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Salih 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 Salih Efendi began in Bosna in 1859/60 (AH 1276); the father's occupation was "Berber". Salih began work in Sjenica (Seniçe) in 1878/79, at about 19. The annual lists begin in 1878/79, with Salih as Aşar İdaresi mülazımı in Sjenica. For 1879 to 1881 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1878/79 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Aşar muharriri. The annual lists then follow Salih to Skopje (Üsküp) from 1881 to 1883. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1886 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Aşar Nezareti evrak mukayyidi. Alongside, the lists for 1885 to 1888 give a second post, in Mitrovica as Sandık emini. The last posts were in Pristina (Priştine) from 1888 to 1892.

The salary went from 200 kuruş a month in 1878/79 to 540 in 1888/89, the peak, in Pristina, when 64 per cent of paid officials earned less. After 12 years the salary stood below the first, 135 kuruş against 200. The final annual entry is for 1891/92.

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
1881/821885/861356SjenicaSkopjeMitrovicaPristina

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Hanobeykulu), stop 4 (Kosova).

  1. Sjenica (Seniçe)

    First work 1878/79 (AH 1296); 1878/79 (AH 1296)

    Aşar İdaresi mülazımı

    entries in 1 year

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

    1878/79 (AH 1296)

    Aşar muharriri

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Skopje (Üsküp)

    1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)

    No annual entry for 1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298) before it.

    Aşar üçüncü kâtibi

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Kosova as worded, no place record not on the map

    1882 to 1886 (AH 1300 to 1303)

    Aşar Nezareti evrak mukayyidi

    125 to 450 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  5. Mitrovica (Mitroviça)

    1885 to 1888 (AH 1303 to 1305)

    Sandık emini

    270 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Pristina (Priştine)

    1888 to 1892 (AH 1306 to 1309)

    Sandık emini

    105 to 540 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006001878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 1309540 kuruşAşar üçüncü kâtibiAşar Nezareti evrak mukayyidiSandık emini
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 1309This 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 Salih Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1878/7920040012%
1881/8220040028513%
1882/83200400237.512%
1883/8430040028%
1884/8530040028%
1885/8645040053%
1886/8727040030026%
1887/8827040030026%
1888/8954040030064%
1889/9054040030064%
1890/9154040030064%
1891/921354004009%

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 Salih Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1878/79AH 1296First workSjenica (Seniçe)
1878/79AH 1296Aşar İdaresi mülazımıSjenica (Seniçe)
1878/79AH 1296Aşar muharriri200
No annual entry: 1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)
1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300Aşar üçüncü kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1881/82200
1882/83200
1882/83
Skopje (Üsküp)200
1882 to 1886AH 1300 to 1303Aşar Nezareti evrak mukayyidi
7 entries
YearSalary
1882/83125
1883/84125
1883/84300
1884/85300
1885/86300
1885/86450
1885/86
125
1885 to 1888AH 1303 to 1305Sandık emini
4 entries
YearSalary
1885/86270
1886/87270
1887/88270
1887/88
Mitrovica (Mitroviça)270
1888 to 1892AH 1306 to 1309Sandık emini
9 entries
YearSalary
1888/89540
1889/90540
1890/91540
1890/91
1890/91
1890/91
1890/91105
1891/92105
1891/92135
Pristina (Priştine)540 to 135

Record

Personal

Born
1859/60 (AH 1276)
Birthplace
Bosna
Father's occupation
Berber

First work

Year
1878/79 (AH 1296)

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 28 officials with entries in Pristina (Priştine) in the same years, 22 have a recorded salary; Salih Efendi had the 8th highest salary of them.

All 80 officials with entries in Pristina (Priştine)

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 163 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878/79 (AH 1296), 157 have a recorded salary; Salih Efendi had the 68th highest salary of them.

All 163 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878/79 (AH 1296)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Salih Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1878/79AH 1296Aşar İdaresi mülazımıSjenica (Seniçe)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1878/79AH 1296Aşar muharririHanobeykulu200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1881/82AH 1299Aşar üçüncü kâtibiSkopje (Üsküp)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1882/83AH 1300Aşar üçüncü kâtibiSkopje (Üsküp)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1882/83AH 1300Aşar üçüncü kâtibi (İstifa)Skopje (Üsküp)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1882/83AH 1300Aşar Nezareti evrak mukayyidiKosova125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1883/84AH 1301Aşar Nezareti evrak mukayyidiKosova125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1883/84AH 1301Aşar Nezareti tahrirat mübeyyiziKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302Aşar Nezareti tahrirat mübeyyiziKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Aşar Nezareti tahrirat mübeyyiziKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Aşar Nezareti tahrirat ikinci refikiKosova450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Aşar Nezareti tahrirat ikinci refiki (İnfisal)KosovaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Sandık eminiMitrovica (Mitroviça)270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304Sandık eminiMitrovica (Mitroviça)270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305Sandık eminiMitrovica (Mitroviça)270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305Sandık emini (İnfisal)Mitrovica (Mitroviça)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1888/89AH 1306Sandık eminiPristina (Priştine)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1889/90AH 1307Sandık eminiPristina (Priştine)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308Sandık eminiPristina (Priştine)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308Sandık emini (İnfisal)Pristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308Ağnam başkâtibiPristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308Ağnam başkâtibi (Nakil)Pristina (Priştine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308Muhasebe kalemi mukayyidiPristina (Priştine)105Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309Muhasebe kalemi mukayyidiPristina (Priştine)105Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309Muhasebe kalemi mukayyidiPristina (Priştine)135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
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 Salih 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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