Mehmed Arif Efendi

Born 1839/40 (AH 1255) · Mecca (Mekke) · Dated entries 1849 to 1882 (AH 1266 to 1299)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/97, s.97

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The life

Mehmed Arif Efendi was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1839/40 (AH 1255). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Mecca (Mekke) in 1849/50 (AH 1266). Dated career entries span 1849/50 (AH 1266) to 1881/82 (AH 1299) across 34 AH years, from Mecca (Mekke) to Yerim, beginning with Hazine mülazımı and ending with entries for Mal Müdürü. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Mecca (Mekke), Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde), Yemen and San'a and 1 other named places.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1856/57 (AH 1273) to 1,125 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,500 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Mecca (Mekke) · 1839/40 (AH 1255)^[source]
Education: Sıbyan Mektebi^[source]
First work: 1849/50 (AH 1266) · Mecca (Mekke)^[source]
Age at first work: 11^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
Apprenticeship: 6.6^[source]Duration as recorded; the interval is not dated here.

Career in numbers

34
Dated AH years: 5
Career place names: 27
Salary years: 250 → 1,125
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 2,500
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 84.7%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1856/57 (AH 1273) to 1881/82 (AH 1299); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1881/82 (AH 1299).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 10 · Mecca (Mekke)

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1
1839/40 (AH 1255)
Mecca (Mekke)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1849/50 (AH 1266)
Mecca (Mekke)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 11
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Hazine mülazımı
  Calculated age 11
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1850/51 (AH 1267) · 6 recorded years
Mecca (Mekke)
AH entries: 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1272. Gaps remain open.
1. Hazine mülazımı
  Calculated age 12
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Hazine mülazımı
  Calculated age 17
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 6 recorded entries in this stage →
4
1856/57 (AH 1273)
Mecca (Mekke) / Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Mecca (Mekke)
  Hazine mülazımı
  Calculated age 18
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)
  Sancak muhasebesi ikinci refiki
  250 kuruşCalculated age 18
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1857/58 (AH 1274) · 16 recorded years
Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)
AH entries: 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Sancak muhasebesi ikinci refiki
  250 kuruşCalculated age 19
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Sancak tahrirat kalemi evrak mukayyidi (İstifa)
  Calculated age 34
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 20 recorded entries in this stage →
6
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Yemen
Not yet located on the map: Yemen
1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru
  1,000 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Yemen / San'a
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Yemen; San'a
1. Yemen
  Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru
  1,000 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. San'a
  Sancak muhasebesi birinci refiki
  2,000 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8
1875/76 (AH 1292) · 4 recorded years
San'a
AH entries: 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: San'a
1. Sancak muhasebesi birinci refiki
  2,000 kuruşCalculated age 37
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Sancak muhasebesi birinci refiki
  2,000 kuruşCalculated age 40
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
9
1878/79 (AH 1296)
San'a / Yerim
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: San'a; Yerim
1. San'a
  Sancak muhasebesi birinci refiki
  2,000 kuruşCalculated age 41
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Yerim
  Mal Müdürü
  2,500 kuruşCalculated age 41
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
10
1879/80 (AH 1297) · 3 recorded years
Yerim
AH entries: 1297, 1298, 1299. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Yerim
1. Mal Müdürü
  2,500 kuruşCalculated age 42
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Mal Müdürü
  1,125 kuruşCalculated age 44
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 6 recorded entries in this stage →

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

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1856/57 (AH 1273)	250	400	100 to 5,000	28.0%	76
1857/58 (AH 1274)	250	400	100 to 3,000	31.6%	96
1858/59 (AH 1275)	750	500	150 to 5,000	62.5%	105
1859/60 (AH 1276)	750	500	150 to 3,350	61.8%	111
1860/61 (AH 1277)	750	500	150 to 3,000	62.4%	134
1861/62 (AH 1278)	750	500	150 to 3,000	60.6%	161
1862/63 (AH 1279)	750	400	140 to 3,000	67.3%	197
1863/64 (AH 1280)	750	475	125 to 3,000	63.2%	232
1864/65 (AH 1281)	1,200	400	125 to 3,000	77.8%	253
1865/66 (AH 1282)	1,200	400	150 to 2,000	80.9%	341
1866/67 (AH 1283)	1,200	400	146 to 2,000	81.4%	399
1867/68 (AH 1284)	1,200	458	150 to 2,500	77.4%	435
1868/69 (AH 1285)	1,200	475	150 to 3,000	76.4%	505
1869/70 (AH 1286)	1,200	400	150 to 2,250	79.3%	609
1870/71 (AH 1287)	1,200	400	150 to 2,000	81.0%	649
1871/72 (AH 1288)	1,200	420.5	125 to 2,375	80.0%	712
1872/73 (AH 1289)	900	450	140 to 2,350	75.0%	736
1873/74 (AH 1290)	1,000	405	130 to 2,200	76.5%	805
1874/75 (AH 1291)	2,000	450	150 to 1,800	90.6%	882
1875/76 (AH 1292)	2,000	450	150 to 2,000	89.4%	976
1876/77 (AH 1293)	2,000	420	150 to 2,000	90.0%	1102
1877/78 (AH 1294)	2,000	450	150 to 1,800	90.5%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	2,000	450	150 to 2,000	89.8%	1196
1878/79 (AH 1296)	2,500	400	150 to 2,000	91.6%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	2,500	400	180 to 1,800	92.9%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	1,500	400	160 to 1,500	90.0%	1448
1881/82 (AH 1299)	1,125	400	150 to 1,500	84.7%	1489

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)17
1856 to 1873 (AH 1273 to 1289)
Mecca (Mekke)8
1849 to 1857 (AH 1266 to 1273)
San'a6
1874 to 1879 (AH 1291 to 1296)
Yerim4
1878 to 1882 (AH 1296 to 1299)
Yemen2
1873 to 1875 (AH 1290 to 1291)

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Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)250 to 1,200
San'a2,000
Yerim1,125 to 2,500
Yemen1,000

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 title

Hazine mülazımı8
1849 to 1857 (AH 1266 to 1273)
Sancak muhasebesi sermukayyidi8
1864 to 1872 (AH 1281 to 1288)
Sancak muhasebesi mütercimi7
1858 to 1865 (AH 1275 to 1281)
Sancak muhasebesi birinci refiki6
1874 to 1879 (AH 1291 to 1296)
Mal Müdürü4
1878 to 1882 (AH 1296 to 1299)
Sancak muhasebesi ikinci refiki3
1856 to 1859 (AH 1273 to 1275)

The 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 officialsSeyyid Mehmed Zeki Efendi born 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 500 kuruş
Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)3 other officialsAhmed Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAhmet Rifat Efendi born 1839/40 (AH 1255); highest salary 1,500 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan Mektebi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

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Sources and evidence

Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 175, 176
241 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/97, s.97.

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