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RAUF EFENDİ

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

RAUF EFENDİ was born in Tisin karyesi in 1853/54 (AH 1270); the father's occupation was "Alay kâtibi". Work began in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1869/70, at about 16, on a first salary of 50 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1869/70, places RAUF in Kirkuk as Liva meclis-i kebir mukayyidi, where the entries run to 1874/75. The annual lists then follow RAUF to Baghdad (Bağdat) from 1875 to 1894, then Hillah (Hille) from 1894 to 1896. The lists have no entry for 1885 to 1889 and 1891 to 1893. The last entry, for 1897/98, names RAUF as Arazi-i seniyye vekili, with no place.

The salary went from 100 kuruş a month in 1869/70 to 2,000 in 1894/95, the peak, in Hillah, when 93 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 20 years the salaries add up to 209,340 kuruş, 2.1 times what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1897/98.

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 4 stops
first workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1875/761894/95123KirkukBaghdadHillah

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Ca'ara).

  1. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    First work 1869/70 (AH 1286); 1869 to 1875 (AH 1286 to 1291)

    Liva meclis-i kebir mukayyidi 1869/70 (AH 1286); Meclis-i temyiz hukuk rafiki (aza) 1871 to 1875 (AH 1288 to 1291)

    50 to 200 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

    No annual entry for 1870/71 (AH 1287).

  2. Baghdad (Bağdat)

    1875 to 1894 (AH 1292 to 1311)

    Birinci daire-i belediye başkâtib muavini 1875 to 1883 (AH 1292 to 1300); Meclis-i idare başkâtibi 1884/85 (AH 1302); Vilayet mektubcu vekili 1889 to 1891 (AH 1307 to 1308); Reji nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi (İnfisal) 1893/94 (AH 1311)

    250 to 1,600 kuruş a month; entries in 13 years

    No annual entry for 1883/84 (AH 1301) or 1885 to 1889 (AH 1303 to 1306) or 1891 to 1893 (AH 1309 to 1310).

  3. Hillah (Hille)

    1894 to 1896 (AH 1312 to 1313)

    Arazi-i seniyye vekili

    2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Ca'ara as worded, no place record not on the map

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

    No annual entry for 1896/97 (AH 1314) before it.

    Arazi-i seniyye vekili

    1,575 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entryno entry05001,0001,5002,0001869/70AH 12861871/72AH 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 13142,000 kuruşBirinci daire-i belediye başkâtib muaviniArazi-i seniyye vekili
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0002,0001869/70AH 12861871/72AH 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 officialsMedian, 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 RAUF EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1869/701004001505%
1871/72200420.516516%
1872/7319045014514%
1873/7419040519015%
1874/7519045019513%
1875/7650045062554%
1876/7750042060055%
1877/7855045055062%
187860045060064%
1878/7990040040075%
1879/80900400742.577%
1880/8170040047574%
1881/821,00040047581%
1882/831,40040051588%
1884/851,600400412.590%
1889/901,15040039084%
1890/911,20040040083%
1894/952,00040055093%
1895/962,00040076092%
1897/981,57540091%

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 RAUF EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1869/70AH 1286First workKirkuk (Kerkük)50first-salary field
1869/70AH 1286Liva meclis-i kebir mukayyidi
2 entries
YearSalary
1869/7050
1869/70100
Kirkuk (Kerkük)50 to 100
No annual entry: 1870/71 (AH 1287)
1871 to 1875AH 1288 to 1291Meclis-i temyiz hukuk rafiki (aza)
6 entries
YearSalary
1871/72200
1871/72190
1872/73190
1873/74190
1874/75190
1874/75
Kirkuk (Kerkük)200
1875 to 1883AH 1292 to 1300Birinci daire-i belediye başkâtib muavini
20 entries
YearSalary
1875/76250
1875/76500
1875/76
1875/76500
1876/77500
1876/77
1877/78550
1878550
1878
1878600
1878/79600
1878/79750
1878/79900
1879/80900
1879/80700
1880/81700
1881/82700
1881/821,000
1882/831,000
1882/831,400
Baghdad (Bağdat)250 to 1,400
No annual entry: 1883/84 (AH 1301)
1884/85AH 1302Meclis-i idare başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)1,600
No annual entry: 1885 to 1889 (AH 1303 to 1306)
1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308Vilayet mektubcu vekili
3 entries
YearSalary
1889/901,150
1889/90
1890/911,200
Baghdad (Bağdat)1,150 to 1,200
No annual entry: 1891 to 1893 (AH 1309 to 1310)
1893/94AH 1311Reji nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi (İnfisal)Baghdad (Bağdat)
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Arazi-i seniyye vekili
3 entries
YearSalary
1894/952,000
1895/962,000
1895/96
Hillah (Hille)2,000
No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314)
1897/98AH 1315Arazi-i seniyye vekili1,575

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Birthplace
Tisin karyesi
Father's occupation
Alay kâtibi

First work

Year
1869/70 (AH 1286)

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 64 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat) in the same years, 57 have a recorded salary; RAUF EFENDİ had the 17th highest salary of them.

All 119 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat)

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 134 officials whose first annual entry is for 1869/70 (AH 1286), 121 have a recorded salary; RAUF EFENDİ had the 18th highest salary of them.

All 134 officials whose first annual entry is for 1869/70 (AH 1286)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of RAUF EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1869/70AH 1286Liva meclis-i kebir mukayyidiKirkuk (Kerkük)50Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1869/70AH 1286Liva meclis-i temyiz hukuk tedkikçisiKirkuk (Kerkük)100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1871/72AH 1288Meclis-i temyiz hukuk rafiki (aza)Kirkuk (Kerkük)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1871/72AH 1288Meclis-i temyiz hukuk rafiki (aza)Kirkuk (Kerkük)190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1872/73AH 1289Meclis-i temyiz hukuk rafiki (aza)Kirkuk (Kerkük)190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1873/74AH 1290Meclis-i temyiz hukuk rafiki (aza)Kirkuk (Kerkük)190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1874/75AH 1291Meclis-i temyiz hukuk rafiki (aza)Kirkuk (Kerkük)190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1874/75AH 1291Meclis-i temyiz hukuk rafiki (aza) (İnfisal)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1875/76AH 1292Birinci daire-i belediye başkâtib muaviniBaghdad (Bağdat)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1875/76AH 1292Birinci daire-i belediye başkâtib muaviniBaghdad (Bağdat)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1875/76AH 1292Birinci daire-i belediye başkâtib muavini (İnfisal)Baghdad (Bağdat)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1875/76AH 1292Merkez meclis müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1876/77AH 1293Merkez meclis müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1876/77AH 1293Merkez meclis müstantığı (Görevin sona ermesi)Baghdad (Bağdat)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1877/78AH 1294Merkez zabıt kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1878AH 1295Merkez zabıt kâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1878AH 1295Merkez zabıt kâtibi (Nakil)Baghdad (Bağdat)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1878AH 1295Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1878/79AH 1296Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1878/79AH 1296Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1878/79AH 1296Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1879/80AH 1297Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1879/80AH 1297Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1880/81AH 1298Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1881/82AH 1299Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1881/82AH 1299Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1882/83AH 1300Meclis-i idare müstantığıBaghdad (Bağdat)1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1882/83AH 1300Meclis-i idare başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1884/85AH 1302Meclis-i idare başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)1,600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1889/90AH 1307Vilayet mektubcu vekiliBaghdad (Bağdat)1,150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1889/90AH 1307Vilayet mektubcu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Baghdad (Bağdat)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1890/91AH 1308Reji nezareti tahrirat başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1893/94AH 1311Reji nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi (İnfisal)Baghdad (Bağdat)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1894/95AH 1312Arazi-i seniyye vekiliHillah (Hille)2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1895/96AH 1313Arazi-i seniyye vekiliHillah (Hille)2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1895/96AH 1313Arazi-i seniyye vekili (Azil)Hillah (Hille)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
1897/98AH 1315Arazi-i seniyye vekiliCa'ara1,575Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records271 DH_SAİD,00154_00226
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 RAUF EFENDİ 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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