Şerafeddin Bey
Born 1870/71 (AH 1287) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310)
Languages French, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.783
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi
- Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi
3 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Şerafeddin Bey was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The father’s occupation was Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu arazi reisi. Schooling included Sıbyan; Rüşdiye; Mekteb-i Sultani. The language repertoire included French, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Suriye in 1890/91 (AH 1308). Dated career entries span 1890/91 (AH 1308) to 1892/93 (AH 1310) across 3 AH years, from Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi to Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi, beginning with Mektubat Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Tahrirat Kalemi refik-i sânisi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi and Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309) to 200 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310); the highest recorded monthly rate is 200 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 4 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Suriye / Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye; Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi
Suriye
First work as recorded
Calculated age 21
Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi
Mektubat Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 21
3 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi / Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi; Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi
Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi
Mektubat Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Suriye Vilayeti Mektubat Kalemi
Mektubat Kalemi mülazımı (Nakil)
Calculated age 22
Recorded service ending
Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi
Tahrirat Kalemi refik-i sânisi
200 kuruşCalculated age 22
4 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi; Location not recorded
Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi
Tahrirat Kalemi refik-i sânisi
200 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
İstifa
Calculated age 23
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
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 200 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 14.9% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 15.0% | 1935 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- Suriye Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu Tahrirat Kalemi200
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAgob Efendi born 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 300 kuruş
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)189 other officialsİbrahim Efendi first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- French
- Kitâbet [source]
- Persian
- Kitâbet [source]
- Turkish
- Kitâbet [source]
- Qualification
- Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
- Education
- Sıbyan; Rüşdiye; Mekteb-i Sultani [source]
- Education level equivalent
- 12 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- 3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar
ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 58
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.783
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 3 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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