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Mustafa Nazmi Efendi

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

Mustafa Nazmi Efendi was born in Diyarbakır in 1863/64 (AH 1280), into the İslam community. At about 15, in 1878, Mustafa Nazmi began work. The annual lists begin in 1878, with Mustafa Nazmi as Mektubçu Kalemi mülazımı in Diyarbakır, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1885/86. The lists have no entry for 1881 to 1883 and 1886 to 1891. The last entries, from 1891 to 1910, name Mustafa Nazmi as Vergi katibi, with a rise to Sancak Muhasebecisi in 1901/02, with no place. For 1898 to 1901 the lists have no entry.

Pay rose from 40 kuruş a month in 1879/80 to a peak of 2,025 in 1903/04, as Sancak Muhasebecisi, when 94 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak was 50.6 times the first salary, a rise matched by fewer than 4 per cent of the 2,724 officials paid for ten years or more. The final annual entry is for 1909/10.

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. Diyarbakır

    Born 1863/64 (AH 1280); 1878 to 1886 (AH 1295 to 1303)

    Mektubçu Kalemi mülazımı 1878 (AH 1295); Mektubçu Kalemi katibi 1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298); A'şar Nezareti tahrirat mübeyyizi 1883 to 1886 (AH 1301 to 1303)

    20 to 240 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

    No annual entry for 1878/79 (AH 1296) or 1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300).

  2. Behramki Nahiyesi as worded, no place record

    1891 to 1897 (AH 1309 to 1314)

    No annual entry for 1886 to 1891 (AH 1304 to 1308) before it.

    Vergi katibi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  3. Lice Kazası as worded, no place record

    1896 to 1898 (AH 1314 to 1315)

    Mal Muduru

    540 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Midilli Sancağı as worded, no place record

    1901 to 1910 (AH 1319 to 1327)

    No annual entry for 1898 to 1901 (AH 1316 to 1318) before it.

    Sancak Muhasebecisi 1901 to 1904 (AH 1319 to 1321); Sancak muhasebecisi (Nakil) 1903 to 1910 (AH 1321 to 1327)

    1,782 to 2,025 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry05001,0001,5002,0002,5001878/79AH 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 13262,025 kuruşVergi katibiSancak muhasebecisi (Nakil)
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001,0002,0005,0001878/79AH 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 1326This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same province

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 Mustafa Nazmi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1879/8040400487.51%
1880/81754004753%
1883/8424040050017%
1884/8524040057518%
1885/8624040075018%
1891/9230040028%
1892/9330040027%
1893/9430040027%
1894/9530040028%
1895/9630040027%
1896/9760045060063%
1897/9854040054066%
1901/021,78240091%
1902/031,7824001,62092%
1903/042,02540594%

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 Mustafa Nazmi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1878AH 1295First work
1878AH 1295Mektubçu Kalemi mülazımıDiyarbakır
No annual entry: 1878/79 (AH 1296)
1879 to 1881AH 1297 to 1298Mektubçu Kalemi katibi
4 entries
YearSalary
1879/8020
1879/8040
1880/81
1880/8175
Diyarbakır20 to 75
No annual entry: 1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)
1883 to 1886AH 1301 to 1303A'şar Nezareti tahrirat mübeyyizi
4 entries
YearSalary
1883/84240
1884/85240
1885/86240
1885/86
Diyarbakır240
No annual entry: 1886 to 1891 (AH 1304 to 1308)
1891 to 1897AH 1309 to 1314Vergi katibi
9 entries
YearSalary
1891/92300
1892/93300
1893/94300
1894/95300
1895/96300
1895/96
1895/96
1896/97
1896/97
300
1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315Mal Muduru
4 entries
YearSalary
1896/97600
1896/97540
1897/98
1897/98540
600 to 540
No annual entry: 1898 to 1901 (AH 1316 to 1318)
1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 1321Sancak Muhasebecisi
4 entries
YearSalary
1901/021,782
1902/031,782
1903/041,782
1903/042,025
1,782 to 2,025
1903 to 1910AH 1321 to 1327Sancak muhasebecisi (Nakil)
9 entries
YearSalary
1903/04
1903/04
1904/05
1905/06
1906/07
1907/08
1908/09
1909/10
1909/10

Record

Personal

Born
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Birthplace
Diyarbakır
Community
İslam

First work

Year
1878 (AH 1295)

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 place, same years

Of the 38 officials with entries in Diyarbakır in the same years, Mustafa Nazmi Efendi had the 9th highest salary.

All 136 officials with entries in Diyarbakır

Same job title, same years

Of the 7 officials with the title Sancak Muhasebecisi in the same years, Mustafa Nazmi Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

All 31 officials with the title Sancak Muhasebecisi

Same birthplace

Of the 45 officials born in Diyarbakır, 42 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Nazmi Efendi had the 25th highest salary of them.

The page of Diyarbakır, with the 45 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 146 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878 (AH 1295), 129 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Nazmi Efendi had the 9th highest salary of them.

All 146 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878 (AH 1295)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Nazmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1878AH 1295Mektubçu Kalemi mülazımıDiyarbakırAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1879/80AH 1297Mektubçu Kalemi katibiDiyarbakır20Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1879/80AH 1297Meclis-i İdare-i Vilayet Kalemi refakatiDiyarbakır40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1880/81AH 1298Meclis-i İdare-i Vilayet Kalemi refakatiDiyarbakırAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1880/81AH 1298Meclis-i İdare-i Vilayet Kalemi refakatiDiyarbakır75Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1883/84AH 1301A'şar Nezareti tahrirat mübeyyiziDiyarbakır240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302A'şar Nezareti tahrirat mübeyyiziDiyarbakır240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303A'şar Nezareti tahrirat mübeyyiziDiyarbakır240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303A'şar Nezareti tahrirat mübeyyizi (İnfisal)DiyarbakırAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309Vergi katibiBehramki Nahiyesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1892/93AH 1310Vergi katibiBehramki Nahiyesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311Vergi katibiBehramki Nahiyesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312Vergi katibiBehramki Nahiyesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Vergi katibiBehramki Nahiyesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Vergi katibi (İnfisal)Behramki NahiyesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Redif askerlikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Redif askerlikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Redif askerlik (Görevin sona ermesi)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Mal MuduruLice Kazası600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Mal MuduruLice Kazası540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Mal MuduruLice KazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Mal MuduruDerik Kazası540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1901/02AH 1319Sancak MuhasebecisiMidilli Sancağı1,782Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1902/03AH 1320Sancak MuhasebecisiMidilli Sancağı1,782Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Sancak MuhasebecisiMidilli Sancağı1,782Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Sancak muhasebecisi (Nakil)Midilli SancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Sancak MuhasebecisiMardin Sancağı2,025Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Actual commencement of duty, Mardin muhasebeciliğiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1904/05AH 1322Actual commencement of duty, Mardin muhasebeciliğiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1905/06AH 1323Actual commencement of duty, Mardin muhasebeciliğiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1906/07AH 1324Actual commencement of duty, Mardin muhasebeciliğiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1907/08AH 1325Actual commencement of duty, Mardin muhasebeciliğiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326Actual commencement of duty, Mardin muhasebeciliğiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327Actual commencement of duty, Mardin muhasebeciliğiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327Removed from cadre (kadro haricine) (İnfisal)Affiliation 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 Mustafa Nazmi Efendi 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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