110, s. 33
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 13 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.