Mollazade Ahmed Cemal Efendi
Born 1873/74 (AH 1290) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1894 to 1910 (AH 1312 to 1327)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00126 – 00088/173
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mollazade Ahmed Cemal Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The father’s occupation was Antalya eski naibi. Schooling included İstanbul ibtidai mektebi; Antalya Rüşdiye Mektebi; Fatih Camii ders halkası. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1894/95 (AH 1312). Dated career entries span 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 16 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Şûrâ-yı Devlet Muhakemat Dairesi mülazımı and ending with entries for Şûrâ-yı Devlet Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci sınıf katibi. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 0 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1,000 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,000 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). [1]
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 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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.
1 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 22
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Muhakemat Dairesi mülazımı
0 kuruşCalculated age 22
3 1895/96 (AH 1313) · 15 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Muhakemat Dairesi mülazımı
0 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci sınıf katibi
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 37
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Şûrâ-yı Devlet Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci sınıf katibi (İnfisal) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 10.4% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 150 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 9.0% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 200 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 15.0% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 220 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 18.9% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 240 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 20.9% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 240 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 21.0% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 270 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 27.5% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 340 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 39.7% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 380 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 42.0% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 425 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 51.3% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 425 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 49.7% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 445 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 49.3% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 445 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 48.9% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 69.0% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 1,000 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 68.9% | 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)0 to 1,000
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAdile Havva Hanım born 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 150 kuruş
- Istanbul532 other officialsMehmed Said 16 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- 1894/95 (AH 1312)224 other officialsÖmer Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 150 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Antalyalı memurlar (1879-1909)
MEHMET FATİH DEMİRDAŞ · 2019 · Pages 170, 171, 172
144 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00126 – 00088/173
Read the original source accounts · 34 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 16 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 33 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.