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Dedicated toCarter V. Findley

Mustafa Asım 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

Mustafa Asım Efendi was born in Drama in 1855/56 (AH 1272). At about 16, in 1871/72, Mustafa Asım began work. The first annual entry, for 1871/72, names Mustafa Asım as a candidate official (Mülazım), with no place.

Pay rose from 120 kuruş a month in 1872/73 to a peak of 600 in 1884/85, when two in three paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1884/85.

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.

  1. Drama

    Born 1855/56 (AH 1272)

  2. Drama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi as worded, no place record

    1871 to 1885 (AH 1288 to 1302)

    Mülazım 1871 to 1873 (AH 1288 to 1289); muhasebe kalemi kâtibi 1872 to 1885 (AH 1289 to 1302)

    120 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 15 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302600 kuruşMülazımmuhasebe kalemi kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302This officialMedian, all officials

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 Mustafa Asım Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1872/731204508%
1873/741204058%
1874/751504509%
1875/7620045015%
1876/7732042037%
1877/7832045036%
187855045062%
1878/7955040062%
1879/8050040057%
1880/8150040060%
1881/8250040060%
1882/8350040059%
1883/8450040060%
1884/8560040067%

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 Mustafa Asım Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1871/72AH 1288First work
1871 to 1873AH 1288 to 1289Mülazım
2 entries
YearSalary
1871/72
1872/73
1872 to 1885AH 1289 to 1302muhasebe kalemi kâtibi
20 entries
YearSalary
1872/73120
1873/74120
1874/75120
1874/75150
1875/76150
1875/76200
1876/77200
1876/77320
1877/78320
1878320
1878550
1878/79550
1878/79500
1879/80500
1880/81500
1881/82500
1882/83500
1883/84500
1884/85500
1884/85600
120 to 600

Record

Personal

Born
1855/56 (AH 1272)
Birthplace
Drama

First work

Year
1871/72 (AH 1288)

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 job title, same years

Of the 9 officials with the title Mülazım in the same years, Mustafa Asım Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 92 officials with the title Mülazım

Same birthplace

Of the 56 officials born in Drama, 53 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Asım Efendi had the 11th highest salary of them.

The page of Drama, with the 56 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288), 103 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Asım Efendi had the 64th highest salary of them.

All 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Asım Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1871/72AH 1288MülazımDrama Sancağı Muhasebe KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1872/73AH 1289MülazımDrama Sancağı Muhasebe KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1872/73AH 1289muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1873/74AH 1290muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1874/75AH 1291muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1874/75AH 1291muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1875/76AH 1292muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1875/76AH 1292muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1876/77AH 1293muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1876/77AH 1293muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1877/78AH 1294muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1878AH 1295muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1878AH 1295muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1878/79AH 1296muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1878/79AH 1296muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1879/80AH 1297muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1880/81AH 1298muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1881/82AH 1299muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1882/83AH 1300muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1883/84AH 1301muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1884/85AH 1302muhasebe kalemi kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
1884/85AH 1302vâridât kâtibiDrama Sancağı Muhasebesi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353; 177 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 36-353.
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 Mustafa Asım 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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