Mustafa Asım Efendi
Born 1855/56 (AH 1272) · Drama · Dated entries 1871 to 1885 (AH 1288 to 1302)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353
The career, year by year
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The life
Mustafa Asım Efendi was born in Drama in 1855/56 (AH 1272). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Mekteb-i Rüşdi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Dated career entries span 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1884/85 (AH 1302) across 15 AH years, beginning with Mülazım. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi and Drama Sancağı Muhasebesi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 120 kuruş in 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 600 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Drama
How to read this map
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1 1855/56 (AH 1272)
Drama
Birth
2 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
Mülazım
Calculated age 16
3 1872/73 (AH 1289) · 13 recorded years
Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi
Mülazım
Calculated age 17
Continuing service as described
muhasebe kalemi kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
4 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi / Drama Sancağı Muhasebesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi; Drama Sancağı Muhasebesi
Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi
muhasebe kalemi kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Drama Sancağı Muhasebesi
vâridât kâtibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 30
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.
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 120 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 8.7% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 120 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 8.5% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 150 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 9.3% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 200 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 15.1% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 320 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 37.7% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 320 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 36.8% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 550 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 62.9% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 550 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 62.4% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 500 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 57.9% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 500 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 61.0% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 60.9% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 60.0% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 60.4% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 67.7% | 1748 |
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- Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi120 to 550
- Drama Sancağı Muhasebesi600
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
- Drama55 other officialsMustafa Sami Efendi born 1856/57 (AH 1273); highest salary 750 kuruş
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)115 other officialsAbdülmecid Niyazi Efendi first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Mülazım8 other officialsKrikor Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dramalı devlet adamları
HÜSEYİN ZEYNO · 2026 · Pages 97, 98
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
Read the original source accounts · 22 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 15 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.