Mehmed Rifat Bey
Born 1861/62 (AH 1278) · Baghdad (Bağdat) · Dated entries 1878 to 1906 (AH 1295 to 1323)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 113/81
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Rifat Bey was born in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The father’s occupation was Ankara vilayeti telgraf müfettişi. Schooling included Bağdad sıbyan mektepleri. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1878 (AH 1295). Dated career entries span 1878 (AH 1295) to 1905/06 (AH 1323) across 27 AH years, beginning with Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyizi. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Baghdad (Bağdat), Basra, Ammare and Müntefik and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 70 kuruş in 1878 (AH 1295) to 800 kuruş in 1905/06 (AH 1323); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,500 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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 11 · Baghdad (Bağdat)
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.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Baghdad (Bağdat)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyizi
70 kuruşCalculated age 17
3 4 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Basra
5 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Basra / Baghdad (Bağdat)
Within-year entry order unresolved
6 1882/83 (AH 1300) · 11 recorded years
Baghdad (Bağdat)
AH entries: 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
7 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Baghdad (Bağdat) / Ammare
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ammare
8 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Ammare / Müntefik
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ammare; Müntefik
9 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Müntefik
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Müntefik
10 1897/98 (AH 1315) · 8 recorded years
Mosul (Musul)
AH entries: 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
11 1905/06 (AH 1323)
Mosul (Musul) / Baghdad (Bağdat)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Vilayet nüfus nazırı
Calculated age 45
Continuing service as described
Vilayet muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi
800 kuruşCalculated age 45
8 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.
- Defterdar vekili (fahri) · Mosul (Musul) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mülkiye müddeiumumîsi (fahri) · Mosul (Musul) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vilayet muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · Undated · 800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 70 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 2.3% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 120 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 5.9% | 1328 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 270 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 25.6% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 320 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 39.7% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 68.1% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 67.7% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 66.1% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 57.3% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 54.5% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 500 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 56.1% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 500 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 56.0% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 56.1% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 56.2% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 900 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 80.5% | 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 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 750 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 78.0% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 405 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 51.2% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 900 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 80.3% | 1821 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 800 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 74.5% | 1423 |
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- Baghdad (Bağdat)70 to 800
- Mosul (Musul)405 to 900
- Ammare900
- Basra270
- Müntefik1,500
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
- Baghdad (Bağdat)25 other officialsAhmed Şakir Efendi born 1862/63 (AH 1279); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Baghdad (Bağdat)70 other officialsİbrahim Rüşdü Efendi 11 shared years; highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- 1878 (AH 1295)145 other officialsAhmet Turhan Efendi first annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 800 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli
İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 65, 66, 67, 68
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 113/81; 69 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 113/81
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 27 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 46 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.