İbrahim Edhem Efendi
Born 1854/55 (AH 1271) · Medina (Medine) · Dated entries 1874 to 1911 (AH 1291 to 1328)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
İbrahim Edhem Efendi was born in Medina (Medine) in 1854/55 (AH 1271), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Harem-i Şerif nakkaşı ve sıvacısı. Schooling included Medine Mecidiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Medina (Medine) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). Dated career entries span 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1910/11 (AH 1328) across 38 AH years, from Medina (Medine) to Jeddah (Cidde), beginning with Hazine-i Celile Divaniyesi Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 14 of those years. Place names include Medina (Medine), Mecca (Mekke), Jeddah (Cidde) and Yenbeü'l-bahr and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 285 kuruş in 1875/76 (AH 1292) to 900 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 900 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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 11 · Medina (Medine)
How to read this map
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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.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1854/55 (AH 1271)
Medina (Medine)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 20
3 1875/76 (AH 1292) · 5 recorded years
Medina (Medine)
AH entries: 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
4 5 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Mecca (Mekke) / Jeddah (Cidde)
Within-year entry order unresolved
6 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Jeddah (Cidde)
7 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Jeddah (Cidde) / Yenbeü'l-bahr
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Yenbeü'l-bahr
8 1884/85 (AH 1302) · 3 recorded years
Yenbeü'l-bahr
AH entries: 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Yenbeü'l-bahr
9 1887/88 (AH 1305) · 4 recorded years
Hicaz Vilayeti
AH entries: 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz Vilayeti
10 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Hicaz Vilayeti / Jeddah (Cidde)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz Vilayeti
11 1892/93 (AH 1310) · 19 recorded years
Jeddah (Cidde)
AH entries: 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Sancak muhasebe kâtib-i evveli
639 kuruşCalculated age 39
Continuing service as described
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Fahri beytülmal memuru · Jeddah (Cidde) · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 285 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 26.8% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 285 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 28.9% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 285 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 28.6% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 23.4% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.4% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 205 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 14.4% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 205 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 16.2% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 628.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 73.5% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 628.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 73.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 628.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 72.0% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 628.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 71.1% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 64.2% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 600 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 66.2% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 600 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 66.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 600 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 65.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 639 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 71.0% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 639 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 72.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 639 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 72.0% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 639 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 71.0% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 639 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 70.8% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 639 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 69.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 576 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 69.6% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 639 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 71.9% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 639 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 71.5% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 639 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 71.6% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 639 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 70.2% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 639 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 71.3% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 639 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 70.9% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 639 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 70.5% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 639 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 68.7% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 639 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 67.2% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 639 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 65.5% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 639 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 65.7% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 639 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 56.2% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 900 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 66.5% | 732 |
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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Jeddah (Cidde)300 to 900
- Medina (Medine)250 to 285
- Hicaz Vilayeti600
- Yenbeü'l-bahr500 to 628.5
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
- Medina (Medine)63 other officialsAbdulkadir ReĢid Efendi born 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Jeddah (Cidde)35 other officialsMustafa Şükrü Efendi 19 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)151 other officialsAbdülcabbar Efendi first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
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Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 150, 151, 152
217 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 60/463, s.463.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 38 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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