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Mehmed Hüsnü 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

Mehmed Hüsnü Efendi was born in Ayvalı, Taşköprü in 1858/59 (AH 1275). Work began in Taşköprü in 1875/76, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1875/76, places Mehmed Hüsnü in Taşköprü as Maliye Kalemi mülazımı, where the entries run to 1879/80. Alongside, the lists for 1879 to 1884 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Aşar ve Ağnam Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi. The lists have no entry for 1881 to 1883. At the same time, from 1883 to 1885, the lists also place Mehmed Hüsnü in Tosya as Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi. For 1885 to 1890 the lists have no entry. The last posts were in Bartın from 1890 to 1892 and Taşköprü again in 1894/95. The lists have no entry for 1892 to 1894. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1878/79 and 1891/92; İstifa (resignation) for 1879 to 1881; Azil (dismissal) for 1884/85.

Pay rose from 190 kuruş a month in 1877/78 to a peak of 450 in 1883/84, in Tosya, when 55 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1894/95.

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 6 stops
first workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1883/841890/911894/951456TaşköprüTosyaBartın

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Günferi), stop 3 (Place not recorded).

  1. Taşköprü

    First work 1875/76 (AH 1292); 1875 to 1881 (AH 1292 to 1298)

    Maliye Kalemi mülazımı 1875 to 1880 (AH 1292 to 1297); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1878/79 (AH 1296); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)

    130 to 250 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  2. Günferi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)

    Aşar ve Ağnam Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi

    350 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1883/84 (AH 1301)

    No annual entry for 1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300) before it.

    Nakil

    entries in 1 year

  4. Tosya

    1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302)

    Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi 1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1884/85 (AH 1302)

    450 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  5. Bartın

    1890 to 1892 (AH 1308 to 1309)

    No annual entry for 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307) before it.

    Nüfus memuru 1890 to 1892 (AH 1308 to 1309); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1891/92 (AH 1309)

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Taşköprü

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    No annual entry for 1892 to 1894 (AH 1310 to 1311) before it.

    Sandık emini

    360 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
no entryno entryno entry02004006001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 1312450 kuruşMaliye Kalemi mülazımıNakilNüfus memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 1312This 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 Mehmed Hüsnü Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1877/7819045035513%
187819045030013%
1878/7925040030021%
1879/8035040039%
1880/8135040040%
1883/8445040032855%
1884/8545040033954%
1890/9125040030021%
1891/9225040036021%
1894/9536040030042%

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 Mehmed Hüsnü Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1875/76AH 1292First workTaşköprü
1875 to 1880AH 1292 to 1297Maliye Kalemi mülazımı
9 entries
YearSalary
1875/76
1876/77
1877/78
1877/78130
1877/78190
1878190
1878/79190
1878/79250
1879/80250
Taşköprü250
1878/79AH 1296Infisala note on status, not a job
1879 to 1881AH 1297 to 1298İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
2 entries
YearSalary
1879/80
1880/81
1879 to 1881AH 1297 to 1298Aşar ve Ağnam Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1879/80350
1880/81350
350
No annual entry: 1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)
1883/84AH 1301Nakil
1883 to 1885AH 1301 to 1302Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1883/84450
1884/85450
Tosya450
1884/85AH 1302Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307)
1890 to 1892AH 1308 to 1309Nüfus memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1890/91250
1891/92250
Bartın250
1891/92AH 1309Infisala note on status, not a job
No annual entry: 1892 to 1894 (AH 1310 to 1311)
1894/95AH 1312Sandık eminiTaşköprü360

Record

Personal

Born
1858/59 (AH 1275)
Birthplace
Ayvalı, Taşköprü

First work

Year
1875/76 (AH 1292)

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 15 officials with entries in Taşköprü in the same years, 14 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hüsnü Efendi had the 7th highest salary of them.

All 36 officials with entries in Taşköprü

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292), 143 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hüsnü Efendi had the 92nd highest salary of them.

All 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Hüsnü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292Maliye Kalemi mülazımıTaşköprüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1876/77AH 1293Maliye Kalemi mülazımıTaşköprüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1877/78AH 1294Maliye Kalemi mülazımıTaşköprüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1877/78AH 1294Mal müdürü refakat memuruTaşköprü130Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1877/78AH 1294Mal müdürü refakat memuruTaşköprü190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1878AH 1295Mal müdürü refakat memuruTaşköprü190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1878/79AH 1296Mal müdürü refakat memuruTaşköprü190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1878/79AH 1296InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1878/79AH 1296Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibiTaşköprü250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1879/80AH 1297Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibiTaşköprü250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1879/80AH 1297İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1879/80AH 1297Aşar ve Ağnam Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiGünferi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1880/81AH 1298Aşar ve Ağnam Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiGünferi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1880/81AH 1298İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1883/84AH 1301NakilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1883/84AH 1301Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibiTosya450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1884/85AH 1302Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibiTosya450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1884/85AH 1302AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1890/91AH 1308Nüfus memuruBartın250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1891/92AH 1309Nüfus memuruBartın250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1891/92AH 1309InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
1894/95AH 1312Sandık eminiTaşköprü360Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d.,145/139
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 Mehmed Hüsnü 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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