Mustafa Fehmi Efendi
Born 1858/59 (AH 1275) · Mecca (Mekke) · Dated entries 1870 to 1907 (AH 1287 to 1324)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 18/365, s.365-366
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mustafa Fehmi Efendi was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1858/59 (AH 1275). The father’s occupation was Mekke Dâvudiye Medresesi müderrisi. Schooling included Babasından Arapça ve Farsça öğrenimi. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Hicaz in 1870/71 (AH 1287). Dated career entries span 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 1906/07 (AH 1324) across 34 AH years, beginning with Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 9 of those years. Place names include Hicaz, Jeddah (Cidde), Bayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) and Cebel-i Seman and 8 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 1,575 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,750 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306). [1]
Life and career
Follow 16 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 16 · Mecca (Mekke)
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.
6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Mecca (Mekke)
Birth
2 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Hicaz
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz
First work as recorded
Calculated age 12
3 1871/72 (AH 1288) · 16 recorded years
Hicaz
AH entries: 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz
4 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Hicaz / Jeddah (Cidde)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz
5 6 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 3 recorded years
Bayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih)
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
7 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 2 recorded years
Cebel-i Seman / Mare
AH entries: 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cebel-i Seman; Mare
8 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Cebel-i Seman
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cebel-i Seman
9 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Place not recorded / Jeddah (Cidde)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
10 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Jeddah (Cidde) / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
11 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Menbic
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Menbic
12 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Maaretünnuman
Not yet located on the map: Maaretünnuman
13 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) / Elbistan
Within-year entry order unresolved
14 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Idlib (İdlib)
15 16 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Harem (Harim) / Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Harim kaymakamı
1,575 kuruşCalculated age 49
Continuing service as described
17 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.
- Şerh ve tercüme yayını · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Menbic kaymakamı · Menbic · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Menbic kaymakamı (İnfisal) · Menbic · 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 100 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 6.4% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 250 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 24.8% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 22.7% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.9% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 250 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 23.5% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 23.3% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 23.4% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.4% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 225 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 15.1% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 440 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 54.9% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 440 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 55.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 440 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 54.7% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 440 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 55.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 440 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 54.4% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 440 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 53.3% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 864 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 78.6% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 864 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 77.8% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 1,750 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 91.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 1,750 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 91.8% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 1,750 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 90.6% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 1,600 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 90.0% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 1,600 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 90.8% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1,250 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 87.3% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 88.0% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1,300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 87.3% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,250 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 85.8% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 1,440 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 90.0% | 1891 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 1,575 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 91.5% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 1,575 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 91.3% | 1761 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1,575 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 90.9% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1,575 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 90.9% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 1,575 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 90.2% | 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- Hicaz100 to 500
- Jeddah (Cidde)864 to 1,300
- Cebel-i Seman1,250
- Harem (Harim)1,575
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
- Mecca (Mekke)116 other officialsAbdullah Efendi born 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Jeddah (Cidde)16 other officialsMustafa Şükrü Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)103 other officialsMustafa Şükrü Efendi first annual entry 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 700 kuruş
Education and personal record
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251
301 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 18/365, s.365-366.; BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 18/365, s.365-366.
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Annual salary study and register readings
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