Rasim Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Giresun · Dated entries 1874 to 1898 (AH 1291 to 1315)
Languages Arabic, French, Persian
Archival reference BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 11/327
The career, year by year
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The life
Rasim Efendi was born in Giresun. The father’s occupation was Arzuhalci. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi; Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, French and Persian. [source]
The first place of work was Giresun. Dated career entries span 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1897/98 (AH 1315) across 6 AH years, beginning with İkinci kâtip. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Giresun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti, Samsun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti, Trabzon Rüsûmât Nezareti and Ünye and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 285 kuruş in 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 540 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1889/90 (AH 1307). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 6 · Giresun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti
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1 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Giresun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti
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İkinci kâtip
285 kuruş
2 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Samsun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti
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Başkâtip
600 kuruş
3 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Trabzon Rüsûmât Nezareti
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4 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Trabzon Rüsûmât Nezareti
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5 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Trabzon Rüsûmât Nezareti
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6 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Ünye / Ordu
Within-year entry order unresolved
Rüsûmât İdaresi memuru
540 kuruş
Rüsûmât İdaresi memuru
540 kuruş
9 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.
- Müskirât kâtibi · Giresun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti · Undated · 235 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Başkâtip · Giresun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti · Undated · 465 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Başkâtip · Giresun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti · Undated · 600 kuruş 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
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How the comparison is calculated
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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.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 285 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 28.0% | 882 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 600 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 66.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 500 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 56.0% | 1896 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 65.6% | 1929 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 540 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 61.1% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 540 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 66.5% | 1891 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Trabzon Rüsûmât Nezareti500 to 600
- Giresun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti285
- Ordu540
- Samsun Rüsûmât Müdüriyeti600
- Ünye540
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
- Giresun71 other officialsAbdülhalim Paşa born 1807/08 (AH 1222); highest salary 45,000 kuruş
- Ordu2 other officialsMehmed Necip Bey 1 shared year; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)151 other officialsMahmud Bayram Efendi first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 169 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Giresunlu devlet adamları (1879-1909)
AHMET YADİ · 2014 · Pages 69, 70
200 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 11/327.; BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 11/327
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 6 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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