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Mustafa Talip 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

The life of Mustafa Talip Efendi began in Diyarbakır in 1839/40 (AH 1255). Mustafa Talip studied at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi). At about 17, in 1856/57, Mustafa Talip began work. The first annual entry, for 1856/57, names Mustafa Talip as a candidate official (Mülazım), with no place. For 1862 to 1865 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1861/62 give a second post, in Al-Aziziyah as tahrirat kâtibi. Mustafa Talip then moved to four places in 33 years, with a rise to Mal Muduru in 1865/66. Alongside, the lists for 1896/97 give a second post, in a post with no place named as a district governor (Kaymakam). The last post was in Cezire again in 1898/99. Entries spanning 44 years are rare, reached by fewer than 4 per cent of the 8,239 officials.

The salary went from 750 kuruş a month in 1861/62 to 3,000 in 1871/72, the peak, when 91 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 2,500 kuruş. Over 17 years the salaries add up to 350,700 kuruş, 4.1 times what an official on the median salary earned, a level reached by fewer than 7 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The final annual entry is for 1898/99.

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.

All 13 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1861/6218781879/801882/831886/87137891113DiyarbakırAl-AziziyahAl DiwaniyahKarbalaCezire

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Altıncı Ordu Yoklama Kalemi), stop 4 (Semava), stop 5 (Mirz), stop 6 (Selahiye), stop 10 (Amara), stop 12 (Aziziye).

  1. Diyarbakır

    Born 1839/40 (AH 1255)

  2. Altıncı Ordu Yoklama Kalemi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1856 to 1862 (AH 1273 to 1278)

    Mülazım 1856 to 1862 (AH 1273 to 1278); mülazım (Görevin sona ermesi) 1861/62 (AH 1278)

    entries in 6 years

  3. Al-Aziziyah (Aziziye)

    1861/62 (AH 1278)

    tahrirat kâtibi

    750 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Semava as worded, no place record not on the map

    1865 to 1872 (AH 1282 to 1288)

    No annual entry for 1862 to 1865 (AH 1279 to 1281) before it.

    Mal Muduru 1865 to 1871 (AH 1282 to 1287); mal müdürü (İstifa) 1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288)

    1,000 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  5. Mirz as worded, no place record not on the map

    1871/72 (AH 1288)

    Kaymakam

    2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Selahiye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1873/74 (AH 1290)

    No annual entry for 1872/73 (AH 1289) before it.

    Kaymakam

    2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  7. Al Diwaniyah (Divaniye)

    1878 (AH 1295)

    No annual entry for 1874 to 1878 (AH 1291 to 1294) before it.

    Kaymakam

    1,800 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Karbala (Kerbela)

    1879/80 (AH 1297)

    No annual entry for 1878/79 (AH 1296) before it.

    Asar Muduru

    1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  9. Cezire

    1882/83 (AH 1300)

    No annual entry for 1880 to 1882 (AH 1298 to 1299) before it.

    kaymakam vekili

    1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  10. Amara as worded, no place record not on the map

    1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302)

    arazi-i seniye memuru vekili

    2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  11. Al-Aziziyah (Aziziye)

    1886 to 1897 (AH 1304 to 1314)

    No annual entry for 1885/86 (AH 1303) before it.

    Kaymakam

    1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 11 years

  12. Aziziye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1896/97 (AH 1314)

    Kaymakam

    2,850 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  13. Cezire

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    No annual entry for 1897/98 (AH 1315) before it.

    Kaymakam

    1,575 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

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 entryno entryno entryno entry01,0002,0003,0001858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13153,000 kuruşMülazımMal MuduruKaymakamKaymakam
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315This 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 Talip Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1861/6275050060%
1865/661,00040075%
1866/671,00040076%
1867/681,00045843371%
1868/691,00047543372%
1869/701,00040050075%
1870/711,50040084%
1871/723,000420.591%
1873/742,5004051,50091%
18781,8004501,75060089%
1879/801,750400742.588%
1882/831,75040051591%
1883/842,50040095%
1884/852,50040095%
1886/871,7504001,25032591%
1896/972,8504501,25096%
1898/991,5754001,125576.591%

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 Talip Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1856/57AH 1273First work
1856 to 1862AH 1273 to 1278Mülazım
6 entries
YearSalary
1856/57
1857/58
1858/59
1859/60
1860/61
1861/62
1861/62AH 1278mülazım (Görevin sona ermesi)
1861/62AH 1278tahrirat kâtibiAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)750
No annual entry: 1862 to 1865 (AH 1279 to 1281)
1865 to 1871AH 1282 to 1287Mal Muduru
6 entries
YearSalary
1865/661,000
1866/671,000
1867/681,000
1868/691,000
1869/701,000
1870/711,000
1,000
1870 to 1872AH 1287 to 1288mal müdürü (İstifa)
4 entries
YearSalary
1870/71
1870/71
1870/711,500
1871/723,000
3,000
1871/72AH 1288Kaymakam2,500
No annual entry: 1872/73 (AH 1289)
1873/74AH 1290Kaymakam2,500
No annual entry: 1874 to 1878 (AH 1291 to 1294)
1878AH 1295KaymakamAl Diwaniyah (Divaniye)1,800
No annual entry: 1878/79 (AH 1296)
1879/80AH 1297Asar MuduruKarbala (Kerbela)1,750
No annual entry: 1880 to 1882 (AH 1298 to 1299)
1882/83AH 1300kaymakam vekiliCezire1,750
1883 to 1885AH 1301 to 1302arazi-i seniye memuru vekili
3 entries
YearSalary
1883/842,500
1884/852,500
1884/85
2,500
No annual entry: 1885/86 (AH 1303)
1886 to 1897AH 1304 to 1314Kaymakam
11 entries
YearSalary
1886/871,750
1887/88
1888/89
1889/90
1890/91
1891/92
1892/93
1893/94
1894/95
1895/96
1896/97
Al-Aziziyah (Aziziye)1,750
1896/97AH 1314Kaymakam
2 entries
YearSalary
1896/97
1896/972,850
2,850
No annual entry: 1897/98 (AH 1315)
1898/99AH 1316KaymakamCezire1,575

Record

Personal

Born
1839/40 (AH 1255)
Birthplace
Diyarbakır

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1856/57 (AH 1273)

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 2 officials with entries in Al-Aziziyah (Aziziye) in the same years, Mustafa Talip Efendi had the highest salary.

All 5 officials with entries in Al-Aziziyah (Aziziye)

Same job title, same years

Of the 155 officials with the title Kaymakam in the same years, 126 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Talip Efendi had the 20th highest salary of them.

All 265 officials with the title Kaymakam

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Talip Efendi had the 12th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 45 officials born in Diyarbakır, 42 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Talip Efendi had the 15th highest salary of them.

The page of Diyarbakır, with the 45 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 33 officials whose first annual entry is for 1856/57 (AH 1273), 25 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Talip Efendi had the 8th highest salary of them.

All 33 officials whose first annual entry is for 1856/57 (AH 1273)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Talip Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1856/57AH 1273MülazımAltıncı Ordu Yoklama KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1857/58AH 1274MülazımAltıncı Ordu Yoklama KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1858/59AH 1275MülazımAltıncı Ordu Yoklama KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1859/60AH 1276MülazımAltıncı Ordu Yoklama KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1860/61AH 1277MülazımAltıncı Ordu Yoklama KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1861/62AH 1278MülazımAltıncı Ordu Yoklama KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1861/62AH 1278mülazım (Görevin sona ermesi)Altıncı Ordu Yoklama KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1861/62AH 1278tahrirat kâtibiAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1865/66AH 1282Mal MuduruSemava1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1866/67AH 1283Mal MuduruSemava1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1867/68AH 1284Mal MuduruSemava1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1868/69AH 1285Mal MuduruSemava1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1869/70AH 1286Mal MuduruSemava1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1870/71AH 1287Mal MuduruSemava1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1870/71AH 1287mal müdürü (İstifa)SemavaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1870/71AH 1287Düleym sancağı muhasebesi müterakim tanzimiDüleymAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1870/71AH 1287aşar-ı ahali kâtibi (muvakkat)Süleymaniye1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1871/72AH 1288beytülmal eminiKatif3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1871/72AH 1288KaymakamMirz2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1873/74AH 1290KaymakamSelahiye2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1878AH 1295KaymakamAl Diwaniyah (Divaniye)1,800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1879/80AH 1297Asar MuduruKarbala (Kerbela)1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1882/83AH 1300kaymakam vekiliCezire1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1883/84AH 1301arazi-i seniye memuru vekiliAmara2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302arazi-i seniye memuru vekiliAmara2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302arazi-i seniye memuru vekili (Azil)AmaraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1888/89AH 1306KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1889/90AH 1307KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1892/93AH 1310KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314KaymakamAl-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314KaymakamAziziyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314KaymakamDüleym2,850Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316KaymakamCezire1,575Affiliation 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 Talip 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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