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Dedicated toCarter V. Findley

Ohannes Efendi

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

The life of Ohannes Efendi began in Kemaliye (Eğin) in 1853/54 (AH 1270); the father's occupation was "Halep Rüsumat Müdüriyeti odacısı". Ohannes began work in Aleppo (Halep) in 1874/75, at about 20. The first annual entry, for 1874/75, names Ohannes as Muhasebe Müdürlüğü Kalemi mülazımı, with no place. The annual lists then follow Ohannes to Aleppo from 1875 to 1880, then a post with no place named from 1881 to 1891. The lists have no entry for 1885 to 1890. Ohannes then moved to Idlib (İdlib) in 1891/92. Alongside, the lists for 1894/95 give a second post, in Samandağ as memlaha kâtib-i sanisi. Alongside, the lists for 1899 to 1901 give a second post, in İskenderun as Düyun-ı Umumiye kâtibi.

Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1875/76 to a peak of 700 in 1882/83, when three in four paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1900/01.

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 11 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1874/751875/761891/921894/951899/19001247911KemaliyeAleppoSamandağİskenderun

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Halep Rüsumat Nezareti), stop 5 (Halep Rüsumat), stop 6 (Yedikule Memlahası), stop 8 (Süveydiye (Antakya)), stop 10 (Âşâr Memlahası).

  1. Kemaliye (Eğin)

    Born 1853/54 (AH 1270)

  2. Aleppo (Halep)

    First work 1874/75 (AH 1291)

  3. Halep Rüsumat Nezareti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1874/75 (AH 1291)

    Muhasebe Müdürlüğü Kalemi mülazımı

    entries in 1 year

  4. Aleppo (Halep)

    1875 to 1880 (AH 1292 to 1297)

    kaza kâtibi

    200 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  5. Halep Rüsumat as worded, no place record not on the map

    1881 to 1885 (AH 1299 to 1302)

    No annual entry for 1880/81 (AH 1298) before it.

    Baş Müdüriyet sandık emini

    300 to 700 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  6. Yedikule Memlahası as worded, no place record not on the map

    1890/91 (AH 1308)

    No annual entry for 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307) before it.

    kaza kâtibi

    250 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  7. Idlib (İdlib)

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    memur vekili

    175 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Süveydiye (Antakya) as worded, no place record not on the map

    1892 to 1895 (AH 1310 to 1312)

    memlaha memuru

    350 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  9. Samandağ (Süveydiye)

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    memlaha kâtib-i sanisi

    450 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  10. Âşâr Memlahası as worded, no place record not on the map

    1896 to 1900 (AH 1314 to 1317)

    No annual entry for 1895/96 (AH 1313) before it.

    Âşâr Memlahası memuru

    700 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  11. İskenderun

    1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)

    Düyun-ı Umumiye kâtibi

    540 kuruş a month; entries in 2 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 entry02004006008001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318700 kuruşkaza kâtibimemlaha memuruÂşâr Memlahası memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

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 Ohannes Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1875/7620045050015%
1878/7930040047527%
1879/8030040040027%
1881/8236040042%
1882/8370040074%
1883/8470040074%
1884/8530040028%
1890/9130040028%
1891/9217540050013%
1892/9335040038%
1894/9545040050052%
1896/9770045071%
1897/9870040076%
1898/9970040074%
1899/190070040073%
1900/0154040050063%

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 Ohannes Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1874/75AH 1291First workAleppo (Halep)
1874/75AH 1291Muhasebe Müdürlüğü Kalemi mülazımı
1875 to 1880AH 1292 to 1297kaza kâtibi
8 entries
YearSalary
1875/76200
1876/77
1877/78
1878
1878/79
1878/79300
1879/80300
1879/80
Aleppo (Halep)200
No annual entry: 1880/81 (AH 1298)
1881 to 1885AH 1299 to 1302Baş Müdüriyet sandık emini
7 entries
YearSalary
1881/82360
1882/83
1882/83700
1883/84700
1883/84
1884/85300
1884/85
360
No annual entry: 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307)
1890/91AH 1308kaza kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1890/91300
1890/91250
300 to 250
1891/92AH 1309memur vekiliIdlib (İdlib)175
1892 to 1895AH 1310 to 1312memlaha memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1892/93350
1893/94
1894/95
350
1894/95AH 1312memlaha kâtib-i sanisiSamandağ (Süveydiye)450
No annual entry: 1895/96 (AH 1313)
1896 to 1900AH 1314 to 1317Âşâr Memlahası memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1896/97700
1897/98700
1898/99700
1899/1900700
1899/1900
700
1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318Düyun-ı Umumiye kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900
1900/01540
İskenderun540

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni
Father's occupation
Halep Rüsumat Müdüriyeti odacısı

First work

Year
1874/75 (AH 1291)

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 30 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep) in the same years, Ohannes Efendi had the 21st highest salary.

All 175 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep)

Same birthplace

Of the 74 officials born in Kemaliye (Eğin), 62 have a recorded salary; Ohannes Efendi had the 37th highest salary of them.

The page of Kemaliye (Eğin), with the 74 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291), 130 have a recorded salary; Ohannes Efendi had the 40th highest salary of them.

  • Kigork Efendifirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 250 kuruş
  • Mehmed Sadık Beyfirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 450 kuruş
  • Veli Efendifirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 200 kuruş
  • Yorgi Servet Efendifirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 800 kuruş
  • Mehmed Said Efendifirst annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 2,150 kuruş

All 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Ohannes Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1874/75AH 1291Muhasebe Müdürlüğü Kalemi mülazımıHalep Rüsumat NezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1875/76AH 1292kaza kâtibiAleppo (Halep)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1876/77AH 1293kaza kâtibiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1877/78AH 1294kaza kâtibiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1878AH 1295kaza kâtibiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1878/79AH 1296kaza kâtibiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1878/79AH 1296kayıt memuruAleppo (Halep)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1879/80AH 1297kayıt memuruAleppo (Halep)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1879/80AH 1297kayıt memuru (İstifa)Aleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1881/82AH 1299Baş Müdüriyet sandık eminiHalep Rüsumat360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1882/83AH 1300Baş Müdüriyet sandık eminiHalep RüsumatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1882/83AH 1300Baş Müdüriyet sandık eminiHalep Rüsumat700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1883/84AH 1301Baş Müdüriyet sandık eminiHalep Rüsumat700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1883/84AH 1301Baş Müdüriyet sandık emini (İnfisal)Halep RüsumatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1884/85AH 1302kaza kâtibiYedikule Memlahası300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1884/85AH 1302kaza kâtibi (İnfisal)Yedikule MemlahasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1890/91AH 1308kaza kâtibiYedikule Memlahası300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1890/91AH 1308Muhasebe Kalemi perakende kâtibiHalep Düyun-ı Umumiye Merkez Müdüriyeti250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1891/92AH 1309memur vekiliIdlib (İdlib)175Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1892/93AH 1310memlaha memuruSüveydiye (Antakya)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1893/94AH 1311memlaha memuruSüveydiye (Antakya)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1894/95AH 1312memlaha memuruSüveydiye (Antakya)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1894/95AH 1312memlaha kâtib-i sanisiSamandağ (Süveydiye)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1896/97AH 1314Âşâr Memlahası memuruÂşâr Memlahası700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1897/98AH 1315Âşâr Memlahası memuruÂşâr Memlahası700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1898/99AH 1316Âşâr Memlahası memuruÂşâr Memlahası700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1899/1900AH 1317Âşâr Memlahası memuruÂşâr Memlahası700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1899/1900AH 1317Âşâr Memlahası memuru (Nakil)Âşâr MemlahasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1899/1900AH 1317Düyun-ı Umumiye kâtibiİskenderunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148.
1900/01AH 1318memlaha muaviniİskenderun540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 104/148
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 Ohannes Efendi 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.

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