Mehmed Zühdü 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 Zühdü Efendi began in Istanbul in 1851/52 (AH 1268). Mehmed Zühdü began work in Istanbul in 1864/65, at about 13, on a first salary of 100 kuruş. Of the 5,664 officials whose age at first work is known, fewer than 5 per cent started at 13 or younger. The first annual entry, for 1864/65, places Mehmed Zühdü in Istanbul, the birthplace, as Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı, where the entries run to 1882/83. The lists have no entry for 1883 to 1886. Alongside, the lists for 1882/83 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Maaş kaydı. The last posts were in Istanbul again from 1886 to 1895.
Pay rose from 100 kuruş a month in 1864/65 to a peak of 700 in 1894/95, in Istanbul, when 72 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 29 years the salaries add up to 80,316 kuruş, 55 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last 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.
Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Place not recorded).
Born 1851/52 (AH 1268); First work 1864/65 (AH 1281); 1864 to 1883 (AH 1281 to 1300)
Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı
83 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 20 years
Place not recorded not on the map
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Maaş kaydı
300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
1886 to 1895 (AH 1304 to 1312)
No annual entry for 1883 to 1886 (AH 1301 to 1303) before it.
Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği
320 to 700 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65 | 100 | 400 | 350 | 5% | |
| 1865/66 | 100 | 400 | 400 | 3% | |
| 1866/67 | 100 | 400 | 375 | 6% | |
| 1867/68 | 83 | 458 | 500 | 3% | |
| 1868/69 | 83 | 475 | 500 | 3% | |
| 1869/70 | 83 | 400 | 500 | 4% | |
| 1870/71 | 83 | 400 | 500 | 3% | |
| 1871/72 | 83 | 420.5 | 500 | 5% | |
| 1872/73 | 83 | 450 | 500 | 5% | |
| 1873/74 | 83 | 405 | 500 | 4% | |
| 1874/75 | 83 | 450 | 500 | 3% | |
| 1875/76 | 83 | 450 | 520 | 4% | |
| 1876/77 | 83 | 420 | 500 | 3% | |
| 1877/78 | 83 | 450 | 500 | 3% | |
| 1878 | 300 | 450 | 575 | 29% | |
| 1878/79 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 27% | |
| 1879/80 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 27% | |
| 1880/81 | 280 | 400 | 470 | 27% | |
| 1881/82 | 280 | 400 | 450 | 26% | |
| 1882/83 | 300 | 400 | 27% | ||
| 1886/87 | 320 | 400 | 480 | 38% | |
| 1887/88 | 320 | 400 | 550 | 37% | |
| 1888/89 | 320 | 400 | 525 | 38% | |
| 1889/90 | 320 | 400 | 500 | 38% | |
| 1890/91 | 320 | 400 | 500 | 38% | |
| 1891/92 | 320 | 400 | 537.5 | 37% | |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 400 | 500 | 56% | |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 400 | 510 | 65% | |
| 1894/95 | 700 | 400 | 530 | 72% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65AH 1281 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1864 to 1883AH 1281 to 1300 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 to 280 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Maaş kaydı | 300 | |
| No annual entry: 1883 to 1886 (AH 1301 to 1303) | |||
| 1886 to 1895AH 1304 to 1312 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 to 700 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
First work
- Year
- 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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 683 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 611 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Zühdü Efendi had the 417th highest salary of them.
- Mehmed Rıza Bey29 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Mehmed Derviş Efendi29 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Đbrahim Edhem Efendi29 shared years; highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmed Kamil Efendi28 shared years; highest salary 630 kuruş
- Hasan Şevki Bey27 shared years; highest salary 8,000 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 666 officials born in Istanbul, 446 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Zühdü Efendi had the 295th highest salary of them.
- Ali Gâlib Beyborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 23,000 kuruş
- Civanyan Nişan Efendiborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Dikran Arakliyan Efendiborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Feyzi Efendiborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Hemayan Sefer Efendiborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); no salary recorded
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 73 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281), 61 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Zühdü Efendi had the 39th highest salary of them.
- Mehmed Rıza Beyfirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Dursun Pol Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Ahmed Hâzım Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Murat Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; no salary recorded
- Abbas Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,750 kuruş
All 73 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 83 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Hazine-i Enderun-ı Hümayun hıdemalığı | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 240 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 240 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 280 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 280 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 280 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Maaş kaydı | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 | |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Dördüncü kâtip muavinliği | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Dördüncü kâtiplik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Dördüncü kâtiplik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Dördüncü kâtiplik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.839 |
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)