Mehmet Said Efendi
Born 1837/38 (AH 1253) · Dagistan · Dated entries 1871 to 1900 (AH 1288 to 1317)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 72/159
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Said Efendi was born in Dagistan in 1837/38 (AH 1253). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Rüsumat Emaneti Ziciriye Gümrüğü in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Dated career entries span 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1899/1900 (AH 1317) across 30 AH years, from Rüsumat Emaneti Ziciriye Gümrüğü to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Geçici gümrük memuru. More than one post or place appears in 9 of those years. Place names include Rüsumat Emaneti Ziciriye Gümrüğü, Meyve Gümrüğü, İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı and Istanbul (Dersaadet) and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 900 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317); the highest recorded monthly rate is 900 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). [1]
Life and career
Follow 10 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 10 · Dagistan
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1 1837/38 (AH 1253)
Dagistan
Birth
2 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Rüsumat Emaneti Ziciriye Gümrüğü
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Rüsumat Emaneti Ziciriye Gümrüğü
First work as recorded
Calculated age 35
Geçici gümrük memuru (İnfisal)
Calculated age 35
Recorded service ending
3 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Meyve Gümrüğü / İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Meyve Gümrüğü; İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı
Meyve Gümrüğü
Geçici gümrük memuru
190 kuruşCalculated age 36
İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı
Üçüncü sınıf teftiş memuru
380 kuruşCalculated age 36
4 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 7 recorded years
İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı
Üçüncü sınıf teftiş memuru
380 kuruşCalculated age 37
Continuing service as described
İkinci sınıf teftiş memuru
570 kuruşCalculated age 43
Continuing service as described
5 1879/80 (AH 1297)
İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı
İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı
İkinci sınıf teftiş memuru
570 kuruşCalculated age 44
Continuing service as described
Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
500 kuruşCalculated age 44
6 1880/81 (AH 1298) · 14 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
500 kuruşCalculated age 45
Continuing service as described
İkinci sınıf polis komiseri
650 kuruşCalculated age 58
Continuing service as described
7 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Zaptiye Nezareti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Zaptiye Nezareti
İkinci sınıf polis komiseri
650 kuruşCalculated age 59
Continuing service as described
Zaptiye Nezareti
Tahsilat memuru
Calculated age 59
8 1895/96 (AH 1313) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1313, 1314. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Üçüncü bölük serkomiseri
800 kuruşCalculated age 60
Continuing service as described
Birinci sınıf polis komiseri
720 kuruşCalculated age 61
9 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Zaptiye Nezareti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Zaptiye Nezareti
Birinci sınıf polis komiseri
720 kuruşCalculated age 62
Continuing service as described
Zaptiye Nezareti
Kapu çukadarı
Calculated age 62
10 1898/99 (AH 1316) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1316, 1317. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Birinci sınıf polis komiseri
720 kuruşCalculated age 63
Continuing service as described
On yedinci bölük serkomiseri
900 kuruşCalculated age 64
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.
- Birinci sınıf polis komiseri · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated 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.
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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) | 250 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 21.7% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 380 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 40.3% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 380 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 42.4% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 380 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 41.1% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 380 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 39.8% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 380 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 41.7% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 570 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 63.4% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 570 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 63.8% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 570 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 62.8% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 570 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 64.8% | 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) | 650 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 73.4% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 650 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 74.1% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 650 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 73.8% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 650 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 72.7% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 650 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 71.8% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 650 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 71.2% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 650 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 73.0% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 650 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 73.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 650 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 72.4% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 650 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 71.6% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 650 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 72.7% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 650 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 72.8% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 800 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 76.6% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 800 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 75.9% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 800 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 74.9% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 720 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 76.7% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 720 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 76.1% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 900 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 80.3% | 1821 |
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)500 to 900
- İstanbul Atik Zaptiye Alayı380 to 570
- Meyve Gümrüğü190
- Rüsumat Emaneti Ziciriye Gümrüğü250
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
- Dagistan78 other officialsHasan Hüsnü Efendi born 1834/35 (AH 1250); highest salary 520 kuruş
- Istanbul665 other officialsCemil Beğ (Cemil Molla) 21 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAhmet Cemil Paşa born 1837/38 (AH 1253); highest salary 10,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
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SAİT ARAS · 2023 · Pages 119, 120, 121
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Annual salary study and register readings
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