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Muhiddin Bey

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

Born in Bursa in 1832/33 (AH 1248), Muhiddin Bey came from the İslam community; the father's occupation was "Evkaf baş katibi". At about 17, in 1849/50, Muhiddin began work. The first annual entry, for 1849/50, names Muhiddin in the mülâzemetle Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi muhâsebe kalemi, with no place. The lists have no entry for 1854 to 1857 and 1879 to 1882. Alongside, the lists for 1867/68 give a second post, in İnegöl as İnegöl kazasının aşar-ı ahalisine me’mur muavini (ilâveten). Muhiddin then moved to Uşak in 1889/90. The last entries, from 1890 to 1892, name Muhiddin as Kütahya ve Karahisar-ı sahib sancakları palamut aşar nezareti, with no place. In place of a title the lists give Aciga Cikarildi for 1883/84 and Mazuliyet for 1892/93. Few careers in the lists are as long; fewer than 3 per cent of the 8,239 officials have entries spanning 45 years or more.

Pay rose from 50 kuruş a month in 1853/54 to a peak of 2,500 in 1890/91, when 94 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 29 years the salaries add up to 310,800 kuruş, 2.1 times what an official on the median salary earned. The peak was 50 times the first salary, a rise matched by fewer than 4 per cent of the 2,724 officials paid for ten years or more. The last annual entry is for 1892/93.

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 7 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1867/681889/90146BursaİnegölUşak

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Hüdâvendigâr), stop 3 (Place not recorded), stop 5 (Place not recorded), stop 7 (Place not recorded).

  1. Bursa

    Born 1832/33 (AH 1248)

  2. Hüdâvendigâr as worded, no place record not on the map

    1849 to 1854 (AH 1266 to 1270)

    mülâzemetle Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi muhâsebe kalemi

    50 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1857 to 1879 (AH 1274 to 1296)

    No annual entry for 1854 to 1857 (AH 1271 to 1273) before it.

    muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati

    300 to 1,050 kuruş a month; entries in 23 years

  4. İnegöl

    1867/68 (AH 1284)

    İnegöl kazasının aşar-ı ahalisine me’mur muavini (ilâveten)

    entries in 1 year

  5. Place not recorded not on the map

    1882 to 1884 (AH 1300 to 1301)

    No annual entry for 1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299) before it.

    muvazene ve muhâsebe kitâbeti 1882 to 1884 (AH 1300 to 1301); Aciga Cikarildi (a note on status, not a job) 1883/84 (AH 1301)

    800 to 1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Uşak

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    No annual entry for 1884 to 1889 (AH 1302 to 1306) before it.

    Uşak kazaları ahali-i aşar me’muriyeti (ilâveten)

    entries in 1 year

  7. Place not recorded not on the map

    1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310)

    Kütahya ve Karahisar-ı sahib sancakları palamut aşar nezareti 1890 to 1892 (AH 1308 to 1309); Mazuliyet (a note on status, not a job) 1892/93 (AH 1310)

    1,250 to 2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry01,0002,0003,0001853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13102,500 kuruşmuhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0002,0005,0001853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 1310This officialMedian, all officials

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 Muhiddin Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1853/54504004%
1857/5830040041%
1858/5930050028%
1859/6030050025%
1860/6150050047%
1861/6250050043%
1862/6350040053%
1863/6450047550%
1864/6590040071%
1865/6690040074%
1866/6790040074%
1867/6875045865%
1868/6975047566%
1869/701,00040075%
1870/711,00040076%
1871/721,000420.575%
1872/7380045071%
1873/7485040573%
1874/7590045075%
1875/7690045074%
1876/7790042075%
1877/7890045075%
187890045077%
1878/791,05040080%
1882/8380040077%
1883/841,50040090%
1890/912,50040094%
1891/922,50040094%
1892/931,25040086%

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 Muhiddin Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1849/50AH 1266First work
1849 to 1854AH 1266 to 1270mülâzemetle Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi muhâsebe kalemi
6 entries
YearSalary
1849/50
1850/51
1851/52
1852/53
1853/54
1853/5450
50
No annual entry: 1854 to 1857 (AH 1271 to 1273)
1857 to 1879AH 1274 to 1296muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati
40 entries
YearSalary
1857/58300
1858/59300
1859/60300
1860/61300
1860/61500
1860/61
1861/62500
1862/63500
1863/64500
1864/65500
1864/65900
1865/66900
1866/67900
1866/67750
1867/68750
1868/69750
1869/70750
1869/701,000
1869/70
1870/711,000
1870/71
1871/721,000
1871/72950
1871/72710
1871/72805
1871/72700
1871/72
1872/73720
1872/73800
1872/73
1873/74850
1874/75850
1874/75900
1875/76900
1876/77900
1877/78900
1878900
1878/79900
1878/791,050
1878/79900
300 to 900
1867/68AH 1284İnegöl kazasının aşar-ı ahalisine me’mur muavini (ilâveten)İnegöl
No annual entry: 1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299)
1882 to 1884AH 1300 to 1301muvazene ve muhâsebe kitâbeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1882/83800
1883/841,500
800 to 1,500
1883/84AH 1301Aciga Cikarildia note on status, not a job
No annual entry: 1884 to 1889 (AH 1302 to 1306)
1889/90AH 1307Uşak kazaları ahali-i aşar me’muriyeti (ilâveten)Uşak
1890 to 1892AH 1308 to 1309Kütahya ve Karahisar-ı sahib sancakları palamut aşar nezareti
2 entries
YearSalary
1890/912,500
1891/922,500
2,500
1892/93AH 1310Mazuliyeta note on status, not a job1,250

Record

Personal

Born
1832/33 (AH 1248)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
İslam
Father's occupation
Evkaf baş katibi

First work

Year
1849/50 (AH 1266)

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 5 officials with entries in Uşak in the same years, Muhiddin Bey had the highest salary.

All 55 officials with entries in Uşak

Same birthplace

Of the 302 officials born in Bursa, 286 have a recorded salary; Muhiddin Bey had the 25th highest salary of them.

The page of Bursa, with the 302 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 24 officials whose first annual entry is for 1849/50 (AH 1266), 21 have a recorded salary; Muhiddin Bey had the 8th highest salary of them.

All 24 officials whose first annual entry is for 1849/50 (AH 1266)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Muhiddin Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1849/50AH 1266mülâzemetle Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi muhâsebe kalemiHüdâvendigârAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1850/51AH 1267mülâzemetle Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi muhâsebe kalemiHüdâvendigârAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1851/52AH 1268mülâzemetle Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi muhâsebe kalemiHüdâvendigârAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1852/53AH 1269mülâzemetle Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi muhâsebe kalemiHüdâvendigârAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1853/54AH 1270mülâzemetle Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi muhâsebe kalemiHüdâvendigârAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1853/54AH 1270mülâzemetle Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi muhâsebe kalemiHüdâvendigâr50Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1857/58AH 1274muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1858/59AH 1275muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1859/60AH 1276muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1860/61AH 1277muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1860/61AH 1277muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1860/61AH 1277Erdek sancağı mutasarrıfı Nureddin Paşa maiyeti (ilâveten)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1861/62AH 1278muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1862/63AH 1279muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1863/64AH 1280muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1864/65AH 1281muhâsebe-i mezkûrda yevmiye mukayidliği refâkati500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1864/65AH 1281muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1865/66AH 1282muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1866/67AH 1283muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1866/67AH 1283muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1867/68AH 1284muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1867/68AH 1284İnegöl kazasının aşar-ı ahalisine me’mur muavini (ilâveten)İnegölAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1868/69AH 1285muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1869/70AH 1286muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1869/70AH 1286muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1869/70AH 1286kazalarının ahalisine me’mur Salih Bey maiyeti (ilâveten)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1870/71AH 1287muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1870/71AH 1287merkez vilâyet kazalarının aşar ahalisine me’mur Salih Bey maiyeti (ilâveten)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1871/72AH 1288muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1871/72AH 1288muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati950Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1871/72AH 1288muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati710Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1871/72AH 1288muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati805Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1871/72AH 1288muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1871/72AH 1288Mihalıc ve Kirmastı kazalarının bakayasıyla sandık âzâsının hasabatını tedkik ve ru’yeti (ilâveten)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1872/73AH 1289muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1872/73AH 1289muhâsebe mukayyidliği refâkati800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1872/73AH 1289Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1873/74AH 1290muhâsebe-i merkume müttehim kitâbeti850Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1874/75AH 1291muhâsebe-i merkume müttehim kitâbeti850Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1874/75AH 1291muhâsebe-i merkume müttehim kitâbeti900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1875/76AH 1292muhâsebe-i merkume müttehim kitâbeti900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1876/77AH 1293muhâsebe-i merkume müttehim kitâbeti900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1877/78AH 1294muhâsebe-i merkume müttehim kitâbeti900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1878AH 1295muhâsebe-i merkume müttehim kitâbeti900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1878/79AH 1296muhâsebe-i merkume müttehim kitâbeti900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1878/79AH 1296muhâsebe-i merkume müttehim kitâbeti1,050Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1878/79AH 1296mesarifat kitâbeti900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1882/83AH 1300muvazene ve muhâsebe kitâbeti800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1883/84AH 1301vilâyet-i müşârün-ileyhâ merkez muhâsebeciliği1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1883/84AH 1301Aciga CikarildiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1889/90AH 1307Uşak kazaları ahali-i aşar me’muriyeti (ilâveten)UşakAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1890/91AH 1308Kütahya ve Karahisar-ı sahib sancakları palamut aşar nezareti2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1891/92AH 1309Kütahya ve Karahisar-ı sahib sancakları palamut aşar nezareti2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
1892/93AH 1310Mazuliyet1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records42/140; 277
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 Muhiddin Bey 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.

Subjects