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Yasef 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

Born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1853/54 (AH 1270) into the Keldani Hristiyan community, Yasef Efendi was the child of a merchant (tüccar). The schooling was at a community school (Millet Mektebi).

Yasef began work in Mosul (Musul) in 1872/73, at about 18. The annual lists begin in 1872/73, with Yasef as Musul Telgrafhanesi memuru in Mosul, where the entries run to 1881/82. Alongside, the lists for 1881 to 1900 give a second post, in Nasiriyah as Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefi. Alongside, the lists for 1899/1900 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Hanekin Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü.

Pay rose from 500 kuruş a month in 1876/77 to a peak of 800 in 1881/82, in Nasiriyah, when 77 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 25 years the salaries add up to 218,400 kuruş, 1.8 times what an official on the median salary earned. The last 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
1872/731881/82123AleppoMosulNasiriyah

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Hanekin).

  1. Aleppo (Halep)

    Born 1853/54 (AH 1270)

  2. Mosul (Musul)

    First work 1872/73 (AH 1289); 1872 to 1882 (AH 1289 to 1299)

    Musul Telgrafhanesi memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 11 years

  3. Nasiriyah (Nasıriye)

    1881 to 1900 (AH 1299 to 1317)

    Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefi

    800 kuruş a month; entries in 19 years

  4. Hanekin as worded, no place record not on the map

    1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    Hanekin Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

    795 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006008001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316800 kuruşMusul Telgrafhanesi memuruNasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316This 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 Yasef Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1876/7750042011555%
1877/7850045017554%
187850045017554%
1878/7950040025055%
1879/8050040035557%
1880/81500400377.560%
1881/8280040030077%
1882/8380040053077%
1883/8480040080078%
1884/8580040045077%
1885/8680040060075%
1886/8780040050076%
1887/8880040060075%
1888/8980040055077%
1889/9080040062577%
1890/9180040075076%
1891/9280040035075%
1892/9380040036076%
1893/9480040036077%
1894/9580040036076%
1895/9680040038575%
1896/9780045057074%
1897/98800400556.578%
1898/99800400537.578%
1899/190080040080077%

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 Yasef Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1872/73AH 1289First workMosul (Musul)
1872 to 1882AH 1289 to 1299Musul Telgrafhanesi memuru
12 entries
YearSalary
1872/73
1873/74
1874/75
1875/76
1876/77
1876/77500
1877/78500
1878500
1878/79500
1879/80500
1880/81500
1881/82500
Mosul (Musul)500
1881 to 1900AH 1299 to 1317Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefi
19 entries
YearSalary
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
Nasiriyah (Nasıriye)800
1899/1900AH 1317Hanekin Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü795

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Birthplace
Aleppo (Halep)
Community
Keldani Hristiyan
Nationality as recorded
Keldani
Father's occupation
Tüccar

Education

School
Millet Mektebicommunity school (school of a non-Muslim community)

First work

Year
1872/73 (AH 1289)

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 34 officials with entries in Mosul (Musul) in the same years, 31 have a recorded salary; Yasef Efendi had the 15th highest salary of them.

All 103 officials with entries in Mosul (Musul)

Same school

Of the 48 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, 45 have a recorded salary; Yasef Efendi had the 6th highest salary of them.

All 48 officials with Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 73 officials born in Aleppo (Halep), 70 have a recorded salary; Yasef Efendi had the 19th highest salary of them.

The page of Aleppo (Halep), with the 73 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289), 115 have a recorded salary; Yasef Efendi had the 50th highest salary of them.

All 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Yasef Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1872/73AH 1289Musul Telgrafhanesi memuruMosul (Musul)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1873/74AH 1290Musul Telgrafhanesi memuruMosul (Musul)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1874/75AH 1291Musul Telgrafhanesi memuruMosul (Musul)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1875/76AH 1292Musul Telgrafhanesi memuruMosul (Musul)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1876/77AH 1293Musul Telgrafhanesi memuruMosul (Musul)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1876/77AH 1293Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruMosul (Musul)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1877/78AH 1294Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruMosul (Musul)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1878AH 1295Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruMosul (Musul)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1878/79AH 1296Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruMosul (Musul)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1879/80AH 1297Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruMosul (Musul)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1880/81AH 1298Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruMosul (Musul)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1881/82AH 1299Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruMosul (Musul)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1881/82AH 1299Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1882/83AH 1300Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1883/84AH 1301Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1884/85AH 1302Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1885/86AH 1303Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1886/87AH 1304Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1887/88AH 1305Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1888/89AH 1306Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1889/90AH 1307Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1890/91AH 1308Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1891/92AH 1309Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1892/93AH 1310Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1893/94AH 1311Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1894/95AH 1312Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1895/96AH 1313Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1896/97AH 1314Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1897/98AH 1315Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1898/99AH 1316Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1899/1900AH 1317Nasıriye Merkezi Telgraf Müdüriyeti şefiNasiriyah (Nasıriye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
1899/1900AH 1317Hanekin Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüHanekin795Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİDd. 58 167
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 Yasef 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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