Mustafa Şevki Efendi
Born 1841/42 (AH 1257) · Elbistan · Dated entries 1858 to 1895 (AH 1275 to 1312)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival references BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 2/844; BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 8/775
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mustafa Şevki Efendi was born in Elbistan in 1841/42 (AH 1257). Schooling included Elbistan mektep ve medreseleri. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Elbistan in 1858/59 (AH 1275). Dated career entries span 1858/59 (AH 1275) to 1894/95 (AH 1312) across 21 AH years, from Elbistan to Cebel-i Reyme, beginning with Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Kaymakam. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Elbistan, Raqqa (Rakka), Albu-Kemal and Karapinar and 6 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 2,000 kuruş in 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 2,500 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,500 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312). [1]
Life and career
Follow 15 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 15 · Elbistan
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 1841/42 (AH 1257)
Elbistan
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 18
3 1859/60 (AH 1276) · 8 recorded years
Elbistan
AH entries: 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
4 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Elbistan
5 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Raqqa (Rakka) / Albu-Kemal
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Albu-Kemal
6 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Karapinar
7 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Kurucay
8 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Nusaybin
9 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Nusaybin / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
10 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Pah
11 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Pah / Carsancak
Within-year entry order unresolved
12 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
13 14 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Cizre / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
15 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Cebel-i Reyme
Not yet located on the map: Cebel-i Reyme
Kaymakam
2,500 kuruşCalculated age 55
7 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.
- Görevin sona ermesi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Azil · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kilisli Deli ve Halil Ağaçların tereke malları tahkikatı · Undated · 1,500 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 2,000 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 87.3% | 712 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 1,120 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 80.1% | 805 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 1,120 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 81.8% | 1160 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 1,500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 90.1% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1,500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 90.5% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 1,170 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 84.3% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 1,200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 83.7% | 1787 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 1,500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 89.4% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 1,500 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 89.6% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 1,500 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 88.6% | 1896 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 2,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 95.3% | 2004 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rateSix places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Elbistan50 other officialsHacı Mehmet Nuri Efendi born 1844/45 (AH 1260); highest salary 700 kuruş
- Cizre5 other officialsMUHAMMED SAKİN EFENDİ 3 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)42 other officialsHafız Ebubekir Rıfat Efendi first annual entry 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 250 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Elbistan mektep ve medreseleri [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Elbistanlı memurlar
ŞEYMA BÜLBÜL · 2025 · Pages 78, 79
BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 2/844; 66 BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 2/844.; 67 BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 8/775.; BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 2/844
Read the original source accounts · 36 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 · 22 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 27 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.