Zarih Efendi
Born 1852/53 (AH 1269) · Bursa · Dated entries 1875 to 1884 (AH 1292 to 1301)
Archival reference 36/51; 99
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Bursa
- Gemlik
- Mudanya
9 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Zarih Efendi was born in Bursa in 1852/53 (AH 1269), within the Hristiyan community. The father’s occupation was Fermeneci. Schooling included Bursa'da Ermeni mektebi. [source]
Service began in Bursa in 1875/76 (AH 1292). Dated career entries span 1875/76 (AH 1292) to 1883/84 (AH 1301) across 9 AH years, from Bursa to Gemlik, beginning with Bursa sandık veznedarlığı. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Bursa, Gemlik and Mudanya. [1]
Monthly pay went from 190 kuruş in 1875/76 (AH 1292) to 100 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301); the highest recorded monthly rate is 250 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 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 6 · Bursa
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.
1 1852/53 (AH 1269)
Bursa
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 23
Bursa sandık veznedarlığı
190 kuruşCalculated age 23
3 Bursa sandık veznedarlığı
190 kuruşCalculated age 24
Bursa sandık veznedarlığı
190 kuruşCalculated age 25
4 1878 (AH 1295)
Gemlik
Gemlik kazası sandık sarraflığı
230 kuruşCalculated age 26
5 1879/80 (AH 1297) · 2 recorded years
Mudanya
AH entries: 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Mudanya sandık sarraflığı
250 kuruşCalculated age 28
Mudanya sandık sarraflığı
250 kuruşCalculated age 29
Mudanya sandık sarraflığı
100 kuruşCalculated age 29
6 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 3 recorded years
Gemlik
AH entries: 1299, 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Gemlik kazası sandık sarraflığı
100 kuruşCalculated age 30
Gemlik kazası sandık sarraflığı
100 kuruşCalculated age 31
Gemlik kazası sandık sarraflığı
100 kuruşCalculated age 32
Infisal
Calculated age 32
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
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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) | 190 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 12.7% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 190 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 13.9% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 190 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 13.6% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 230 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 20.1% | 1196 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 250 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 19.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 250 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 20.5% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.4% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 4.5% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 4.5% | 1720 |
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
- Bursa301 other officialsAhmed Bedreddin Efendi born 1852/53 (AH 1269); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Bursa16 other officialsHacı Nazmi Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)161 other officialsÖmer Lütfi Efendi first entry in Bursa; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Bursa'da Ermeni mektebi [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- Education
- Bursa'da Ermeni mektebi [source]
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 23 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Bursa [source]
- First-salary field
- 190 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
- First work year
- 1875/76 (AH 1292) [source]
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 414,415
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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