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Mustafa Eşref Paşa

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

Mustafa Eşref Paşa was born in Bursa in 1819/20 (AH 1235) into the İslam community. Work began in 1853/54, at about 34. The first annual entry, for 1853/54, names Mustafa Eşref as Tabur Katibi, with no place. For 1854 to 1856, 1857 to 1862, 1863 to 1866, 1867 to 1869, 1870 to 1872 and 1873 to 1876 the lists have no entry. Next came Shkodër in 1876/77. At the same time, from 1876/77, the lists also place Mustafa Eşref in a post with no place named as Selanik valiliği; müşir.

Pay rose from 285 kuruş a month in 1872/73 to a peak of 10,000 in 1876/77, in Shkodër, when 97 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1876/77.

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 10 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1876/7719BursaShkodër

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Place not recorded), stop 3 (Place not recorded), stop 4 (Place not recorded), stop 5 (Place not recorded), stop 6 (Place not recorded), stop 7 (Place not recorded), stop 8 (Tahran), stop 10 (Place not recorded).

  1. Bursa

    Born 1819/20 (AH 1235)

  2. Place not recorded not on the map

    1853/54 (AH 1270)

    Tabur Katibi

    entries in 1 year

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1853/54 (AH 1270)

    serdar-ı Ekrem müteveffâ Ömer Paşa'nın ser yaverciliği; bin başı

    entries in 1 year

  4. Place not recorded not on the map

    1856/57 (AH 1273)

    No annual entry for 1854 to 1856 (AH 1271 to 1272) before it.

    kai'makam

    entries in 1 year

  5. Place not recorded not on the map

    1862/63 (AH 1279)

    No annual entry for 1857 to 1862 (AH 1274 to 1278) before it.

    üçüncü ordu-yı hümâyun redif birinci alayı; miralay

    entries in 1 year

  6. Place not recorded not on the map

    1866/67 (AH 1283)

    No annual entry for 1863 to 1866 (AH 1280 to 1282) before it.

    ordu-yu mezkûr erkanı; mirliva

    entries in 1 year

  7. Place not recorded not on the map

    1869/70 (AH 1286)

    No annual entry for 1867 to 1869 (AH 1284 to 1285) before it.

    Hassa ordu-yu hümâyunu riyaseti; ferik

    entries in 1 year

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

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    No annual entry for 1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288) before it.

    Tahran sefaret-i seniyyesi

    285 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  9. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    1876/77 (AH 1293)

    No annual entry for 1873 to 1876 (AH 1290 to 1292) before it.

    İşkodra fırkası kumandanlığına inzimamı ile mutasarrıflık

    10,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  10. Place not recorded not on the map

    1876/77 (AH 1293)

    Selanik valiliği; müşir

    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 entryno entryno entryno entry05,00010,0001853/54AH 12701855/56AH 12721857/58AH 12741859/60AH 12761861/62AH 12781863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 129210,000 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,00010,0001853/54AH 12701855/56AH 12721857/58AH 12741859/60AH 12761861/62AH 12781863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 1292This 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 Mustafa Eşref Paşa against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1872/7328545029%
1876/7710,00042030097%

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 Mustafa Eşref Paşa, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1853/54AH 1270First work
1853/54AH 1270Tabur Katibi
1853/54AH 1270serdar-ı Ekrem müteveffâ Ömer Paşa'nın ser yaverciliği; bin başı
No annual entry: 1854 to 1856 (AH 1271 to 1272)
1856/57AH 1273kai'makam
No annual entry: 1857 to 1862 (AH 1274 to 1278)
1862/63AH 1279üçüncü ordu-yı hümâyun redif birinci alayı; miralay
No annual entry: 1863 to 1866 (AH 1280 to 1282)
1866/67AH 1283ordu-yu mezkûr erkanı; mirliva
No annual entry: 1867 to 1869 (AH 1284 to 1285)
1869/70AH 1286Hassa ordu-yu hümâyunu riyaseti; ferik
No annual entry: 1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288)
1872/73AH 1289Tahran sefaret-i seniyyesi285
No annual entry: 1873 to 1876 (AH 1290 to 1292)
1876/77AH 1293İşkodra fırkası kumandanlığına inzimamı ile mutasarrıflıkShkodër (İşkodra)10,000
1876/77AH 1293Selanik valiliği; müşir

Record

Personal

Born
1819/20 (AH 1235)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
İslam

First work

Year
1853/54 (AH 1270)

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 36 officials with entries in Shkodër (İşkodra) in the same years, Mustafa Eşref Paşa had the highest salary.

All 191 officials with entries in Shkodër (İşkodra)

Same birthplace

Of the 302 officials born in Bursa, 286 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Eşref Paşa had the 5th highest salary of them.

The page of Bursa, with the 302 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 29 officials whose first annual entry is for 1853/54 (AH 1270), 25 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Eşref Paşa had the 4th highest salary of them.

All 29 officials whose first annual entry is for 1853/54 (AH 1270)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Eşref Paşa
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1853/54AH 1270Tabur KatibiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records22/77; 151
1853/54AH 1270serdar-ı Ekrem müteveffâ Ömer Paşa'nın ser yaverciliği; bin başıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records22/77; 151
1856/57AH 1273kai'makamAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records22/77; 151
1862/63AH 1279üçüncü ordu-yı hümâyun redif birinci alayı; miralayAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records22/77; 151
1866/67AH 1283ordu-yu mezkûr erkanı; mirlivaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records22/77; 151
1869/70AH 1286Hassa ordu-yu hümâyunu riyaseti; ferikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records22/77; 151
1872/73AH 1289Tahran sefaret-i seniyyesiTahran285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records22/77; 151
1876/77AH 1293İşkodra fırkası kumandanlığına inzimamı ile mutasarrıflıkShkodër (İşkodra)10,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records22/77; 151
1876/77AH 1293Selanik valiliği; müşirAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records22/77; 151
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 Mustafa Eşref Paşa 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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