Official
Abdulgani Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1829/30 (AH 1245). On record 1868 to 1895, 28 annual entries.
Archive reference 3_53; 104
Life#
Abdulgani Efendi was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1829/30 (AH 1245). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Asina; Turkish, with Tekellum.
First work is recorded in Damascus in 1841/42 (AH 1257): Tahrirat Kalemi. The official was then about 12 years old. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1868/69, the official was about 39 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1868/69, shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Damascus, with 350 kuruş a month. In 1869/70 the record shows Arazi Kalemi, the salary going from 350 to 950 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Damascus). In 1878 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Damascus, with 950 kuruş a month (before: Arazi Kalemi). In 1880/81 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Tripoli (Trablusşam), the salary going from 950 to 700 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Damascus). In 1882/83 the record shows no title (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Tripoli). In 1886/87 the record shows Kaymakam in Vadiyul acem, with 1,750 kuruş a month (before: no title). The title field holds the status words Azil for 1879/80 and 1894/95; Infisal for 1881/82.
The highest salary, 1,750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1886/87 as Kaymakam. 93 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 21 years with a salary the median is 950 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 1,050 kuruş, is seen in 1886/87. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 6.39 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1893/94, when 95 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 3.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1829/30 (AH 1245)
- Birthplace
- Damascus (Şam)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Asinafamiliarity
- Turkish
- Tekellumspeaking
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- Place
- Damascus (Şam)
- First job as worded
- Tahrirat Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 12
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 100
Honours and ranks
- Rank (recorded code)
- 3
Legal records
- Judicial record (recorded code)
- 1
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841/42AH 1257 | Tahrirat Kalemifirst work | Damascus (Şam) | 100first-salary field |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Damascus (Şam) | 350 |
| 1869 to 1878AH 1286 to 1294 | Arazi Kalemi | 950 | |
| 1878 to 1879AH 1295 to 1296 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Damascus (Şam) | 950 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job) | ||
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Tripoli (Trablusşam) | 700 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Infisala note on status, not a job | ||
| 1882 to 1886AH 1300 to 1303 | |||
| 1886 to 1894AH 1304 to 1311 | Kaymakam | Vadiyul acem | 1,750 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job) |
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.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69 | 350 | 600 | 14% | |
| 1869/70 | 950 | 600 | 975 | 70% |
| 1870/71 | 950 | 600 | 975 | 71% |
| 1871/72 | 950 | 550 | 975 | 77% |
| 1872/73 | 950 | 550 | 1,000 | 77% |
| 1873/74 | 950 | 500 | 1,000 | 77% |
| 1874/75 | 950 | 535 | 950 | 77% |
| 1875/76 | 950 | 530 | 950 | 77% |
| 1876/77 | 950 | 582.5 | 950 | 76% |
| 1877/78 | 950 | 560 | 78% | |
| 1878 | 950 | 600 | 950 | 75% |
| 1878/79 | 950 | 600 | 950 | 75% |
| 1880/81 | 700 | 500 | 760 | 71% |
| 1886/87 | 1,750 | 500 | 93% | |
| 1887/88 | 1,750 | 500 | 93% | |
| 1888/89 | 1,750 | 500 | 93% | |
| 1889/90 | 1,750 | 500 | 94% | |
| 1890/91 | 1,750 | 500 | 94% | |
| 1891/92 | 1,750 | 500 | 95% | |
| 1892/93 | 1,750 | 500 | 95% | |
| 1893/94 | 1,750 | 500 | 95% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mustafa Vehbi EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
- Mehmet Said EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
- Mustafa Hakkı EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
- Mustafa Cudi EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
17 officials in all. Officials recorded in Vadiyul acem
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Nail EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Ahmet Şakir EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Ali Nafiz EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Ali Rıza EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Bekir EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdulkadir EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1834/35 (AH 1250)
- Mehmet Celalettin EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1839/40 (AH 1255)
- Corci EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1844/45 (AH 1260)
- Mustafa Hakkı EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1844/45 (AH 1260)
- Vanis EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
58 officials in all. Officials born in Damascus (Şam)
Full record
Annual entries (28)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Damascus (Şam) | 350 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Arazi Kalemi | Belka | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Arazi Kalemi | Belka | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Arazi Kalemi | Belka | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Arazi Kalemi | Belka | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Arazi Kalemi | Belka | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Arazi Kalemi | Belka | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Arazi Kalemi | Belka | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Arazi Kalemi | Belka | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Arazi Kalemi | Belka | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Damascus (Şam) | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Damascus (Şam) | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Azil | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 3_53; 104 | ||
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Tripoli (Trablusşam) | 700 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Infisal | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 3_53; 104 | ||
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 3_53; 104 | |||
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 3_53; 104 | |||
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 3_53; 104 | |||
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 3_53; 104 | |||
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Kaymakam | Vadiyul acem | 1,750 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Kaymakam | Vadiyul acem | 1,750 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Kaymakam | Vadiyul acem | 1,750 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Kaymakam | Vadiyul acem | 1,750 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Kaymakam | Vadiyul acem | 1,750 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Kaymakam | Vadiyul acem | 1,750 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Kaymakam | Vadiyul acem | 1,750 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Kaymakam | Vadiyul acem | 1,750 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_53; 104 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Azil | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 3_53; 104 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
Sources and original values (23)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Abdulgani Efendi | Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1245 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | sam | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | sam | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | sam | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | Suriye | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | suriye | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | musluman | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | turkish | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | sibyan mektebi | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1257 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: place | sam | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | sam | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | sam | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | suriye | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Tahrirat Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 12 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 100 | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 100 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Honours | ||
| Rank (recorded code) | 3 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Legal records | ||
| Judicial record (recorded code) | 1 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.