Mehmed Reşad Bey
Born 1847/48 (AH 1264) · Shkodër (İşkodra) · Dated entries 1866 to 1910 (AH 1283 to 1327)
Languages Turkish
Archival references BOA. DH. SAİDd., 77/137; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 77/137, s. 271
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Reşad Bey was born in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1847/48 (AH 1264). Schooling included İşkodra İbtidai Mektebi; İşkodra Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1866/67 (AH 1283). Dated career entries span 1866/67 (AH 1283) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 45 AH years, from Shkodër (İşkodra) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 22 of those years. Place names include Shkodër (İşkodra), Istanbul (Dersaadet), Konya and Samsun and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1868/69 (AH 1285) to 4,000 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 4,500 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298). [1]
Life and career
Follow 10 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 10 · Shkodër (İşkodra)
How to read this map
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1 1847/48 (AH 1264)
Shkodër (İşkodra)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 19
3 1867/68 (AH 1284) · 5 recorded years
Shkodër (İşkodra)
AH entries: 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
4 1872/73 (AH 1289) · 9 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
5 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Konya
Within-year entry order unresolved
6 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Konya / Samsun
Within-year entry order unresolved
7 1882/83 (AH 1300) · 2 recorded years
Samsun
AH entries: 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
8 1884/85 (AH 1302) · 17 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
9 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Halkalı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Halkalı
10 1902/03 (AH 1320) · 8 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Ticaret ve Nafia Nezareti mektupçusu
4,000 kuruşCalculated age 56
Continuing service as described
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Halkalı Ziraat Mektebi Kitabet-i Resmiye muallimi · Halkalı · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 300 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 28.0% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 31.7% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 1,250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 81.8% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 1,250 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 80.6% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 475 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 52.5% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 540 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 61.0% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 1,300 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 84.7% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 1,500 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 85.7% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 1,700 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 88.4% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 1,800 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 89.3% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 2,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 89.8% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 88.5% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 2,000 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 90.5% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 4,500 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 97.3% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 4,500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 97.3% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 4,500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 97.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 4,500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 97.9% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 92.7% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 93.1% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 92.9% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 92.2% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 2,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 92.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 2,250 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 95.0% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 2,250 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 94.3% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 2,250 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 94.2% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 2,500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 95.2% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 2,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 95.5% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 2,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 95.3% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 2,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 94.5% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 2,500 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 94.7% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 2,025 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 94.1% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 2,250 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 94.6% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 2,250 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 94.8% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 2,650 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 96.3% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 4,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 97.1% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 4,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 97.8% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 4,000 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 97.5% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 4,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 97.5% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 4,000 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 96.8% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 4,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 96.7% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 4,000 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 96.8% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 4,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 95.6% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 4,000 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 94.8% | 1088 |
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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)400 to 4,000
- Shkodër (İşkodra)300 to 1,250
- Samsun4,500
- Konya4,500
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
- Shkodër (İşkodra)310 other officialsAbdulsabri Efendi born 1847/48 (AH 1264); highest salary 350 kuruş
- Istanbul895 other officialsHacı Ömer Efendi 36 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- 1866/67 (AH 1283)95 other officialsAli Fevzi Efendi first entry in Balıkesir; no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları
AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 231, 232, 233, 234
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 77/137; 333 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 77/137, s. 271.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 45 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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