Mehmed Hilmi 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
The life of Mehmed Hilmi Efendi began in Tokat in 1831/32 (AH 1247); the father's occupation was "Redif Binbaşı". Work began in 1845, at about 14. The first annual entry, for 1845, places Mehmed Hilmi in Tokat, the birthplace, as Muhasebe Dairesi stajyeri, where the entries run to 1878/79. For 1845 to 1869 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1878/79 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Nahiye Kâtibi.
Pay rose from 250 kuruş a month in 1869/70 to a peak of 330 in 1876/77, in Tokat, when 38 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 11 years the salaries add up to 33,840 kuruş, 60 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1878/79.
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.
Born 1831/32 (AH 1247); 1845 to 1879 (AH 1261 to 1296)
Muhasebe Dairesi stajyeri 1845 (AH 1261); Piyade Fırkası Kayıt Memuru 1869 to 1879 (AH 1286 to 1296)
200 to 330 kuruş a month; entries in 12 years
No annual entry for 1845 to 1869 (AH 1262 to 1285).
Kazâbâd as worded, no place record
1878/79 (AH 1296)
Nahiye Kâtibi
250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 | 250 | 400 | 400 | 23% | |
| 1870/71 | 250 | 400 | 400 | 21% | |
| 1871/72 | 200 | 420.5 | 400 | 16% | |
| 1872/73 | 200 | 450 | 400 | 17% | |
| 1873/74 | 200 | 405 | 360 | 18% | |
| 1874/75 | 200 | 450 | 400 | 16% | |
| 1875/76 | 200 | 450 | 360 | 15% | |
| 1876/77 | 330 | 420 | 385 | 38% | |
| 1877/78 | 330 | 450 | 355 | 37% | |
| 1878 | 330 | 450 | 395 | 37% | |
| 1878/79 | 330 | 400 | 425 | 39% |
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.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1831/32 (AH 1247)
- Birthplace
- Tokat
- Father's occupation
- Redif Binbaşı
First work
- Year
- 1845 (AH 1261)
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 13 officials with entries in Tokat in the same years, Mehmed Hilmi Efendi had the 10th highest salary.
- Mehmed Edhem Efendi11 shared years; highest salary 165 kuruş
- Halil Rifad Efendi7 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmet Efendi7 shared years; highest salary 380 kuruş
- Hacı Halil Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Ahmed Tevfik Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 123 officials born in Tokat, 117 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hilmi Efendi had the 72nd highest salary of them.
- Mehmed Mahvi Efendiborn 1831/32 (AH 1247); highest salary 720 kuruş
- Ahmed Hamdi Efendiborn 1829/30 (AH 1245); highest salary 1,750 kuruş
- Hacı Mehmed Efendiborn 1829/30 (AH 1245); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmed Şevki Efendiborn 1834/35 (AH 1250); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Ömer Lütfi Efendiborn 1834/35 (AH 1250); highest salary 800 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 6 officials whose first annual entry is for 1845 (AH 1261), 5 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hilmi Efendi had the 4th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Ârifî Paşafirst annual entry 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 100,000 kuruş
- Ebubekir Şükrü Efendifirst annual entry 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mustafa Ziya Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 9,020 kuruş
- İsmail Efendifirst annual entry 1845 (AH 1261); no salary recorded
- MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠfirst annual entry 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 17,000 kuruş
All 6 officials whose first annual entry is for 1845 (AH 1261)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845AH 1261 | Muhasebe Dairesi stajyeri | Tokat | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 | |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Piyade Fırkası Kayıt Memuru | Tokat | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Piyade Fırkası Kayıt Memuru | Tokat | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Vergi Kâtibi Refiki | Tokat | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Vergi Kâtibi Refiki | Tokat | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Vergi Kâtibi Refiki | Tokat | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Vergi Kâtibi Refiki | Tokat | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Vergi Kâtibi Refiki | Tokat | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Vergi Kâtibi Refiki | Tokat | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Vergi Kâtibi Refiki | Tokat | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Vergi Kâtibi | Tokat | 330 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Vergi Kâtibi | Tokat | 330 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Vergi Kâtibi | Tokat | 330 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Vergi Kâtibi | Tokat | 330 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Nahiye Kâtibi | Kazâbâd | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 87, s. 441 |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)