Zeynel Zühdü Efendi
Born 1852/53 (AH 1269) · Sjenica (Seniçe) · Dated entries 1866 to 1902 (AH 1283 to 1319)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. 119/166
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Zeynel Zühdü Efendi was born in Sjenica (Seniçe) in 1852/53 (AH 1269). Schooling included Seniçe Sıbyan Mektebi; medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) in 1866/67 (AH 1283). Dated career entries span 1866/67 (AH 1283) to 1901/02 (AH 1319) across 21 AH years, beginning with Sancak tahrirat birimi stajyeri and ending with entries for İkinci rütbe ikinci sınıf. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Novi Pazar (Yenipazar), Sjenica (Seniçe), Sarajevo (Saraybosna) and Nova Varoš (Yenivaroş). [1]
Monthly pay went from 80 kuruş in 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 500 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1878 (AH 1295). [1]
Life and career
Follow 9 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 9 · Sjenica (Seniçe)
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 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1852/53 (AH 1269)
Sjenica (Seniçe)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
3 1867/68 (AH 1284) · 7 recorded years
Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)
AH entries: 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
4 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) / Sjenica (Seniçe)
Within-year entry order unresolved
5 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) / Place not recorded / Sjenica (Seniçe)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
6 1876/77 (AH 1293) · 7 recorded years
Sjenica (Seniçe)
AH entries: 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
7 8 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Sarajevo (Saraybosna) / Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) / Nova Varoš (Yenivaroş)
Within-year entry order unresolved
9 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
İkinci rütbe ikinci sınıf
Calculated age 50
18 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Telgraf Müdürlüğü muhasebecisi vekili · Nova Varoš (Yenivaroş) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Telgraf Müdürlüğü muhasebecisi vekili · Pljevlja (Taşlıca) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Fahri komisyon görevlisi ve Bidayet Mahkemesi azası · Saraybosna; Kolaşin · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 80 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 4.8% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 100 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 6.4% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 130 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 9.6% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 22.7% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 42.6% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 400 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 43.3% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 43.0% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 54.4% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.1% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 400 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 44.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 400 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 47.0% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 46.6% | 1489 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 56.9% | 1891 |
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 rate- Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)80 to 500
- Sjenica (Seniçe)50 to 500
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 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
- Sjenica (Seniçe)1 other officialİzzeddin Tuğrul Nişbay birth year not recorded; no salary recorded
- Novi Pazar (Yenipazar)8 other officialsİbrahim Münir Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1866/67 (AH 1283)95 other officialsAhmet Rıfat Efendi first entry in Kütahya; highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Kosova doğumlu Osmanlı devlet memurları (1834-1889)
DÖNDÜ DOĞAN · 2025 · Pages 106, 107, 108, 109
389 BOA. DH. SAİD. 119/166.; 390 BOA. DH. SAİD. 119/166.; 392 BOA. DH. SAİD. 119/166.
Read the original source accounts · 63 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 21 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 44 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.