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İbrahim Rıza 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

İbrahim Rıza Efendi was born in Bursa in 1844/45 (AH 1260), into the İslam community. The schooling was at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

İbrahim Rıza began work in Bursa in 1863/64, at about 19, on a first salary of 100 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1863/64, places İbrahim Rıza in Bursa, the birthplace, as vukuat kitâbeti refâkati. Alongside, the lists for 1865 to 1868 give a second post, in Bitola as muharrer-i evvel. Alongside, the lists for 1867/68 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Kütahya mukayyidliği refik-i sânîliği. Next came İzmit and Üsküdar from 1868 to 1873. Alongside, the lists for 1879 to 1884 give a second post, in Konya as tahrîrat baş kitâbeti. The annual lists then follow İbrahim Rıza to Ayvalık and Jeddah (Cidde) from 1887 to 1892. Alongside, the lists for 1891 to 1894 give a second post, in a post with no place named as tahrîrat müdiri. Seven provinces on two continents in all, a number reached by fewer than 2 per cent of the 6,605 officials with a place of service.

Pay rose from 100 kuruş a month in 1863/64 to a peak of 1,500 in 1865/66, in Bitola, when 83 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1893/94.

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
Further places, smaller scale1865/661868/691871/721879/801887/881889/90124681011BursaBitolaİzmitÜsküdarKonyaAyvalık

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Hüdâvendigâr), stop 5 (Karesi), stop 7 (Place not recorded), stop 9 (Kozan sancağı), stop 12 (Havran sancağı), stop 13 (Kerbela sancağı).

  1. Bursa

    Born 1844/45 (AH 1260); First work 1863/64 (AH 1280); 1863 to 1866 (AH 1280 to 1282)

    vukuat kitâbeti refâkati

    4 to 200 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  2. Bitola (Manastır)

    1865 to 1868 (AH 1282 to 1284)

    muharrer-i evvel 1865 to 1868 (AH 1282 to 1284); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1867/68 (AH 1284)

    1,275 to 1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Hüdâvendigâr as worded, no place record not on the map

    1867/68 (AH 1284)

    Kütahya mukayyidliği refik-i sânîliği

    333 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. İzmit

    1868/69 (AH 1285)

    İzmid [mukayyidliği refik-i evvelliği]

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

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

    1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287)

    Karesi [mukayyidliği refik-i evvelliği] 1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1870/71 (AH 1287)

    550 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Üsküdar

    1871 to 1873 (AH 1288 to 1289)

    350 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Place not recorded not on the map

    1873 to 1880 (AH 1290 to 1297)

    baş kitâbet 1873 to 1880 (AH 1290 to 1297); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1879/80 (AH 1297)

    385 to 540 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years

  8. Konya

    1879 to 1884 (AH 1297 to 1301)

    tahrîrat baş kitâbeti 1879 to 1884 (AH 1297 to 1301); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1883/84 (AH 1301)

    833 to 1,100 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  9. Kozan sancağı as worded, no place record not on the map

    1885/86 (AH 1303)

    No annual entry for 1884/85 (AH 1302) before it.

    ser tahsildar

    entries in 1 year

  10. Ayvalık

    1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)

    No annual entry for 1886/87 (AH 1304) before it.

    baş kitâbet

    720 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  11. Jeddah (Cidde)

    1889 to 1892 (AH 1307 to 1309)

    tahrîrat müdiri

    1,080 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

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

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    tahrîrat müdiri

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  13. Kerbela sancağı as worded, no place record not on the map

    1893/94 (AH 1311)

    No annual entry for 1892/93 (AH 1310) before it.

    tahrîrat müdiri

    1,400 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 entry05001,0001,5001863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101,500 kuruşbaş kitâbettahrîrat baş kitâbetitahrîrat müdiri
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0002,0001863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 1310This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, 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 İbrahim Rıza Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1863/641004753005%
1864/6520040025019%
1865/661,50040083%
1866/671,50040085%
1867/681,27545880%
1868/6940047540%
1869/7055040062%
1870/7160040064%
1871/72350420.550038%
1872/7340045050043%
1873/7450040555%
1874/7550045055%
1875/7650045054%
1876/7754042062%
1877/7854045062%
187854045062%
1878/7954040062%
1879/8083340030077%
1880/811,10040030084%
1881/821,10040030084%
1882/831,10040030084%
1883/841,10040040085%
1887/8872040060072%
1888/8972040074%
1889/901,08040045084%
1890/911,08040032582%
1891/921,25040085%
1893/941,40040088%

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 İbrahim Rıza Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1863/64AH 1280First workBursa100first-salary field
1863 to 1866AH 1280 to 1282vukuat kitâbeti refâkati
5 entries
YearSalary
1863/64100
1864/65100
1864/65200
1865/66200
1865/664
Bursa100 to 4
1865 to 1868AH 1282 to 1284muharrer-i evvel
4 entries
YearSalary
1865/661,500
1866/671,500
1866/671,275
1867/681,275
Bitola (Manastır)1,500 to 1,275
1867/68AH 1284Infisala note on status, not a jobBitola (Manastır)
1867/68AH 1284Kütahya mukayyidliği refik-i sânîliği333
1868/69AH 1285İzmid [mukayyidliği refik-i evvelliği]İzmit400
1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287Karesi [mukayyidliği refik-i evvelliği]
2 entries
YearSalary
1869/70550
1870/71600
550 to 600
1870/71AH 1287İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
1871 to 1873AH 1288 to 1289
2 entries
YearSalary
1871/72350
1872/73400
Üsküdar350 to 400
1873 to 1880AH 1290 to 1297baş kitâbet
11 entries
YearSalary
1873/74500
1874/75500
1875/76500
1876/77500
1876/77540
1877/78540
1878540
1878/79540
1878/79486
1879/80486
1879/80385
500 to 385
1879/80AH 1297İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
1879 to 1884AH 1297 to 1301tahrîrat baş kitâbeti
6 entries
YearSalary
1879/80833
1880/81833
1880/811,100
1881/821,100
1882/831,100
1883/841,100
Konya833 to 1,100
1883/84AH 1301Infisala note on status, not a jobKonya
No annual entry: 1884/85 (AH 1302)
1885/86AH 1303ser tahsildar
No annual entry: 1886/87 (AH 1304)
1887 to 1889AH 1305 to 1306baş kitâbet
2 entries
YearSalary
1887/88720
1888/89720
Ayvalık720
1889 to 1892AH 1307 to 1309tahrîrat müdiri
3 entries
YearSalary
1889/901,080
1890/911,080
1891/921,080
Jeddah (Cidde)1,080
1891/92AH 1309tahrîrat müdiri1,250
No annual entry: 1892/93 (AH 1310)
1893/94AH 1311tahrîrat müdiri1,400

Record

Personal

Born
1844/45 (AH 1260)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
İslam

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Place
Bursa

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 12 officials with entries in Konya in the same years, İbrahim Rıza Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

All 84 officials with entries in Konya

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Rıza Efendi had the 57th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 302 officials born in Bursa, 286 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Rıza Efendi had the 61st highest salary of them.

The page of Bursa, with the 302 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 72 officials whose first annual entry is for 1863/64 (AH 1280), 57 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Rıza Efendi had the 22nd highest salary of them.

All 72 officials whose first annual entry is for 1863/64 (AH 1280)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of İbrahim Rıza Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1863/64AH 1280vukuat kitâbeti refâkatiBursa100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1864/65AH 1281vukuat kitâbeti refâkatiBursa100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1864/65AH 1281vukuat kitâbeti refâkatiBursa200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1865/66AH 1282vukuat kitâbeti refâkatiBursa200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1865/66AH 1282vukuat kitâbeti refâkatiBursa4Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1865/66AH 1282muharrer-i evvelBitola (Manastır)1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1866/67AH 1283muharrer-i evvelBitola (Manastır)1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1866/67AH 1283muharrer-i evvelBitola (Manastır)1,275Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1867/68AH 1284muharrer-i evvelBitola (Manastır)1,275Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1867/68AH 1284InfisalBitola (Manastır)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1867/68AH 1284Kütahya mukayyidliği refik-i sânîliğiHüdâvendigâr333Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1868/69AH 1285İzmid [mukayyidliği refik-i evvelliği]İzmit400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1869/70AH 1286Karesi [mukayyidliği refik-i evvelliği]Karesi550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1870/71AH 1287Karahisar mukayyidliği refik-i evvelliğiKarahisar600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1870/71AH 1287İstifaKarahisarAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1871/72AH 1288Üsküdar350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1872/73AH 1289Üsküdar400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1873/74AH 1290baş kitâbet500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1874/75AH 1291baş kitâbet500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1875/76AH 1292baş kitâbet500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1876/77AH 1293baş kitâbet500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1876/77AH 1293baş kitâbet540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1877/78AH 1294baş kitâbet540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1878AH 1295baş kitâbet540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1878/79AH 1296baş kitâbet540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1878/79AH 1296baş kitâbet486Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1879/80AH 1297baş kitâbet486Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1879/80AH 1297baş kitâbet385Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1879/80AH 1297İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1879/80AH 1297tahrîrat baş kitâbetiKonya833Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1880/81AH 1298tahrîrat baş kitâbetiKonya833Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1880/81AH 1298tahrîrat baş kitâbetiKonya1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1881/82AH 1299tahrîrat baş kitâbetiKonya1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1882/83AH 1300tahrîrat baş kitâbetiKonya1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1883/84AH 1301tahrîrat baş kitâbetiKonya1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1883/84AH 1301InfisalKonyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1885/86AH 1303ser tahsildarKozan sancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1887/88AH 1305baş kitâbetAyvalık720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1888/89AH 1306baş kitâbetAyvalık720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1889/90AH 1307tahrîrat müdiriJeddah (Cidde)1,080Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1890/91AH 1308tahrîrat müdiriJeddah (Cidde)1,080Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1891/92AH 1309tahrîrat müdiriJeddah (Cidde)1,080Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1891/92AH 1309tahrîrat müdiriHavran sancağı1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
1893/94AH 1311tahrîrat müdiriKerbela sancağı1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/7; 11
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 İbrahim Rıza 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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