Osman Şükrü Efendi
Born 1842/43 (AH 1258) · Bahya, Gönye nahiyesi, Batum sancağı · Dated entries 1856 to 1894 (AH 1273 to 1311)
Archival references M.Ş.A. nr. 5/18/1; M.Ş.A. nr. 5/18/6
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Osman Şükrü Efendi was born in Bahya, Gönye nahiyesi, Batum sancağı in 1842/43 (AH 1258). Schooling included Süleymaniye Camii. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). Dated career entries span 1856/57 (AH 1273) to 1893/94 (AH 1311) across 11 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Süleymaniye Camii dersiamı and ending with entries for Mûsıle-i Sahn müderrisi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Fetvahane, Pusula Odası, Fetvahane, Fetva Odası and Fetvahane, İ‘lâmât-ı Şer‘iyye Mukayyidliği. [1]
Monthly pay went from 318 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 590 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309); the highest recorded monthly rate is 590 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309). An undated death entry survives. [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Bahya, Gönye nahiyesi, Batum sancağı
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.
4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1842/43 (AH 1258)
Bahya, Gönye nahiyesi, Batum sancağı
Not yet located on the map: Bahya, Gönye nahiyesi, Batum sancağı
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
Süleymaniye Camii dersiamı
Calculated age 15
3 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbtidâ-i Hâriç müderrisi
318 kuruşCalculated age 35
4 1878 (AH 1295) · 5 recorded years
Fetvahane, Pusula Odası
AH entries: 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Fetvahane, Pusula Odası
Fetvahane Pusula Odası görevlisi
Calculated age 37
Fetvahane Pusula Odası görevlisi
Calculated age 41
Continuing service as described
5 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Fetvahane, Pusula Odası / Fetvahane, Fetva Odası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Fetvahane, Pusula Odası; Fetvahane, Fetva Odası
Fetvahane, Pusula Odası
Fetvahane Pusula Odası görevlisi
Calculated age 42
Continuing service as described
Fetvahane, Fetva Odası
Fetva Odası görevlisi
Calculated age 42
6 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Süleymaniye Camii dersiamı
Calculated age 47
7 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Fetvahane, İ‘lâmât-ı Şer‘iyye Mukayyidliği
Not yet located on the map: Fetvahane, İ‘lâmât-ı Şer‘iyye Mukayyidliği
İ‘lâmât-ı Şer‘iyye mukayyidi
590 kuruşCalculated age 51
8 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mûsıle-i Sahn müderrisi
Calculated age 53
2 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.
- Müsevvid mülazımı · Fetvahane · Undated · 450 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vefat · 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 318 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 37.6% | 1102 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 590 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 65.2% | 1927 |
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- Fetvahane, İ‘lâmât-ı Şer‘iyye Mukayyidliği590
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
- Istanbul349 other officialsMehmed Derviş Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- 1856/57 (AH 1273)32 other officialsMustafa Hayri Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 6,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre
DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 86, 87
M.Ş.A. nr. 5/18/1.; M.Ş.A. nr. 5/18/6.
Read the original source accounts · 14 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 · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 12 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.