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Mahmud Hamdi 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 Mahmud Hamdi Efendi began in Çemişgezek in 1864/65 (AH 1281); the father's occupation was "İstanbul Umumi Hapishanesi eski sergardiyanı". Mahmud Hamdi began work in Çemişgezek in 1881/82, at about 17, on a first salary of 80 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1881/82, places Mahmud Hamdi in Çemişgezek, the birthplace, as Rüşdiye rik'a muallimi, where the entries run to 1889/90. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1895 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi refakat memuru. For 1895 to 1901 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1894/95 give a second post, in Mazgirt as Mal Muduru Vekili. The last entries, from 1901 to 1906, name Mahmud Hamdi as Rüşdiye hüsn-i hat muallimi, with no place. The lists give Infisal for 1905/06 instead of a title.

The salary went from 80 kuruş a month in 1881/82 to 320 in 1894/95, the peak, when 37 per cent of paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 85 kuruş. Over 19 years the salaries add up to 35,460 kuruş, 38 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1905/06.

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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1894/9513ÇemişgezekMazgirt

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Dersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi), stop 4 (Hozat).

  1. Çemişgezek

    Born 1864/65 (AH 1281); First work 1881/82 (AH 1299); 1881 to 1890 (AH 1299 to 1307)

    Rüşdiye rik'a muallimi

    80 to 150 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

  2. Dersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1889 to 1895 (AH 1307 to 1312)

    Muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi refakat memuru

    250 to 320 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  3. Mazgirt

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Mal Muduru Vekili 1894/95 (AH 1312); Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi) 1894/95 (AH 1312)

    160 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Hozat as worded, no place record not on the map

    1901 to 1906 (AH 1319 to 1323)

    No annual entry for 1895 to 1901 (AH 1313 to 1318) before it.

    Rüşdiye hüsn-i hat muallimi 1901 to 1906 (AH 1319 to 1323); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1905/06 (AH 1323)

    85 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry01002003004001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322320 kuruşRüşdiye rik'a muallimiRüşdiye hüsn-i hat muallimi
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This 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 Mahmud Hamdi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1881/82804003003%
1882/83804003553%
1883/84804003103%
1884/85804003553%
1885/86804004004%
1886/871104003556%
1887/881504004509%
1888/8915040033010%
1889/9025040021%
1890/9125040021%
1891/9230040028%
1892/9330040027%
1893/9430040027%
1894/9532040037%
1901/02854004%
1902/03854004%
1903/04854054%
1904/05854004%
1905/06854305%

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 Mahmud Hamdi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1881/82AH 1299First workÇemişgezek80first-salary field
1881 to 1890AH 1299 to 1307Rüşdiye rik'a muallimi
15 entries
YearSalary
1881/8280
1882/8380
1883/8480
1884/8580
1885/8680
1886/8780
1886/87110
1887/8880
1887/88110
1887/88
1887/88150
1887/88
1888/89150
1889/90150
1889/90
Çemişgezek80
1889 to 1895AH 1307 to 1312Muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi refakat memuru
9 entries
YearSalary
1889/90250
1890/91250
1891/92250
1891/92
1891/92300
1892/93300
1893/94300
1894/95300
1894/95320
250 to 320
1894/95AH 1312Mal Muduru VekiliMazgirt160
1894/95AH 1312Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Mazgirt
No annual entry: 1895 to 1901 (AH 1313 to 1318)
1901 to 1906AH 1319 to 1323Rüşdiye hüsn-i hat muallimi
5 entries
YearSalary
1901/0285
1902/0385
1903/0485
1904/0585
1905/0685
85
1905/06AH 1323Infisala note on status, not a job

Record

Personal

Born
1864/65 (AH 1281)
Birthplace
Çemişgezek
Father's occupation
İstanbul Umumi Hapishanesi eski sergardiyanı

First work

Year
1881/82 (AH 1299)

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 19 officials with entries in Çemişgezek in the same years, Mahmud Hamdi Efendi had the 15th highest salary.

All 36 officials with entries in Çemişgezek

Same job title, same years

Of the 8 officials with the title Mal Muduru Vekili in the same years, 7 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Hamdi Efendi had the 6th highest salary of them.

All 38 officials with the title Mal Muduru Vekili

Same birthplace

Of the 105 officials born in Çemişgezek, 102 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Hamdi Efendi had the 76th highest salary of them.

The page of Çemişgezek, with the 105 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 188 officials whose first annual entry is for 1881/82 (AH 1299), 168 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Hamdi Efendi had the 119th highest salary of them.

All 188 officials whose first annual entry is for 1881/82 (AH 1299)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mahmud Hamdi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1881/82AH 1299Rüşdiye rik'a muallimiÇemişgezek80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1882/83AH 1300Rüşdiye rik'a muallimiÇemişgezek80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1883/84AH 1301Rüşdiye rik'a muallimiÇemişgezek80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1884/85AH 1302Rüşdiye rik'a muallimiÇemişgezek80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1885/86AH 1303Rüşdiye rik'a muallimiÇemişgezek80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1886/87AH 1304Rüşdiye rik'a muallimiÇemişgezek80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1886/87AH 1304Belediye kâtibi ve sandık eminiÇemişgezek110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1887/88AH 1305Rüşdiye rik'a muallimiÇemişgezek80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1887/88AH 1305Belediye kâtibi ve sandık eminiÇemişgezek110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1887/88AH 1305Belediye kâtibi ve sandık emini (Nakil)ÇemişgezekAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1887/88AH 1305Tahrirat kâtibiÇemişgezek150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1887/88AH 1305Rüşdiye rik'a muallimiÇemişgezekAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1888/89AH 1306Tahrirat kâtibiÇemişgezek150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1889/90AH 1307Tahrirat kâtibiÇemişgezek150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1889/90AH 1307Tahrirat kâtibi (Nakil)ÇemişgezekAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1889/90AH 1307Muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi refakat memuruDersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1890/91AH 1308Muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi refakat memuruDersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1891/92AH 1309Muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi refakat memuruDersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1891/92AH 1309Muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi refakat memuru (Nakil)Dersim sancağı muhasebe kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1891/92AH 1309Muhasebe kalemi yevmiye kâtibiDersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1892/93AH 1310Muhasebe kalemi yevmiye kâtibiDersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1893/94AH 1311Muhasebe kalemi yevmiye kâtibiDersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1894/95AH 1312Muhasebe kalemi yevmiye kâtibiDersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1894/95AH 1312Mal Muduru VekiliMazgirt160Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1894/95AH 1312Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)MazgirtAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1894/95AH 1312Muhasebe kalemi yevmiye kâtibiDersim sancağı muhasebe kalemi320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1901/02AH 1319Rüşdiye hüsn-i hat muallimiHozat85Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1902/03AH 1320Rüşdiye hüsn-i hat muallimiHozat85Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1903/04AH 1321Rüşdiye hüsn-i hat muallimiHozat85Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1904/05AH 1322Rüşdiye hüsn-i hat muallimiHozat85Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1905/06AH 1323Rüşdiye hüsn-i hat muallimiHozat85Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
1905/06AH 1323InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records405 DH_SAİDd_____00148_00054
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 Mahmud Hamdi 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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