Şerif Abdülkerim Sabit Bey

Born 1863/64 (AH 1280) · Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · Dated entries 1878 to 1902 (AH 1295 to 1319)

Languages French, Russian, Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 42/27, s.27

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The life

Şerif Abdülkerim Sabit Bey was born in Sarajevo (Saraybosna) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The father’s occupation was Halep Vilayeti merkez naibi. Schooling included Rüşdiye; Mekteb-i Sultaniye; özel ders. The language repertoire included French, Russian and Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1878 (AH 1295). Dated career entries span 1878 (AH 1295) to 1901/02 (AH 1319) across 25 AH years, beginning with Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Gözleve and Batumi (Batum).^{[1] [2]}

Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298) to 2,700 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,700 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316).^{[1] [2]}

Personal record

Birth: Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · 1863/64 (AH 1280)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Halep Vilayeti merkez naibi^[source]
Education: Rüşdiye; Mekteb-i Sultaniye; özel ders^[source]
First work: 1878 (AH 1295) · Istanbul (Dersaadet)^[source]
Age at first work: 15^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
Apprenticeship: 3^[source]Duration as recorded; the interval is not dated here.

Career in numbers

25
Dated AH years: 3
Career place names: 4
Entries without a resolved year: 20
Salary years: 200 → 2,700
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 2,700
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 96.0%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1880/81 (AH 1298) to 1901/02 (AH 1319); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1901/02 (AH 1319).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 8 · Sarajevo (Saraybosna)

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1
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Sarajevo (Saraybosna)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1878 (AH 1295)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 15
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımı
  Calculated age 15
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
3
1878/79 (AH 1296) · 9 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımı
  Calculated age 16
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası görevlisi
  250 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
All 14 recorded entries in this stage →
4
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Gözleve
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Gözleve
1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası görevlisi
  250 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
2. Gözleve
  Gözleve şehbenderi
  1,500 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
5
1888/89 (AH 1306) · 10 recorded years
Gözleve
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Gözleve
1. Gözleve şehbenderi
  1,500 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
2. Gözleve şehbenderi
  1,350 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
All 11 recorded entries in this stage →
6
1898/99 (AH 1316)
Gözleve / Batumi (Batum)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Gözleve
1. Gözleve
  Gözleve şehbenderi
  1,350 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
2. Batumi (Batum)
  Batum başşehbenderi
  2,700 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
7
1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 2 recorded years
Batumi (Batum)
AH entries: 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
1. Batum başşehbenderi
  2,700 kuruşCalculated age 37
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
2. Batum başşehbenderi
  2,700 kuruşCalculated age 38
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
8
1901/02 (AH 1319)
Batumi (Batum) / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Batumi (Batum)
  Batum başşehbenderi
  2,700 kuruşCalculated age 39
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1][2]
2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Bâbıâli İstişare Odası muavini
  1,800 kuruşCalculated age 39
  Entry & evidence →[2]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →

4 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.

Risale telif ve neşri · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Sicill-i Ahvâl Daire-i Umumiyesi Kalemi müsevvidi (İstifa) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Sicill-i Ahvâl Daire-i Umumiye Kalemi müsevvidi (İstifa) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]

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

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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.

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1880/81 (AH 1298)	200	400	160 to 1,500	12.3%	1448
1883/84 (AH 1301)	150	400	150 to 1,400	8.6%	1720
1884/85 (AH 1302)	250	400	150 to 1,500	19.9%	1748
1885/86 (AH 1303)	250	400	150 to 1,500	19.6%	1787
1886/87 (AH 1304)	250	400	150 to 1,500	20.1%	1725
1887/88 (AH 1305)	1,500	400	150 to 1,500	88.6%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	1,500	400	135 to 1,500	89.4%	1797
1889/90 (AH 1307)	1,500	400	130 to 1,500	89.6%	1874
1890/91 (AH 1308)	1,500	400	125 to 1,500	88.6%	1896
1891/92 (AH 1309)	1,500	400	140 to 1,600	88.4%	1927
1892/93 (AH 1310)	1,500	400	135 to 1,500	89.3%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	1,500	400	140 to 1,400	90.3%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	1,500	400	140 to 1,500	89.7%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	1,500	400	140 to 1,500	89.0%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	1,500	450	150 to 1,575	88.6%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	1,350	400	140 to 1,425	89.3%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	2,700	400	144 to 1,400	96.0%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	2,700	400	140 to 1,440	96.4%	1821
1900/01 (AH 1318)	2,700	400	140 to 1,500	96.3%	1761
1901/02 (AH 1319)	2,700	400	150 to 1,520	96.0%	1666

Career patterns and pay

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Gözleve12
1887 to 1899 (AH 1305 to 1316)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)12
1878 to 1902 (AH 1295 to 1319)
Batumi (Batum)4
1898 to 1902 (AH 1316 to 1319)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Gözleve1,350 to 1,500
Istanbul (Dersaadet)50 to 1,800
Batumi (Batum)2,700

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 title

Gözleve şehbenderi12
1887 to 1899 (AH 1305 to 1316)
Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımı7
1878 to 1884 (AH 1295 to 1301)
Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası görevlisi5
1883 to 1888 (AH 1301 to 1305)
Batum başşehbenderi4
1898 to 1902 (AH 1316 to 1319)
Bâbıâli İstişare Odası muavini1
1901/02 (AH 1319)
Hariciye Nezareti İstişare Odası muavini1
1901/02 (AH 1319)

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Related officials in the salary reference

Sarajevo (Saraybosna)9 other officialsMahmud Nuri Efendi born 1867/68 (AH 1284); no salary recorded
Istanbul552 other officialsMehmed Murad Bey 12 shared years; highest salary 12,000 kuruş
1878 (AH 1295)145 other officialsMustafa A şir Bey first entry in Istanbul; no salary recorded

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Education and personal record

Schooling Rüşdiye; Mekteb-i Sultaniye; özel ders^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

French · Aşina^[source]
Russian · Aşina^[source]
Turkish · Kitâbet^[source]

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Sources and evidence

II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları
DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 303, 304, 305, 306
386 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 42/27, s.27.
II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 172, 173, 174

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