Mehmed Emin Yümni Efendi

Born 1845 (AH 1261) · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · Dated entries 1865 to 1902 (AH 1282 to 1319)

Languages Arabic, French, Persian, Turkish

Archival reference BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 13, Gömlek No. 21, 20-1-2-6

The career, year by year

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The life

Mehmed Emin Yümni Efendi was born in Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) in 1845 (AH 1261). Schooling included Süleymaniye sıbyan mektebi ve medrese. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Persian and Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) in 1865/66 (AH 1282). Dated career entries span 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 1901/02 (AH 1319) across 19 AH years, beginning with Tomruk kâtipliği. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye), Istanbul (Dersaadet), Hoy and Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) and 5 other named places.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 2,300 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,300 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · 1845 (AH 1261)^[source]
Education: Süleymaniye sıbyan mektebi ve medrese^[source]
First work: 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)^[source]
Age at first work: 21^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 300 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.
Apprenticeship: 4^[source]Duration as recorded; the interval is not dated here.

Career in numbers

19
Dated AH years: 10
Career place names: 3
Entries without a resolved year: 15
Salary years: 300 → 2,300
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 2,300
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 95.3%
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.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 1901/02 (AH 1319); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1901/02 (AH 1319).

Life and career

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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.

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Stage 1 of 14 · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)

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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.

5 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

1
1845 (AH 1261)
Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1865/66 (AH 1282)
Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 21
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Tomruk kâtipliği
  300 kuruşCalculated age 21
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1866/67 (AH 1283)
Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Tomruk kâtipliği
  300 kuruşCalculated age 22
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Tahrirat müdür muavinliği
  300 kuruşCalculated age 22
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1867/68 (AH 1284)
Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) / Place not recorded / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)
  Tahrirat müdür muavinliği
  300 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Eyüp Rüşdiye Mektebi Farsça muallimliği
  300 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
5
1870/71 (AH 1287) · 4 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290. Gaps remain open.
1. Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımlığı
  Calculated age 26
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımlığı
  Calculated age 29
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
6
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Hoy
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hoy
1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımlığı
  Calculated age 30
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Hoy
  Hoy şehbenderliği
  1,000 kuruşCalculated age 30
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1878/79 (AH 1296) · 3 recorded years
Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
1. Karahisar-ı Şarki Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavinliği
  2,000 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Karahisar-ı Şarki Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavinliği
  2,000 kuruşCalculated age 37
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
8
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
  Karahisar-ı Şarki Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavinliği
  2,000 kuruşCalculated age 38
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Place not recorded
  Infisal
  Calculated age 38
  Entry & evidence →[1]
9
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Mamüratülaziz vilayeti
Not yet located on the map: Mamüratülaziz vilayeti
1. Mamüratülaziz vilayeti müddeiumumi muavinliği
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 39
  Entry & evidence →[1]
10
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Mamüratülaziz vilayeti / Şehrizor
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mamüratülaziz vilayeti; Şehrizor
1. Mamüratülaziz vilayeti
  Mamüratülaziz vilayeti müddeiumumi muavinliği
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 40
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Şehrizor
  Şehrizor sancağı müddeiumumi muavinliği
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 40
  Entry & evidence →[1]
11
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Şehrizor
Not yet located on the map: Şehrizor
1. Şehrizor sancağı müddeiumumi muavinliği
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 41
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
12
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Şehrizor / Place not recorded / Van vilayeti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Şehrizor; Location not recorded; Van vilayeti
1. Şehrizor
  Şehrizor sancağı müddeiumumi muavinliği
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 42
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Van vilayeti
  Van vilayeti müddeiumumi muavinliği
  1,800 kuruşCalculated age 42
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
13
1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 2 recorded years
Hoy ve Selman
AH entries: 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Hoy ve Selman
1. Hoy ve Selman şehbenderliği
  1,800 kuruşCalculated age 56
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Hoy ve Selman şehbenderliği
  1,800 kuruşCalculated age 57
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
14
1901/02 (AH 1319)
Hoy ve Selman / Sulina (Sünne)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hoy ve Selman
1. Hoy ve Selman
  Hoy ve Selman şehbenderliği
  1,800 kuruşCalculated age 58
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Sulina (Sünne)
  Sünne başşehbenderliği
  2,300 kuruşCalculated age 58
  Entry & evidence →[1]

3 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.

Infisal · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi halifeliği · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Tebriz başşehbenderliği · Tebriz · 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

Current collection salary comparison

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Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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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.

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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
1865/66 (AH 1282)	300	400	150 to 2,000	32.9%	341
1866/67 (AH 1283)	300	400	146 to 2,000	31.7%	399
1867/68 (AH 1284)	300	458	150 to 2,500	29.7%	435
1874/75 (AH 1291)	1,000	450	150 to 1,800	78.4%	882
1878/79 (AH 1296)	2,000	400	150 to 2,000	88.5%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	2,000	400	180 to 1,800	90.5%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	2,000	400	160 to 1,500	93.4%	1448
1881/82 (AH 1299)	2,000	400	150 to 1,500	92.5%	1489
1882/83 (AH 1300)	1,400	400	150 to 1,400	88.9%	1655
1883/84 (AH 1301)	1,400	400	150 to 1,400	89.3%	1720
1884/85 (AH 1302)	1,400	400	150 to 1,500	88.3%	1748
1885/86 (AH 1303)	1,800	400	150 to 1,500	92.5%	1787
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	1,800	400	140 to 1,440	92.8%	1821
1900/01 (AH 1318)	1,800	400	140 to 1,500	92.4%	1761
1901/02 (AH 1319)	2,300	400	150 to 1,520	95.3%	1666

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Istanbul (Dersaadet)6
1867 to 1875 (AH 1284 to 1291)
Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)4
1878 to 1882 (AH 1296 to 1299)
Hoy ve Selman3
1899 to 1902 (AH 1317 to 1319)
Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)3
1865 to 1868 (AH 1282 to 1284)
Şehrizor3
1883 to 1886 (AH 1301 to 1303)
Mamüratülaziz vilayeti2
1882 to 1884 (AH 1300 to 1301)

The 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

Istanbul (Dersaadet)100 to 300
Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)2,000
Hoy ve Selman1,800
Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)300
Şehrizor1,400
Mamüratülaziz vilayeti1,400

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 title

Bâbıâli Tercüme Odası mülazımlığı5
1870 to 1875 (AH 1287 to 1291)
Karahisar-ı Şarki Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavinliği4
1878 to 1882 (AH 1296 to 1299)
Hoy ve Selman şehbenderliği3
1899 to 1902 (AH 1317 to 1319)
Şehrizor sancağı müddeiumumi muavinliği3
1883 to 1886 (AH 1301 to 1303)
Mamüratülaziz vilayeti müddeiumumi muavinliği2
1882 to 1884 (AH 1300 to 1301)
Tahrirat müdür muavinliği2
1866 to 1868 (AH 1283 to 1284)

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

Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)6 other officialsMustafa Zihni Paşa born 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 750 kuruş
Istanbul180 other officialsAhmed Ârifî Paşa 6 shared years; highest salary 100,000 kuruş
1865/66 (AH 1282)111 other officialsANTUVAN VEKİL EFENDİ first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282); no salary recorded

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Education and personal record

Schooling Süleymaniye sıbyan mektebi ve medrese^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

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

Arabic · Kitâbet^[source]
French · Aşina^[source]
Persian · Kitâbet^[source]
Turkish · Kitâbet^[source]

Honours and other personal details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code): 1 (recorded code)^[source]

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Sources and evidence

II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 228, 229
BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 13, Gömlek No. 21, 20-1-2-6.

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 19 dated AH years

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