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Mehmed Ataullah 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

The life of Mehmed Ataullah Efendi began in Drama in 1858/59 (AH 1275). Work began in 1875/76, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1875/76, names Mehmed Ataullah as a candidate official (Mülazım), with no place. At the same time, from 1879 to 1882, the lists also place Mehmed Ataullah in Kavala as sandık emini. Alongside, the lists for 1881 to 1883 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Mülazım. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1885 give a second post, in Kavala as Mal Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1884 to 1890 give a second post, in a post with no place named as masarifat katibi. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1879/80 and 1881/82.

Pay rose from 500 kuruş a month in 1876/77 to a peak of 750 in 1877/78, when 70 per cent of paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 360 kuruş. Over 13 years pay ended below where it began, 450 kuruş against 500. The last annual entry is for 1889/90.

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 6 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1879/80135DramaKavala

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi), stop 4 (Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi), stop 6 (Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi).

  1. Drama

    Born 1858/59 (AH 1275)

  2. Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1875 to 1880 (AH 1292 to 1297)

    Mülazım 1875/76 (AH 1292); mesalih-i cariye katibi 1876 to 1880 (AH 1293 to 1297); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1879/80 (AH 1297)

    0 to 750 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  3. Kavala

    1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299)

    sandık emini 1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1881/82 (AH 1299); Mal Muduru Vekili 1881/82 (AH 1299)

    360 to 450 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)

    Mülazım 1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300); mülazım (Nakil) 1882/83 (AH 1300)

    entries in 2 years

  5. Kavala

    1882 to 1885 (AH 1300 to 1302)

    Mal Muduru 1882 to 1885 (AH 1300 to 1302); mal müdürü (Nakil) 1884/85 (AH 1302)

    450 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1884 to 1890 (AH 1302 to 1307)

    masarifat katibi

    100 to 450 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006008001875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 1307750 kuruşMülazımmesalih-i cariye katibisandık eminiMülazımMal Mudurumasarifat katibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 1307This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same province

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 Mehmed Ataullah Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1876/7750042055%
1877/7875045070%
1879/8036040030041%
1880/8136040038042%
1881/8245040038055%
1882/8345040045038055%
1883/8445040045040055%
1884/8545040045045054%
1885/8645040053%
1886/8745040053%
1887/8845040051%
1888/8945040052%
1889/9045040053%

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 Mehmed Ataullah Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1875/76AH 1292First work
1875/76AH 1292Mülazım
1876 to 1880AH 1293 to 1297mesalih-i cariye katibi
10 entries
YearSalary
1876/77120
1876/77500
1877/78
1877/78750
1878
1878/79
1879/80
1879/80350
1879/800
1879/80
120
1879/80AH 1297Infisala note on status, not a job
1879 to 1882AH 1297 to 1299sandık emini
5 entries
YearSalary
1879/80360
1880/81360
1881/82360
1881/82
1881/82
Kavala360
1881/82AH 1299Infisala note on status, not a job
2 entries
YearSalary
1881/82
1881/82
1881/82AH 1299Mal Muduru VekiliKavala450
1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300Mülazım
2 entries
YearSalary
1881/82
1882/83
1882/83AH 1300mülazım (Nakil)
1882 to 1885AH 1300 to 1302Mal Muduru
3 entries
YearSalary
1882/83450
1883/84450
1884/85450
Kavala450
1884/85AH 1302mal müdürü (Nakil)Kavala
1884 to 1890AH 1302 to 1307masarifat katibi
7 entries
YearSalary
1884/85450
1885/86450
1886/87450
1887/88450
1888/89450
1889/90450
1889/90100
450 to 100

Record

Personal

Born
1858/59 (AH 1275)
Birthplace
Drama

First work

Year
1875/76 (AH 1292)

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 9 officials with entries in Kavala in the same years, 7 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ataullah Efendi had the 4th highest salary of them.

All 38 officials with entries in Kavala

Same job title, same years

Of the 13 officials with the title Mülazım in the same years, 12 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ataullah Efendi had the 4th highest salary of them.

All 92 officials with the title Mülazım

Same birthplace

Of the 56 officials born in Drama, 53 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ataullah Efendi had the 7th highest salary of them.

The page of Drama, with the 56 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292), 143 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ataullah Efendi had the 48th highest salary of them.

All 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Ataullah Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292MülazımDrama Sancağı Muhasebe KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1876/77AH 1293mesalih-i cariye katibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1876/77AH 1293hububat aşarı üçüncü katibiDrama Sancağı500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1877/78AH 1294hububat aşarı üçüncü katibiDrama SancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1877/78AH 1294hububat aşarı ikinci katibiDrama Sancağı750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1878AH 1295hububat aşarı ikinci katibiDrama SancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1878/79AH 1296hububat aşarı ikinci katibiDrama SancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1879/80AH 1297hububat aşarı ikinci katibiDrama SancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1879/80AH 1297hububat aşarı ikinci katibiDrama Sancağı350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1879/80AH 1297InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1879/80AH 1297maaşsız devamDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi0Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1879/80AH 1297maaşsız devam (Nakil)Drama Sancağı Muhasebe KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1879/80AH 1297sandık eminiKavala360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1880/81AH 1298sandık eminiKavala360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1881/82AH 1299sandık eminiKavala360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1881/82AH 1299InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1881/82AH 1299sandık eminiKavalaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1881/82AH 1299InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1881/82AH 1299Mal Muduru VekiliKavala450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1881/82AH 1299mal müdürü vekili (İnfisal)KavalaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1881/82AH 1299MülazımDrama Sancağı Muhasebe KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1882/83AH 1300MülazımDrama Sancağı Muhasebe KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1882/83AH 1300mülazım (Nakil)Drama Sancağı Muhasebe KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1882/83AH 1300Mal MuduruKavala450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1883/84AH 1301Mal MuduruKavala450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1884/85AH 1302Mal MuduruKavala450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1884/85AH 1302mal müdürü (Nakil)KavalaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1884/85AH 1302masarifat katibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1885/86AH 1303masarifat katibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1886/87AH 1304masarifat katibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1887/88AH 1305masarifat katibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1888/89AH 1306masarifat katibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1889/90AH 1307masarifat katibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
1889/90AH 1307yazı muallimi (ilave)Drama İdadisi100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327; 159 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67-327.
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 Mehmed Ataullah 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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