Seyyid Ahmed Avni Efendi

Born 1814/15 (AH 1230) · Gaziantep (Antep) · Dated entries 1829 to 1891 (AH 1245 to 1308)

Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish

Archival reference BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 25/82

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The life

Seyyid Ahmed Avni Efendi was born in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1814/15 (AH 1230). The father’s occupation was Sipahi. Schooling included Mekâtib-i âdliye ve medreseler. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish.^[source]

The earliest service point in the record is dated 1829/30 (AH 1245). Service included Sipahi mülâzımı (1829/30 (AH 1245)). Later posts included Nüfus kâtibi (1849 to 1861 (AH 1266 to 1277)), Arazi memuru in Gaziantep (Antep) (1861 to 1863 (AH 1278 to 1279)) and İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı in Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1882 to 1891 (AH 1300 to 1308)). Istanbul (Dersaadet) appears most often, across 9 dated years.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1849/50 (AH 1266) to 830 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308); the highest recorded monthly rate is 830 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Gaziantep (Antep) · 1814/15 (AH 1230)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Sipahi^[source]
Education: Mekâtib-i âdliye ve medreseler^[source]
First work: 1829/30 (AH 1245)^[source]
Age at first work: 15^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.

Career in numbers

29
Dated AH years: 4
Career place names: 25
Salary years: 400 → 830
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 830
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 78.6%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1849/50 (AH 1266) to 1890/91 (AH 1308); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1890/91 (AH 1308).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 10 · Gaziantep (Antep)

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1814/15 (AH 1230)
Gaziantep (Antep)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1829/30 (AH 1245)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 15
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Sipahi mülâzımı
  Calculated age 15
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1830/31 (AH 1246) · 2 recorded years
Baghdad (Bağdat)
AH entries: 1246, 1247. Gaps remain open.
1. Sipahi mülâzımı
  Calculated age 16
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Sipahi mülâzımı (İnfisal)
  Calculated age 17
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1844/45 (AH 1260)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Divan kâtibi refakatinde görev
  Calculated age 30
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1849/50 (AH 1266) · 12 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1266, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Nüfus kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Nüfus kâtibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 47
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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6
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Place not recorded / Gaziantep (Antep)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Place not recorded
  Nüfus kâtibi (İnfisal)
  Calculated age 48
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Gaziantep (Antep)
  Arazi memuru
  250 kuruşCalculated age 48
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1862/63 (AH 1279)
Gaziantep (Antep)
1. Arazi memuru
  250 kuruşCalculated age 49
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Aleppo (Halep)
1. Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibi
  600 kuruşCalculated age 50
  Entry & evidence →[1]
9
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Gaziantep (Antep)
1. Ticaret Mahkemesi azâ-yı amme dairesi görevlisi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 68
  Entry & evidence →[1]
10
1882/83 (AH 1300) · 9 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı
  600 kuruşCalculated age 70
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı
  830 kuruşCalculated age 78
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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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

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1849/50 (AH 1266)	400	350	50 to 10,000	51.6%	32
1850/51 (AH 1267)	400	400	100 to 10,000	44.1%	35
1851/52 (AH 1268)	400	500	50 to 3,000	40.0%	41
1852/53 (AH 1269)	400	400	100 to 5,000	46.8%	48
1853/54 (AH 1270)	400	400	100 to 3,000	49.2%	64
1854/55 (AH 1271)	400	400	100 to 5,000	43.9%	67
1855/56 (AH 1272)	400	400	100 to 5,000	43.8%	65
1856/57 (AH 1273)	400	400	100 to 5,000	46.7%	76
1857/58 (AH 1274)	400	400	100 to 3,000	47.4%	96
1858/59 (AH 1275)	400	500	150 to 5,000	36.5%	105
1859/60 (AH 1276)	400	500	150 to 3,350	39.1%	111
1860/61 (AH 1277)	400	500	150 to 3,000	37.6%	134
1861/62 (AH 1278)	250	500	150 to 3,000	21.3%	161
1862/63 (AH 1279)	250	400	140 to 3,000	23.5%	197
1863/64 (AH 1280)	600	475	125 to 3,000	59.7%	232
1880/81 (AH 1298)	500	400	160 to 1,500	61.0%	1448
1882/83 (AH 1300)	600	400	150 to 1,400	67.4%	1655
1883/84 (AH 1301)	600	400	150 to 1,400	68.1%	1720
1884/85 (AH 1302)	600	400	150 to 1,500	67.7%	1748
1885/86 (AH 1303)	600	400	150 to 1,500	66.1%	1787
1886/87 (AH 1304)	600	400	150 to 1,500	66.1%	1725
1887/88 (AH 1305)	600	400	150 to 1,500	64.2%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	600	400	135 to 1,500	66.2%	1797
1889/90 (AH 1307)	600	400	130 to 1,500	66.3%	1874
1890/91 (AH 1308)	830	400	125 to 1,500	78.6%	1896

Career patterns and pay

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Istanbul (Dersaadet)9
1882 to 1891 (AH 1300 to 1308)
Gaziantep (Antep)3
1861 to 1881 (AH 1278 to 1298)
Aleppo (Halep)1
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Baghdad (Bağdat)1
1830/31 (AH 1246)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Istanbul (Dersaadet)600 to 830
Gaziantep (Antep)250 to 500
Aleppo (Halep)600

Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title

Nüfus kâtibi12
1849 to 1861 (AH 1266 to 1277)
İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı9
1882 to 1891 (AH 1300 to 1308)
Arazi memuru2
1861 to 1863 (AH 1278 to 1279)
Sipahi mülâzımı2
1829 to 1831 (AH 1245 to 1246)
Divan kâtibi refakatinde görev1
1844/45 (AH 1260)
Ticaret Mahkemesi azâ-yı amme dairesi görevlisi1
1880/81 (AH 1298)

The 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

Gaziantep (Antep)58 other officialsMEHMED ALĠ RAġĠD EFENDĠ born 1814/15 (AH 1230); highest salary 25,000 kuruş
Istanbul373 other officialsAhmed Ârifî Paşa 9 shared years; highest salary 100,000 kuruş
1829/30 (AH 1245)1 other officialMehmet Hilmi Efendi first annual entry 1829/30 (AH 1245); no salary recorded

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Education and personal record

Schooling Mekâtib-i âdliye ve medreseler^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Arabic · bilir^[source]
Persian · bilir^[source]
Turkish · bilir^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Gaziantepli memurlar
EDA CEREN ERKABALCI · 2019 · Pages 135
BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 25/82.; 270 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 25/82.

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