Ömer Şerif Efendi
Born 1861/62 (AH 1278) · Damascus (Şam) · Dated entries 1882 to 1903 (AH 1300 to 1320)
Languages Arabic, French, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.977
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Ömer Şerif Efendi was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1861/62 (AH 1278). Schooling included Mahalli Askerî Rüşdiye ve İdadi; Mühendishane-i Berrî-i Hümayun. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Persian and Turkish. [source]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1882/83 (AH 1300). Dated career entries span 1882/83 (AH 1300) to 1902/03 (AH 1320) across 10 AH years, beginning with Zabit sınıfı şakirdanı; mülazım-ı sani and ending with entries for Askerî kaimakam. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Basra, Baghdad (Bağdat), Mosul (Musul) and Sılahiye and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 240 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 800 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,000 kuruş in 1895/96 (AH 1313). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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 11 · Damascus (Şam)
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.
4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Damascus (Şam)
Birth
2 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 22
Zabit sınıfı şakirdanı; mülazım-ı sani
Calculated age 22
3 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Mülazım-ı evvel
Calculated age 23
4 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Erzurum
İstihkâm ve inşaat ameliyatı görevlisi (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 29
Recorded service ending
5 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
6. Ordu istihkâm bölüğü kolağası
Calculated age 31
6 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Basra / Baghdad (Bağdat)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Mekteb-i Rüşdiye-i Mülki riyaziye muallimi
240 kuruşCalculated age 32
Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonunda keşif, tamir, hudut yenileme ve harita tanzimi görevlisi
Calculated age 32
7 Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonunda keşif, tamir, hudut yenileme ve harita tanzimi görevlisi
Calculated age 33
Continuing service as described
Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonunda keşif, tamir, hudut yenileme ve harita tanzimi görevlisi
Calculated age 34
Continuing service as described
8 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Baghdad (Bağdat) / Mosul (Musul)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonunda keşif, tamir, hudut yenileme ve harita tanzimi görevlisi
Calculated age 35
Continuing service as described
Emlak-ı Hümayun Komisyonu memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 35
9 Emlak-ı Hümayun Komisyonu memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 36
Continuing service as described
Emlak-ı Hümayun Komisyonu memuru
800 kuruşCalculated age 36
10 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Mosul (Musul) / Sılahiye / Amara
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sılahiye; Amara
Emlak-ı Hümayun Komisyonu memuru (Nakil)
Calculated age 37
Recorded service ending
Amara
Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonunda adı okunamayan mukataa memuru
Calculated age 37
11 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Askerî kaimakam
Calculated age 42
2 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.
- Yüzbaşı; 4. Ordu istihkâm taburu 4. lağımcı bölüğü görevlisi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İstihkâm ve inşaat ameliyatı görevlisi · Erzurum · 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.
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.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 240 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 20.9% | 1935 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 80.4% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 79.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 800 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 79.0% | 1891 |
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- Mosul (Musul)800 to 1,000
- Basra240
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
- Damascus (Şam)13 other officialsMustafa Veysi Bey born 1862/63 (AH 1279); highest salary 900 kuruş
- Baghdad (Bağdat)27 other officialsİbrahim Rüşdü Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)236 other officialsHüseyin Hüsnü Efendi first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 800 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- 3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar
ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 132, 133
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.977
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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