Mehmed Ağa
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
Mehmed Ağa was born in Harput in 1868/69 (AH 1285). Work began in 1894/95, at about 26, on a first salary of 150 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1894/95, names Mehmed as Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1900 to 1905 give a second post, in İskenderun as Rüsûmat kantarcısı.
The salary went from 150 kuruş a month in 1894/95 to 300 in 1904/05, the peak, in İskenderun, when 29 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 11 years the salaries add up to 21,600 kuruş, 40 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1904/05.
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.
Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Baharlı (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü)).
Born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Baharlı (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü) as worded, no place record not on the map
1894 to 1901 (AH 1312 to 1318)
Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu
150 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years
1900 to 1905 (AH 1318 to 1322)
Rüsûmat kantarcısı
150 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95 | 150 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1895/96 | 150 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1896/97 | 150 | 450 | 8% | ||
| 1897/98 | 150 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1898/99 | 150 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1899/1900 | 150 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1900/01 | 150 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1901/02 | 150 | 400 | 400 | 9% | |
| 1902/03 | 150 | 400 | 462 | 8% | |
| 1903/04 | 150 | 405 | 400 | 9% | |
| 1904/05 | 300 | 400 | 400 | 29% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95AH 1312 | First work | 150first-salary field | |
| 1894 to 1901AH 1312 to 1318 | Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu | 150 | |
| 1900 to 1905AH 1318 to 1322 | Rüsûmat kantarcısı | İskenderun | 150 to 300 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Birthplace
- Harput
First work
- Year
- 1894/95 (AH 1312)
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 13 officials with entries in İskenderun in the same years, Mehmed Ağa had the 10th highest salary.
- Ali Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmed Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 250 kuruş
- Yanko Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Nazif Bey1 shared year; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Ohannes Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 700 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 169 officials born in Harput, 160 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ağa had the 127th highest salary of them.
- Abdulaziz Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Abdullah Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mahmud Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Simyat Efendiborn 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 500 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), 198 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ağa had the 118th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Hamdi Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmed Zekâi Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmet Emin Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Mehmet Faik Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 350 kuruş
- Mehmet Yadigâr Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); no salary recorded
All 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu | Baharlı (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü) | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu/kantarcısı | Karataş (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü) | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu/kantarcısı | Karataş (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü) | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu/kantarcısı | Karataş (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü) | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu/kantarcısı | Karataş (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü) | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu/kantarcısı | Karataş (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü) | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu/kantarcısı | Karataş (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü) | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Rüsûmat piyade kolcusu/kantarcısı | Karataş (Mersin Sancağı Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü) | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Rüsûmat kantarcısı | İskenderun | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Rüsûmat kantarcısı | İskenderun | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Rüsûmat kantarcısı | İskenderun | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Rüsûmat kantarcısı | İskenderun | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Rüsûmat kantarcısı | İskenderun | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Rüsûmat muhafaza memuru | İskenderun | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Rüsûmat muhafaza memuru | İskenderun | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD 131-78 |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)