Mustafa Lütfi Efendi
Born 1861/62 (AH 1278) · Bosna · Dated entries 1888 to 1896 (AH 1306 to 1313)
Languages Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival references BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 62/405; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 62/405, s.405
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
4 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mustafa Lütfi Efendi was born in Bosna in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The father’s occupation was Mülkiye kaymakamı. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1888/89 (AH 1306). Dated career entries span 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 1890/91 (AH 1308) across 3 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet) and ending with entries for Postahane taahhüt memuru. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 275 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308); the highest recorded monthly rate is 275 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308). Death is recorded in 1895/96 (AH 1313). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 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 4 · Bosna
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.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Bosna
Not yet located on the map: Bosna
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 28
Telgraf Merkezi mülazımı
Calculated age 28
Telgraf muvassalı
200 kuruşCalculated age 28
Postahane taahhüt memuru
200 kuruşCalculated age 28
3 1889/90 (AH 1307) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Postahane taahhüt memuru
200 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Postahane taahhüt memuru
250 kuruşCalculated age 29
Postahane taahhüt memuru
250 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Postahane taahhüt memuru
275 kuruşCalculated age 30
4 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 35
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.
- Postahane taahhüt memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 325 kuruş 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 15.4% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 250 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 21.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 275 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1896 |
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)200 to 275
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
- Istanbul232 other officialsAhmed Ârifî Paşa 3 shared years; highest salary 100,000 kuruş
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)172 other officialsİlyas Fahri Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- Rum (as recorded)
- Tekellüm [source]
- Education detail
- Dinî ilimlerin başlangıçları; Arapça sarf ve nahiv; Farsça Gülistan; coğrafya ve hesap [source]
- Education
- Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye [source]
- Education level equivalent
- 7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları
DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 259
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 62/405; 344 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 62/405, s.405.; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 62/405, s.405.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 4 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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