Mahmud Zülkif Bey
Born 1851/52 (AH 1268) · Harput · Dated entries 1873 to 1904 (AH 1290 to 1321)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 79-51
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mahmud Zülkif Bey was born in Harput in 1851/52 (AH 1268). The father’s occupation was Dördüncü Ordu meclis kaymakamı. Schooling included İptidaiye; Erzincan Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Dated career entries span 1873/74 (AH 1290) to 1897/98 (AH 1315) across 15 AH years, beginning with Tahrirat kalemi muavini. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Erzincan and Erzurum. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1873/74 (AH 1290) to 864 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,500 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296). Death is recorded in 1903/04 (AH 1321). [1]
Life and career
Follow 7 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 7 · Harput
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1851/52 (AH 1268)
Harput
Birth
2 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Erzincan
Tahrirat kalemi muavini
200 kuruşCalculated age 22
3 1878 (AH 1295)
Erzurum / Erzincan
Within-year entry order unresolved
4 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 8 recorded years
Erzincan
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
5 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
6 1894/95 (AH 1312) · 4 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
7 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 53
9 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.
- Dördüncü Ordu tahrirat kalemi mülazımı · Undated · 100 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Dördüncü Ordu tahrirat kalemi mülazımı (İstifa) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahrirat kalemi muavini (İnfisal) · Erzincan · 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.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 200 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 18.4% | 805 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 750 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 71.5% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 1,500 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 84.5% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 1,500 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 86.8% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 250 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 20.5% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 20.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 19.4% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 19.6% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 75.6% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 80 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 4.1% | 1874 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 640 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 71.0% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 640 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 70.8% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 640 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 69.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 864 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 81.0% | 1891 |
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 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
- Harput168 other officialsMehmet Tevfik Efendi born 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 360 kuruş
- Erzincan32 other officialsZekeriya Efendi 9 shared years; highest salary 1,250 kuruş
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)129 other officialsMehmed Lebib Efendi first entry in Erzincan; highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 187, 188, 189
BOA. DH. SAİD 79-51
Read the original source accounts · 31 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 16 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 22 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.