Rafsın Antuvan Efendi
Born 1842/43 (AH 1258) · Aleppo (Halep) · Dated entries 1865 to 1899 (AH 1282 to 1316)
Languages Arabic, French, Italian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİDd. 102 113
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Rafsın Antuvan Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1842/43 (AH 1258), within the Katolik community. Schooling included Halep Millet Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Italian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Deyrülkamer in 1865/66 (AH 1282). Dated career entries span 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 35 AH years, beginning with Telgraf kurumu hizmeti. More than one post or place appears in 6 of those years. Place names include Deyrülkamer, Bekifya, Beirut (Beyrut) and Cubul and 2 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 350 kuruş in 1867/68 (AH 1284) to 600 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293). [1]
Life and career
Follow 12 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 12 · Aleppo (Halep)
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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1842/43 (AH 1258)
Aleppo (Halep)
Birth
2 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Deyrülkamer
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Deyrülkamer
First work as recorded
Calculated age 24
Telgraf kurumu hizmeti
Calculated age 24
3 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Deyrülkamer
Not yet located on the map: Deyrülkamer
Telgraf kurumu hizmeti
Calculated age 25
Continuing service as described
4 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Deyrülkamer / Bekifya / Beirut (Beyrut)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Deyrülkamer; Bekifya
Deyrülkamer
Telgraf kurumu hizmeti
Calculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve muhabere memuru
350 kuruşCalculated age 26
5 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Beirut (Beyrut) / Cubul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cubul
Telgraf ve muhabere memuru
350 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Cubul
Telgraf ve muhabere memuru
350 kuruşCalculated age 27
6 1869/70 (AH 1286)
Cubul / Zahlé (Zahle)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cubul
Cubul
Telgraf ve muhabere memuru
350 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Merkezler muhabere memuru
350 kuruşCalculated age 28
7 1870/71 (AH 1287) · 2 recorded years
Zahlé (Zahle)
AH entries: 1287, 1288. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Merkezler muhabere memuru
350 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Merkezler muhabere memuru
330 kuruşCalculated age 30
8 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Zahlé (Zahle) / Petron
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Petron
Merkezler muhabere memuru
330 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Petron
Telgraf merkezi müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 31
9 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 12 recorded years
Petron
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Petron
Telgraf merkezi müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
Telgraf merkezi müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 43
Continuing service as described
10 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Petron / Zahlé (Zahle)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Petron
Petron
Telgraf merkezi müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 44
Continuing service as described
Merkez telgraf ve posta müdürü
600 kuruşCalculated age 44
11 1885/86 (AH 1303) · 13 recorded years
Zahlé (Zahle)
AH entries: 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Merkez telgraf ve posta müdürü
600 kuruşCalculated age 45
Continuing service as described
Merkez telgraf ve posta müdürü
540 kuruşCalculated age 57
Continuing service as described
12 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Zahlé (Zahle) / Beirut (Beyrut)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Merkez telgraf ve posta müdürü
540 kuruşCalculated age 58
Continuing service as described
Vilayet Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere başmemuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 58
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 350 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 38.3% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 350 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 37.3% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 40.3% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 41.0% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 350 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 38.5% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 500 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 54.7% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 500 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 55.9% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 55.4% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 54.8% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 600 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 64.1% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 63.8% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 64.3% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 63.5% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 600 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 65.7% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 500 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 61.0% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 60.9% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 60.0% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 60.4% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 67.7% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 66.1% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 66.1% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 64.2% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 600 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 66.2% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 600 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 66.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 600 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 65.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 65.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 600 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 65.6% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 65.6% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 65.6% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 64.9% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 64.0% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 540 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 66.5% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 600 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 68.6% | 1844 |
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- Zahlé (Zahle)330 to 600
- Petron500 to 600
- Beirut (Beyrut)350 to 600
- Cubul350
- Bekifya350
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
- Aleppo (Halep)72 other officialsCorci Efendi born 1841/42 (AH 1257); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Beirut (Beyrut)13 other officialsMehmed Faik Bey 1 shared year; highest salary 7,500 kuruş
- 1865/66 (AH 1282)111 other officialsKİRKOR HIZIR EFENDİ first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282); no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Halep doğumlu gayrimüslim memurlar
ZEYNEP ÖTKÜN · 2023 · Pages 77, 78
BOA, DH. SAİDd. 102 113
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