Mehmet Emin Efendi
Born 1860/61 (AH 1277) · Bosna · Dated entries 1881 to 1910 (AH 1299 to 1327)
Languages Turkish
Archival references BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 37/431; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 37/431; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 37/431, s.431
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Emin Efendi was born in Bosna in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The father’s occupation was Sofya Redif Taburu binbaşısı. Schooling included Sofya İbtidai Mektebi; Sofya Rüşdiyesi; Fatih Askerî Rüşdiyesi; Menşe-i Küttâb. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Bâb-ı Vâlây-ı Seraskerî Piyade Dairesi Üçüncü Şubesi in 1881/82 (AH 1299). Dated career entries span 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 29 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube Ahz-ı Asker Kısmı memuru and ending with entries for Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube 3. Kısım mümeyyizi. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet). [2]
Monthly pay went from 80 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 1,500 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,500 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). [2]
Life and career
Follow 3 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 3 · Bosna
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1 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Bosna
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Birth
2 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Bâb-ı Vâlây-ı Seraskerî Piyade Dairesi Üçüncü Şubesi / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
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Bâb-ı Vâlây-ı Seraskerî Piyade Dairesi Üçüncü Şubesi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 22
Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube Ahz-ı Asker Kısmı memuru
80 kuruşCalculated age 22
3 1882/83 (AH 1300) · 28 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube Ahz-ı Asker Kısmı memuru
80 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube 3. Kısım mümeyyizi
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 50
10 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.
- Seraskerlik Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube görevlisi · Seraskerlik Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube · Undated · 80 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Seraskerlik Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube görevlisi · Seraskerlik Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube · Undated · 320 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Seraskerlik Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube görevlisi · Seraskerlik Piyade Dairesi 3. Şube · Undated · 640 kuruş 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 80 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 3.4% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 80 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 3.6% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 80 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 3.8% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 320 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 38.4% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 320 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 37.9% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 320 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 38.3% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 640 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 70.6% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 640 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 72.5% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 640 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 72.8% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 640 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 71.7% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 640 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 71.1% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 640 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 72.1% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 640 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 72.0% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 640 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 71.0% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 640 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 70.8% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 640 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 69.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 864 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 81.0% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 864 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 80.8% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 864 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 80.0% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 864 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 80.5% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 864 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 78.1% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 864 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 79.5% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 1,004 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 83.8% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1,004 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 83.7% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1,004 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 83.4% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 1,080 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 81.3% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1,080 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 80.7% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 1,180 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 80.5% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 1,500 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 79.9% | 1088 |
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)80 to 1,500
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
- Istanbul770 other officialsMehmed Said 29 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)187 other officialsAyşe Nazire Hanım first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 580 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Bosna doğumlu memurlar
MEHMET AKGÜN · 2017 · Pages 121
BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 37/431.
- II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları
DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 208, 209
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 37/431; 306 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 37/431, s.431.
Read the original source accounts · 49 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 29 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 39 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.