Nikola Gazban ( Gobdan ) Efendi
Born 1835/36 (AH 1251) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1845 to 1894 (AH 1262 to 1311)
Languages Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Italian, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 4/132
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Nikola Gazban ( Gobdan ) Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1835/36 (AH 1251). The father’s occupation was Mehmed Ali Paşa tercümanı; Galata Ticaret Borsası direktörü. Schooling included Roma Şark Mektebi; Roma Darülfünunu. The language repertoire included Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Italian, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). Dated career entries span 1845/46 (AH 1262) to 1893/94 (AH 1311) across 18 AH years, from Roma to Pazar (Atina), beginning with Şark Mektebi öğrencisi and ending with entries for Atina sefiri (asaleten). More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Roma, Istanbul (Dersaadet), Aleppo (Halep) and Adana and 2 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 1,000 kuruş in 1856/57 (AH 1273) to 10,000 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311); the highest recorded monthly rate is 10,000 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309). Death is recorded in 1893/94 (AH 1311). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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.
Stage 1 of 11 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1835/36 (AH 1251)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1845/46 (AH 1262)
Roma
Not yet located on the map: Roma
Şark Mektebi öğrencisi
Calculated age 11
3 4 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Aleppo (Halep)
5 6 7 1874/75 (AH 1291) · 5 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295. Gaps remain open.
8 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
9 10 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 2 recorded years
Pazar (Atina)
AH entries: 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
11 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Pazar (Atina) / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Atina sefiri (asaleten)
10,000 kuruşCalculated age 60
Continuing service as described
Vefat
Calculated age 60
7 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.
- Darülfünunda Roma kanunu ve hukuk öğrencisi · Roma · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vilayet tercümanı (İstifa) · Aleppo (Halep) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Fevâid-i Osmaniye küçük vapurlar müdürü (İnfisal) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
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.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 1,000 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 73.3% | 76 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 1,250 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 77.2% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 2,500 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 90.6% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 1,425 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 84.1% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 1,425 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 83.4% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 1,425 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 83.7% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 1,425 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 84.2% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 1,425 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 86.4% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 1,425 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 85.3% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 1,425 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 85.7% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 1,425 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 86.2% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 2,000 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 89.8% | 1196 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 2,800 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 94.1% | 1534 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 10,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 98.6% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 10,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 98.9% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 10,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 98.8% | 1929 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps 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)1,000 to 2,800
- Adana1,425
- Pazar (Atina)10,000
- Aleppo (Halep)1,250
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 titleThe 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
- Istanbul665 other officialsANDON EFENDİ born 1835/36 (AH 1251); highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Istanbul435 other officialsMustafa Hayri Efendi 9 shared years; highest salary 6,000 kuruş
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)12 other officialsMehmed Eşref Bey first annual entry 1845/46 (AH 1262); highest salary 3,500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli
İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 59, 60, 61
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 4/132; 67 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 4/132; BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 4/132
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 18 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 22 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.