İsmail Zihni Efendi

Born 1841/42 (AH 1257) · Shkodër (İşkodra) · Dated entries 1853 to 1889 (AH 1270 to 1306)

Languages Turkish

Archival references BOA. DH. SAİDd., 01/261; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 01/261, s. 520

The career, year by year

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The life

İsmail Zihni Efendi was born in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1841/42 (AH 1257). The father’s occupation was Kâtip. Schooling included Mektep ve medreseler. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1853/54 (AH 1270). Dated career entries span 1853/54 (AH 1270) to 1885/86 (AH 1303) across 32 AH years, beginning with Tapu kâtibi and ending with entries for Sekizinci Daire Maliye müfettişi. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Shkodër (İşkodra), Cebeli lubnan and Ma‘mûretü'l-Azîz.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 350 kuruş in 1853/54 (AH 1270) to 5,000 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303); the highest recorded monthly rate is 6,000 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302). Death is recorded in 1888/89 (AH 1306).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Shkodër (İşkodra) · 1841/42 (AH 1257)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Kâtip^[source]
Education: Mektep ve medreseler^[source]
First work: 1853/54 (AH 1270) · Shkodër (İşkodra)^[source]
Age at first work: 18^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 350 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.
Death recorded: 1888/89 (AH 1306)^[1]This is the year on a career record, not an exact date of death.

Career in numbers

33
Dated AH years: 4
Career place names: 4
Entries without a resolved year: 30
Salary years: 350 → 5,000
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 6,000
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 97.3%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1853/54 (AH 1270) to 1885/86 (AH 1303); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1885/86 (AH 1303).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 7 · Shkodër (İşkodra)

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1
1841/42 (AH 1257)
Shkodër (İşkodra)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Shkodër (İşkodra)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 13
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Tapu kâtibi
  350 kuruşCalculated age 13
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1854/55 (AH 1271) · 16 recorded years
Shkodër (İşkodra)
AH entries: 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Tapu kâtibi
  350 kuruşCalculated age 14
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Merkez muhasebecisi (İnfisal)
  Calculated age 29
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 21 recorded entries in this stage →
4
1871/72 (AH 1288) · 5 recorded years
Cebeli lubnan
AH entries: 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Muhasebeci
  3,000 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Muhasebeci (İstifa)
  Calculated age 35
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 6 recorded entries in this stage →
5
1876/77 (AH 1293) · 8 recorded years
Ma‘mûretü'l-Azîz
AH entries: 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ma‘mûretü'l-Azîz
1. Sancak Muhasebecisi
  3,250 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Defterdar (İstifa)
  Calculated age 43
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 11 recorded entries in this stage →
6
1884/85 (AH 1302) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1302, 1303. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Maliye Teftiş Heyeti üyesi
  6,000 kuruşCalculated age 45
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Sekizinci Daire Maliye müfettişi
  5,000 kuruşCalculated age 46
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Vefat
  Calculated age 49
  Entry & evidence →[1]

4 entries without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

Kethüda kâtibi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Vâridât Muhasebesi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
On Altıncı Daire Maliye müfettişi · Undated · 6,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Üçüncü Daire Maliye müfettişi · Undated · 5,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]

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

Current collection salary comparison

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Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1853/54 (AH 1270)	350	400	100 to 3,000	44.4%	64
1854/55 (AH 1271)	350	400	100 to 5,000	40.9%	67
1855/56 (AH 1272)	350	400	100 to 5,000	40.6%	65
1858/59 (AH 1275)	600	500	150 to 5,000	57.7%	105
1859/60 (AH 1276)	600	500	150 to 3,350	58.2%	111
1860/61 (AH 1277)	600	500	150 to 3,000	59.4%	134
1861/62 (AH 1278)	600	500	150 to 3,000	56.3%	161
1862/63 (AH 1279)	950	400	140 to 3,000	71.4%	197
1863/64 (AH 1280)	950	475	125 to 3,000	68.8%	232
1864/65 (AH 1281)	950	400	125 to 3,000	72.2%	253
1865/66 (AH 1282)	950	400	150 to 2,000	75.6%	341
1866/67 (AH 1283)	950	400	146 to 2,000	75.9%	399
1867/68 (AH 1284)	950	458	150 to 2,500	71.2%	435
1868/69 (AH 1285)	3,000	475	150 to 3,000	89.9%	505
1869/70 (AH 1286)	3,000	400	150 to 2,250	91.9%	609
1871/72 (AH 1288)	3,000	420.5	125 to 2,375	91.4%	712
1872/73 (AH 1289)	3,000	450	140 to 2,350	91.8%	736
1873/74 (AH 1290)	3,000	405	130 to 2,200	92.7%	805
1874/75 (AH 1291)	3,000	450	150 to 1,800	93.5%	882
1875/76 (AH 1292)	3,000	450	150 to 2,000	92.7%	976
1876/77 (AH 1293)	3,250	420	150 to 2,000	95.3%	1102
1877/78 (AH 1294)	3,250	450	150 to 1,800	95.2%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	3,250	450	150 to 2,000	95.1%	1196
1878/79 (AH 1296)	3,600	400	150 to 2,000	94.9%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	3,600	400	180 to 1,800	95.4%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	3,600	400	160 to 1,500	96.8%	1448
1881/82 (AH 1299)	3,600	400	150 to 1,500	96.7%	1489
1882/83 (AH 1300)	3,600	400	150 to 1,400	97.4%	1655
1884/85 (AH 1302)	6,000	400	150 to 1,500	98.1%	1748
1885/86 (AH 1303)	5,000	400	150 to 1,500	97.3%	1787

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Shkodër (İşkodra)17
1853 to 1870 (AH 1270 to 1286)
Ma‘mûretü'l-Azîz8
1876 to 1883 (AH 1293 to 1300)
Cebeli lubnan5
1871 to 1876 (AH 1288 to 1292)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Shkodër (İşkodra)350 to 3,000
Ma‘mûretü'l-Azîz3,250 to 3,600
Cebeli lubnan3,000

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 title

Muhasebe görevlisi11
1858 to 1869 (AH 1275 to 1285)
Muhasebeci5
1871 to 1876 (AH 1288 to 1292)
Sancak Muhasebecisi5
1876 to 1880 (AH 1293 to 1297)
Defterdar4
1879 to 1883 (AH 1297 to 1300)
Tapu kâtibi4
1853 to 1859 (AH 1270 to 1275)
Kethüda kâtibi3
1856 to 1859 (AH 1273 to 1275)

The 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

Shkodër (İşkodra)310 other officialsMUHARREM EFENDİ born 1841/42 (AH 1257); highest salary 150 kuruş
Shkodër (İşkodra)30 other officialsSelim Efendi 14 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
1853/54 (AH 1270)28 other officialsAhmed Fevzi Bey first annual entry 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 2,000 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Mektep ve medreseler^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · Kitâbet^[source]

Honours and other personal details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code): 0 (recorded code)^[source]
Judicial record as worded: 0 (recorded code)^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları
AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 204, 205, 206
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 01/261; 304 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 01/261, s. 520.; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 01/261, s. 520.

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