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Mehmed Enver 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

The life of Mehmed Enver Efendi began in Arabgir in 1835/36 (AH 1251). Mehmed Enver began work in 1856/57, at about 21. The annual lists begin in 1856/57, with Mehmed Enver as Tahrirat Kâtibi and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1857 to 1863. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Enver to Mecca (Mekke) and Edirne from 1864 to 1866. For 1866 to 1870 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1871/72 give a second post, in Istanbul as Divan-ı Temyiz Başkâtibi. Next came Sivas in 1872/73. Alongside, the lists for 1872 to 1890 give a second post, in a post with no place named as a district governor (Kaymakam). The lists have no entry for 1875 to 1877. For 1878 to 1879 the lists have no entry. The lists have no entry for 1882 to 1886. For 1887 to 1889 the lists have no entry. The annual entries give no salary. The final annual entry is for 1889/90.

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 14 stops
place of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places, smaller scale1865/661871/721872/733467EdirneIstanbulSivas

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 1 (Hamid sancağı), stop 2 (Denizli sancağı), stop 5 (Hüdavendigar vilayeti), stop 8 (Zile kazası), stop 9 (Sivas vilayeti), stop 10 (Basra vilayeti), stop 11 (Bağdad vilayeti), stop 12 (Haleb vilayeti), stop 13 (Van vilayeti), stop 14 (Hakkari sancağı).

  1. Hamid sancağı as worded, no place record not on the map

    1856/57 (AH 1273)

    Tahrirat Kâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  2. Denizli sancağı as worded, no place record not on the map

    1863/64 (AH 1280)

    No annual entry for 1857 to 1863 (AH 1274 to 1279) before it.

    Tahrirat Kâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  3. Mecca (Mekke)

    1864/65 (AH 1281)

    Mekke Emiri Divan Kâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  4. Edirne

    1865/66 (AH 1282)

    Vilayet Tahrirat Müdürü

    entries in 1 year

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

    1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288)

    No annual entry for 1866 to 1870 (AH 1283 to 1286) before it.

    Mektubcu Muavini

    entries in 2 years

  6. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1871/72 (AH 1288)

    Divan-ı Temyiz Başkâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  7. Sivas

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    Mahkeme-i Kebire-i Merkeziye Başkâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  8. Zile kazası as worded, no place record not on the map

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    Kaymakam

    entries in 1 year

  9. Sivas vilayeti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1873 to 1875 (AH 1290 to 1291)

    Mektubcu

    entries in 2 years

  10. Basra vilayeti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1877/78 (AH 1294)

    No annual entry for 1875 to 1877 (AH 1292 to 1293) before it.

    Mektubcu

    entries in 1 year

  11. Bağdad vilayeti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879/80 (AH 1297)

    No annual entry for 1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296) before it.

    Evkaf Muhasebecisi

    entries in 1 year

  12. Haleb vilayeti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

    No annual entry for 1880/81 (AH 1298) before it.

    Evkaf Muhasebecisi

    entries in 1 year

  13. Van vilayeti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1886/87 (AH 1304)

    No annual entry for 1882 to 1886 (AH 1300 to 1303) before it.

    Mektubcu

    entries in 1 year

  14. Hakkari sancağı as worded, no place record not on the map

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    No annual entry for 1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306) before it.

    Mutasarrif

    entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Career of Mehmed Enver Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1856/57AH 1273First work
1856/57AH 1273Tahrirat Kâtibi
No annual entry: 1857 to 1863 (AH 1274 to 1279)
1863/64AH 1280Tahrirat Kâtibi
1864/65AH 1281Mekke Emiri Divan KâtibiMecca (Mekke)
1865/66AH 1282Vilayet Tahrirat MüdürüEdirne
No annual entry: 1866 to 1870 (AH 1283 to 1286)
1870 to 1872AH 1287 to 1288Mektubcu Muavini
2 entries
YearSalary
1870/71
1871/72
1871/72AH 1288Divan-ı Temyiz BaşkâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)
1872/73AH 1289Mahkeme-i Kebire-i Merkeziye BaşkâtibiSivas
1872/73AH 1289Kaymakam
1873 to 1875AH 1290 to 1291Mektubcu
2 entries
YearSalary
1873/74
1874/75
No annual entry: 1875 to 1877 (AH 1292 to 1293)
1877/78AH 1294Mektubcu
No annual entry: 1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296)
1879/80AH 1297Evkaf Muhasebecisi
No annual entry: 1880/81 (AH 1298)
1881/82AH 1299Evkaf Muhasebecisi
No annual entry: 1882 to 1886 (AH 1300 to 1303)
1886/87AH 1304Mektubcu
No annual entry: 1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)
1889/90AH 1307Mutasarrif

Record

Personal

Born
1835/36 (AH 1251)
Birthplace
Arabgir

First work

Year
1856/57 (AH 1273)

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

5 other officials are recorded with entries in Edirne in the same years. No salary of Mehmed Enver Efendi is recorded.

All 164 officials with entries in Edirne

Same job title, same years

30 other officials are recorded with the title Kaymakam in the same years. No salary of Mehmed Enver Efendi is recorded.

All 265 officials with the title Kaymakam

First annual entry in the same year

32 other officials are recorded whose first annual entry is for 1856/57 (AH 1273). No salary of Mehmed Enver Efendi is recorded.

All 33 officials whose first annual entry is for 1856/57 (AH 1273)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Enver Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1856/57AH 1273Tahrirat KâtibiHamid sancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1863/64AH 1280Tahrirat KâtibiDenizli sancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1864/65AH 1281Mekke Emiri Divan KâtibiMecca (Mekke)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1865/66AH 1282Vilayet Tahrirat MüdürüEdirneAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1870/71AH 1287Mektubcu MuaviniHüdavendigar vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1871/72AH 1288Divan-ı Temyiz BaşkâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1871/72AH 1288Sancak Tahrirat MüdürüKarasi sancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1872/73AH 1289Mahkeme-i Kebire-i Merkeziye BaşkâtibiSivasAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1872/73AH 1289KaymakamZile kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1873/74AH 1290MektubcuSivas vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1874/75AH 1291MektubcuBosna vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1877/78AH 1294MektubcuBasra vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1879/80AH 1297Evkaf MuhasebecisiBağdad vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1881/82AH 1299Evkaf MuhasebecisiHaleb vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304MektubcuVan vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1889/90AH 1307MutasarrifHakkari sancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
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 Mehmed Enver 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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