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İbrahim Edhem Ağa (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857)

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

Born in Burdur in 1856/57 (AH 1273), İbrahim Edhem Ağa (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857) came from the İslam community. Work began in 1874/75, at about 17. The annual lists begin in 1874/75, with İbrahim Edhem (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857) as a soldier (Asker) and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1875 to 1881 and 1882 to 1906.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 400 kuruş a month in 1906/07, when 41 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1910/11.

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.

  1. Burdur

    Born 1856/57 (AH 1273)

  2. Hassa Kolordusu, Dördüncü Alay, İkinci Tabur, Üçüncü Bölük as worded, no place record

    1874/75 (AH 1291)

    Asker

    entries in 1 year

  3. Place not recorded

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

    No annual entry for 1875 to 1881 (AH 1292 to 1298) before it.

    Redif askeri

    entries in 1 year

  4. Zekeriyaköy as worded, no place record

    1906 to 1911 (AH 1324 to 1328)

    No annual entry for 1882 to 1906 (AH 1300 to 1323) before it.

    Orman süvari korucusu

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry01002003004001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328400 kuruşOrman süvari korucusu
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328This 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 İbrahim Edhem Ağa (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1906/0740045041%
1907/0840046040%
1908/0940040042%
1909/1040060031%
1910/1140050031%

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 İbrahim Edhem Ağa (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1874/75AH 1291First work
1874/75AH 1291Asker
No annual entry: 1875 to 1881 (AH 1292 to 1298)
1881/82AH 1299Redif askeri
No annual entry: 1882 to 1906 (AH 1300 to 1323)
1906 to 1911AH 1324 to 1328Orman süvari korucusu
6 entries
YearSalary
1906/07400
1907/08400
1908/09400
1909/10400
1910/11400
1910/11
400

Record

Personal

Born
1856/57 (AH 1273)
Birthplace
Burdur
Community
İslam

First work

Year
1874/75 (AH 1291)

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 job title, same years

Of the 2 officials with the title Asker in the same years, İbrahim Edhem Ağa (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857) had the lowest salary.

All 20 officials with the title Asker

Same birthplace

Of the 93 officials born in Burdur, 88 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Edhem Ağa (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857) had the 42nd highest salary of them.

The page of Burdur, with the 93 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291), 130 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Edhem Ağa (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857) had the 81st highest salary of them.

All 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of İbrahim Edhem Ağa (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1874/75AH 1291AskerHassa Kolordusu, Dördüncü Alay, İkinci Tabur, Üçüncü BölükAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1881/82AH 1299Redif askeriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1906/07AH 1324Orman süvari korucusuZekeriyaköy400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1907/08AH 1325Orman süvari korucusuZekeriyaköy400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326Orman süvari korucusuZekeriyaköy400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327Orman süvari korucusuZekeriyaköy400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1910/11AH 1328Orman süvari korucusuZekeriyaköy400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1910/11AH 1328Orman süvari korucusu (İnfisal)ZekeriyaköyAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
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 İbrahim Edhem Ağa (H. 1273 / M. 1856-1857) 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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