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Hüseyin Hüsnü 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

Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Babik karyesi in 1844/45 (AH 1260), into the İslam community, and the father's occupation was "Şiro Nahiyesi hanedanı (ağa)". The schooling was at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

Hüseyin Hüsnü began work in 1876/77, at about 32, on a first salary of 1,250 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1876/77, names Hüseyin Hüsnü as a district governor (Kaymakam), with no place. The last posts were in Kâhta from 1882 to 1886 and Adıyaman (Hısnımansur) in 1887/88, with a rise to Kaymakam in 1885/86. For 1883 to 1885 the lists have no entry. The lists give Vefat (death) for 1889/90 instead of a title.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 1,250 kuruş a month in 1876/77, as Kaymakam, when 83 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, nine years of salary come to 127,500 kuruş, 2.9 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1889/90.

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 4 stops
place of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1887/8834KâhtaAdıyaman

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 1 (Avniye), stop 2 (Besni).

  1. Avniye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1876 to 1882 (AH 1293 to 1299)

    Kaymakam 1876 to 1882 (AH 1293 to 1299); Kaymakam (Azil) 1877/78 (AH 1294)

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  2. Besni as worded, no place record not on the map

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

    Kaymakam (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  3. Kâhta

    1882 to 1886 (AH 1300 to 1303)

    Kaymakam vekili 1882/83 (AH 1300); Kaymakam 1885/86 (AH 1303)

    625 to 1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

    No annual entry for 1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302).

  4. Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)

    1887 to 1890 (AH 1305 to 1307)

    No annual entry for 1886/87 (AH 1304) before it.

    Kaymakam (Azil) 1887/88 (AH 1305); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1889/90 (AH 1307)

    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 entry05001,0001,5001876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071,250 kuruşKaymakamKaymakam
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 1307This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1876/771,2504201,80083%
1877/781,2504501,67083%
18781,2504501,75084%
1878/791,2504001,72582%
1879/801,2504001,30084%
1880/811,2504001,25086%
1881/821,2504001,25086%
1882/8362540035572%
1885/861,2504001,25040086%

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 Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1876/77AH 1293First work1,250first-salary field
1876 to 1882AH 1293 to 1299Kaymakam
8 entries
YearSalary
1876/771,250
1877/781,250
1877/781,250
18781,250
1878/791,250
1879/801,250
1880/811,250
1881/821,250
1,250
1877/78AH 1294Kaymakam (Azil)
1881/82AH 1299Kaymakam (İnfisal)
1882/83AH 1300Kaymakam vekiliKâhta625
No annual entry: 1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302)
1885/86AH 1303KaymakamKâhta1,250
No annual entry: 1886/87 (AH 1304)
1887/88AH 1305Kaymakam (Azil)Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)
No annual entry: 1888/89 (AH 1306)
1889/90AH 1307Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1844/45 (AH 1260)
Birthplace
Babik karyesi
Community
İslam
Father's occupation
Şiro Nahiyesi hanedanı (ağa)

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1876/77 (AH 1293)

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 3 officials with entries in Kâhta in the same years, Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 24 officials with entries in Kâhta

Same job title, same years

Of the 106 officials with the title Kaymakam in the same years, 85 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 73rd highest salary of them.

All 265 officials with the title Kaymakam

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 78th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 185 officials whose first annual entry is for 1876/77 (AH 1293), 168 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 28th highest salary of them.

All 185 officials whose first annual entry is for 1876/77 (AH 1293)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1876/77AH 1293KaymakamAvniye1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1877/78AH 1294KaymakamAvniye1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1877/78AH 1294Kaymakam (Azil)AvniyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1877/78AH 1294KaymakamBesni1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1878AH 1295KaymakamBesni1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1878/79AH 1296KaymakamBesni1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1879/80AH 1297KaymakamBesni1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1880/81AH 1298KaymakamBesni1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1881/82AH 1299KaymakamBesni1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1881/82AH 1299Kaymakam (İnfisal)BesniAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1882/83AH 1300Kaymakam vekiliKâhta625Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1885/86AH 1303KaymakamKâhta1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1887/88AH 1305Kaymakam (Azil)Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
1889/90AH 1307VefatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00001.00351, s. 696
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 Hüseyin Hüsnü 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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