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Manok Azaryan 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

Manok Azaryan Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1849/50 (AH 1266). Work began in 1870/71, at about 20, on a first salary of 500 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1870/71, names Manok Azaryan as Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi, with no place. For 1876 to 1878 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1897 give a second post, in Kalas as Başşehbender.

The salary went from 500 kuruş a month in 1870/71 to 4,000 in 1878/79, the peak, when 95 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 23 years the salaries add up to 754,800 kuruş, 6.7 times what an official on the median salary earned, a level reached by fewer than 4 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The last annual entry is for 1896/97.

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 5 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1889/9015IstanbulKalas

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Place not recorded), stop 3 (Hersek ve Bosna), stop 4 (Hocabey).

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1849/50 (AH 1266)

  2. Place not recorded not on the map

    1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288)

    Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi

    500 to 700 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Hersek ve Bosna as worded, no place record not on the map

    1873 to 1876 (AH 1290 to 1292)

    No annual entry for 1872/73 (AH 1289) before it.

    Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası

    1,500 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Hocabey as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 to 1890 (AH 1295 to 1307)

    No annual entry for 1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1294) before it.

    Başşehbender

    3,000 to 4,000 kuruş a month; entries in 13 years

  5. Kalas

    1889 to 1897 (AH 1307 to 1314)

    Başşehbender 1889 to 1895 (AH 1307 to 1312); Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuru 1896/97 (AH 1314)

    2,700 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

    No annual entry for 1895/96 (AH 1313).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry01,0002,0003,0004,0001871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13144,000 kuruşBaşşehbender
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314This officialMedian, all officials

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 Manok Azaryan Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1870/7150040054%
1871/72700420.567%
1873/741,50040584%
1874/751,50045086%
1875/763,00045092%
1878/794,00040095%
1879/804,00040095%
1880/813,00040095%
1881/823,00040095%
1882/833,00040095%
1883/843,00040096%
1884/853,00040095%
1885/863,00040095%
1886/873,00040095%
1887/883,00040095%
1888/893,00040096%
1889/903,00040096%
1890/913,00040095%
1891/923,00040096%
1892/933,00040096%
1893/943,00040096%
1894/953,00040096%
1896/972,70045095%

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 Manok Azaryan Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1870/71AH 1287First work500first-salary field
1870 to 1872AH 1287 to 1288Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi
5 entries
YearSalary
1870/71
1870/71
1870/71500
1871/72500
1871/72700
700
No annual entry: 1872/73 (AH 1289)
1873 to 1876AH 1290 to 1292Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye Odası
7 entries
YearSalary
1873/74
1873/74
1873/741,500
1874/751,500
1874/75
1875/76
1875/763,000
3,000
No annual entry: 1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1294)
1878 to 1890AH 1295 to 1307Başşehbender
19 entries
YearSalary
1878
1878
1878/79
1878/794,000
1879/804,000
1879/803,000
1880/813,000
1881/823,000
1881/82
1882/83
1882/833,000
1883/843,000
1884/853,000
1885/863,000
1886/873,000
1887/883,000
1888/893,000
1889/903,000
1889/90
1889 to 1895AH 1307 to 1312Başşehbender
7 entries
YearSalary
1889/90
1889/903,000
1890/913,000
1891/923,000
1892/933,000
1893/943,000
1894/953,000
Kalas3,000
No annual entry: 1895/96 (AH 1313)
1896/97AH 1314Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas2,700

Record

Personal

Born
1849/50 (AH 1266)
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni

First work

Year
1870/71 (AH 1287)

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 5 officials with entries in Kalas in the same years, Manok Azaryan Efendi had the highest salary.

All 9 officials with entries in Kalas

Same birthplace

Of the 666 officials born in Istanbul, 446 have a recorded salary; Manok Azaryan Efendi had the 58th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 666 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 104 officials whose first annual entry is for 1870/71 (AH 1287), 84 have a recorded salary; Manok Azaryan Efendi had the 5th highest salary of them.

All 104 officials whose first annual entry is for 1870/71 (AH 1287)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Manok Azaryan Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1870/71AH 1287Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD., nr.22/159
1870/71AH 1287Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimliğiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH.SAİD. 0022-00085
1870/71AH 1287Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1871/72AH 1288Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1871/72AH 1288Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Harbiye Fransızca muallimi700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1873/74AH 1290Tâhrîrât-ı Hâriciye OdasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD., nr.22/159
1873/74AH 1290Sadaret tercümanlıkAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH.SAİD. 0022-00085
1873/74AH 1290Sadaret tercümanı ve Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuru1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1874/75AH 1291Sadaret tercümanı ve Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuru1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1874/75AH 1291Sadaret tercümanı ve Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası memuru (İnfisal)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1875/76AH 1292Kumandanlık politika müdürüHersek ve BosnaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD., nr.22/159
1875/76AH 1292Hersek ve Bosna Kumandanlığı politika müdürü ve baştercümanHersek ve Bosna3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1878AH 1295BaşşehbenderHocabeyAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD., nr.22/159
1878AH 1295Fahrî Hocabey başşehbenderiHocabeyAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1878/79AH 1296Sefaret birinci kâtibiPetersburgAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD., nr.22/159
1878/79AH 1296Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibiPetersburg4,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1879/80AH 1297Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibiPetersburg4,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1879/80AH 1297Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibiPetersburg3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1880/81AH 1298Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibiPetersburg3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1881/82AH 1299Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibiPetersburg3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1881/82AH 1299Petersburg Sefareti birinci kâtibi (İnfisal)PetersburgAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1882/83AH 1300BaşşehbenderKorfuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD., nr.22/159
1882/83AH 1300Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1883/84AH 1301Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1884/85AH 1302Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1885/86AH 1303Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1886/87AH 1304Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1887/88AH 1305Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1888/89AH 1306Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1889/90AH 1307BaşşehbenderKalasAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD., nr.22/159
1889/90AH 1307Korfu başşehbenderiKorfu3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1889/90AH 1307Korfu başşehbenderi (Nakil)KorfuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1889/90AH 1307Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1890/91AH 1308Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1891/92AH 1309Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1892/93AH 1310Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1893/94AH 1311Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1894/95AH 1312Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
1896/97AH 1314Kalas başşehbenderi ve Tuna Muhtelit Komisyonu memuruKalas2,700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81; 88 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 22/81
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 Manok Azaryan 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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