Mehmed Vahid Efendi
Born 1851/52 (AH 1268) · Diyarbakır · Dated entries 1871 to 1907 (AH 1288 to 1324)
Languages Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Vahid Efendi was born in Diyarbakır in 1851/52 (AH 1268). The father’s occupation was Esnaf. Schooling included Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Dated career entries span 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1906/07 (AH 1324) across 17 AH years, from Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi to Diyarbakır, beginning with Mülazım and ending with entries for Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi, Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi, Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi and Diyarbekir A'şar Nezareti and 4 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 50 kuruş in 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 925 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,350 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301). An undated death entry survives. [1]
Life and career
Follow 14 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 14 · Diyarbakır
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.
9 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1851/52 (AH 1268)
Diyarbakır
Birth
2 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 20
Mülazım
Calculated age 20
3 1872/73 (AH 1289) · 4 recorded years
Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi
4 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi / Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi; Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi
5 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi
6 1878 (AH 1295)
Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi / Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi; Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi
7 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi
8 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi / Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi / Diyarbekir A'şar Nezareti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi; Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi; Diyarbekir A'şar Nezareti
9 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Diyarbekir A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti
Not yet located on the map: Diyarbekir A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti
10 1887/88 (AH 1305) · 2 recorded years
Diyarbakır
AH entries: 1305, 1306. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
11 12 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Diyarbekir Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
Not yet located on the map: Diyarbekir Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
13 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Diyarbakır
14 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Diyarbakır
Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri
925 kuruşCalculated age 56
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.
- A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti Baş Kâtibi (İnfisal) · Diyarbekir A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Adliye Hesap Kâtibi · Diyarbakır · Undated · 1,100 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri · Diyarbakır · Undated · 1,000 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 50 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 2.9% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 90 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 5.1% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 120 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 7.5% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 120 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 7.6% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 120 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 8.3% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 135 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 8.5% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 240 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 23.0% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 27.9% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 600 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 65.7% | 1534 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1,350 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 89.1% | 1720 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 425 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 51.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 475 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 54.3% | 1797 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 472 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 54.8% | 2004 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 900 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 78.0% | 2119 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 925 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 77.2% | 1371 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi50 to 165
- Diyarbakır425 to 925
- Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi240 to 300
- Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi20 to 100
- Diyarbekir A'şar Nezareti600
- Diyarbekir A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti1,350
Six places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Diyarbakır44 other officialsHüseyin Sabri Efendi born 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 3,250 kuruş
- Diyarbakır34 other officialsÖmer Ali Bey 3 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)115 other officialsKirkor Efendi first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahval defterlerinde Diyarbekirli yöneticiler
İSHAK ŞİMŞEK · 2013 · Pages 192, 193, 194, 195
Read the original source accounts · 38 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 · 18 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 30 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.