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İbrahim İzzet Bey

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

İbrahim İzzet Bey was born in Istanbul in 1836/37 (AH 1252). At about 18, in 1854/55, İbrahim İzzet began work in Sarayi humayun, on a first salary of 100 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1854/55, places İbrahim İzzet in Sarayi humayun as Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesi, where the entries run to 1876/77. Alongside, the lists for 1876 to 1878 give a second post, in Yıldız Palace as Yıldız Saray-ı Hümayun ikinci bekçisi. Alongside, the lists for 1877 to 1900 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesi. Entries spanning 47 years are rare, reached by fewer than 2 per cent of the 8,239 officials.

The salary went from 100 kuruş a month in 1854/55 to 2,400 in 1899/1900, the peak, when 95 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 47 years the salaries add up to 334,800 kuruş, 1.4 times what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1899/1900.

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
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
123Istanbul, Sarayi humayun, Yıldız Palace

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Mabeyn-i Hümayun).

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1836/37 (AH 1252)

  2. Sarayi humayun

    First work 1854/55 (AH 1271); 1854 to 1877 (AH 1271 to 1293)

    Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesi

    100 to 1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 23 years

  3. Yıldız Palace (Yıldız Sarayı)

    1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1294)

    Yıldız Saray-ı Hümayun ikinci bekçisi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Mabeyn-i Hümayun as worded, no place record not on the map

    1877 to 1900 (AH 1294 to 1317)

    Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesi

    800 to 2,400 kuruş a month; entries in 24 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
01,0002,0003,0001858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13152,400 kuruşSaray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun hademesi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0002,0005,0001858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315This 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 İbrahim İzzet Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1854/551004004006%
1855/561004004007%
1856/571004004006%
1857/581004004006%
1858/591005005004%
1859/601005007502%
1860/611005005505%
1861/621005005005%
1862/631004004004%
1863/641004753855%
1864/651004003505%
1865/661004004003%
1866/671,25040037583%
1867/681,25045850078%
1868/691,25047550077%
1869/701504005009%
1870/711504005009%
1871/72150420.550010%
1872/7315045050010%
1873/7415040550011%
1874/751504505009%
1875/761504505209%
1876/7730042050030%
1877/781,00045077%
18781,00045078%
1878/791,00040076%
1879/801,00040079%
1880/8180040077%
1881/8280040077%
1882/8380040077%
1883/8480040078%
1884/8580040077%
1885/8680040075%
1886/8780040076%
1887/8880040075%
1888/8980040077%
1889/9080040077%
1890/9180040076%
1891/9280040075%
1892/9380040076%
1893/9480040077%
1894/9580040076%
1895/9680040075%
1896/9780045074%
1897/9880040078%
1898/9980040078%
1899/19002,40040095%

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 İbrahim İzzet Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1854/55AH 1271First workSarayi humayun100first-salary field
1854 to 1877AH 1271 to 1293Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesi
26 entries
YearSalary
1854/55100
1855/56100
1856/57100
1857/58100
1858/59100
1859/60100
1860/61100
1861/62100
1862/63100
1863/64100
1864/65100
1865/66100
1866/67100
1866/671,250
1867/681,250
1868/691,250
1868/69150
1869/70150
1870/71150
1871/72150
1872/73150
1873/74150
1874/75150
1875/76150
1876/77
1876/77150
Sarayi humayun100 to 150
1876 to 1878AH 1293 to 1294Yıldız Saray-ı Hümayun ikinci bekçisi
3 entries
YearSalary
1876/77300
1877/78300
1877/78
Yıldız Palace (Yıldız Sarayı)300
1877 to 1900AH 1294 to 1317Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesi
27 entries
YearSalary
1877/781,000
18781,000
1878/791,000
1879/801,000
1879/80800
1880/81800
1881/82800
1882/83800
1883/84800
1884/85800
1885/86800
1886/87800
1887/88800
1888/89800
1889/90800
1890/91800
1891/92800
1892/93800
1893/94800
1894/95800
1895/96800
1896/97800
1897/98800
1898/99800
1899/1900800
1899/19001,500
1899/19002,400
1,000 to 2,400

Record

Personal

Born
1836/37 (AH 1252)

First work

Year
1854/55 (AH 1271)

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 2 officials with entries in Sarayi humayun in the same years, İbrahim İzzet Bey had the highest salary.

All 5 officials with entries in Sarayi humayun

Same birthplace

Of the 666 officials born in Istanbul, 446 have a recorded salary; İbrahim İzzet Bey had the 109th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 666 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 26 officials whose first annual entry is for 1854/55 (AH 1271), 24 have a recorded salary; İbrahim İzzet Bey had the 11th highest salary of them.

All 26 officials whose first annual entry is for 1854/55 (AH 1271)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of İbrahim İzzet Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1854/55AH 1271Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1855/56AH 1272Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1856/57AH 1273Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1857/58AH 1274Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1858/59AH 1275Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1859/60AH 1276Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1860/61AH 1277Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1861/62AH 1278Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1862/63AH 1279Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1863/64AH 1280Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1864/65AH 1281Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1865/66AH 1282Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1866/67AH 1283Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1866/67AH 1283Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1867/68AH 1284Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1868/69AH 1285Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1868/69AH 1285Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1869/70AH 1286Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1870/71AH 1287Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1871/72AH 1288Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1872/73AH 1289Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1873/74AH 1290Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1874/75AH 1291Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1875/76AH 1292Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1876/77AH 1293Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesi (Nakil)Sarayi humayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1876/77AH 1293Saray-ı Hümayun bekçi hademesiSarayi humayun150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1876/77AH 1293Yıldız Saray-ı Hümayun ikinci bekçisiYıldız Palace (Yıldız Sarayı)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1877/78AH 1294Yıldız Saray-ı Hümayun ikinci bekçisiYıldız Palace (Yıldız Sarayı)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1877/78AH 1294Yıldız Saray-ı Hümayun ikinci bekçisi (Nakil)Yıldız Palace (Yıldız Sarayı)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1877/78AH 1294Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1878AH 1295Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1878/79AH 1296Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1879/80AH 1297Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1879/80AH 1297Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1880/81AH 1298Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1881/82AH 1299Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1882/83AH 1300Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1883/84AH 1301Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1884/85AH 1302Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1885/86AH 1303Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1886/87AH 1304Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1887/88AH 1305Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1888/89AH 1306Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1889/90AH 1307Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1890/91AH 1308Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1891/92AH 1309Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1892/93AH 1310Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1893/94AH 1311Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1894/95AH 1312Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1895/96AH 1313Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1896/97AH 1314Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1897/98AH 1315Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1898/99AH 1316Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1899/1900AH 1317Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1899/1900AH 1317Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
1899/1900AH 1317Mabeyn-i Hümayun hademesiMabeyn-i Hümayun2,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1013
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 İbrahim İzzet Bey 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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