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Mehmed Aziz 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

Mehmed Aziz Efendi was born in Bursa kazasında Hançerli karyesi in 1824/25 (AH 1240), into the İslam community. The schooling was at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

Work began in 1853/54, at about 29. The annual lists begin in 1853/54, with Mehmed Aziz as silk-i celil-i askeriye and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1854 to 1865. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Aziz to Bursa from 1865 to 1867. For 1867 to 1870 the lists have no entry. The last entries, from 1870 to 1888, name Mehmed Aziz as meyve gümrüğü (Okunamadı), with no place. The lists have no entry for 1880 to 1882. For 1888 to 1904 the lists have no entry. In place of a title the lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1866/67 and Vefat (death) for 1904/05. Few careers in the lists are as long; fewer than 1 per cent of the 8,239 officials have entries spanning 53 years or more.

Pay rose from 250 kuruş a month in 1870/71 to a peak of 500 in 1887/88, when 54 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1904/05.

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.

  1. Place not recorded

    1853/54 (AH 1270)

    silk-i celil-i askeriye

    entries in 1 year

  2. Bursa

    1865 to 1867 (AH 1282 to 1283)

    No annual entry for 1854 to 1865 (AH 1271 to 1281) before it.

    Bursa redif taburunda ikinci bölükden mülâzım-ı evvel; mülâzım-ı evvel 1865 to 1867 (AH 1282 to 1283); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1866/67 (AH 1283)

    entries in 2 years

  3. Place not recorded

    1870 to 1880 (AH 1287 to 1297)

    No annual entry for 1867 to 1870 (AH 1284 to 1286) before it.

    meyve gümrüğü (Okunamadı)

    250 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 11 years

  4. Place not recorded

    1882 to 1905 (AH 1300 to 1322)

    No annual entry for 1880 to 1882 (AH 1298 to 1299) before it.

    limon iskelesi şube memuru 1882 to 1888 (AH 1300 to 1305); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1904/05 (AH 1322)

    400 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry02004006001853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320500 kuruşmeyve gümrüğü (Okunamadı)
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This officialMedian, all officials

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 Mehmed Aziz Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1870/7125040021%
1871/72250420.521%
1872/7325045023%
1873/7426540529%
1874/7528545028%
1875/7628545026%
1876/7728542028%
1877/7828545028%
187840045042%
1878/7940040044%
1879/8040040044%
1882/8340040046%
1883/8440040046%
1884/8540040045%
1885/8640040044%
1886/8740040045%
1887/8850040054%

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 Mehmed Aziz Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1853/54AH 1270First work
1853/54AH 1270silk-i celil-i askeriye
No annual entry: 1854 to 1865 (AH 1271 to 1281)
1865 to 1867AH 1282 to 1283Bursa redif taburunda ikinci bölükden mülâzım-ı evvel; mülâzım-ı evvel
2 entries
YearSalary
1865/66
1866/67
Bursa
1866/67AH 1283İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1867 to 1870 (AH 1284 to 1286)
1870 to 1880AH 1287 to 1297meyve gümrüğü (Okunamadı)
14 entries
YearSalary
1870/71250
1871/72250
1872/73250
1873/74265
1874/75265
1874/75285
1875/76285
1876/77285
1877/78285
1878285
1878400
1878/79400
1879/80400
1879/80320
250 to 320
No annual entry: 1880 to 1882 (AH 1298 to 1299)
1882 to 1888AH 1300 to 1305limon iskelesi şube memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1882/83400
1883/84400
1884/85400
1885/86400
1886/87400
1887/88400
1887/88500
400 to 500
No annual entry: 1888 to 1904 (AH 1306 to 1321)
1904/05AH 1322Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1824/25 (AH 1240)
Birthplace
Bursa kazasında Hançerli karyesi
Community
İslam

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1853/54 (AH 1270)

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 Bursa in the same years, Mehmed Aziz Efendi had the 11th highest salary.

All 156 officials with entries in Bursa

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Aziz Efendi had the 210th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 29 officials whose first annual entry is for 1853/54 (AH 1270), 25 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Aziz Efendi had the 19th highest salary of them.

All 29 officials whose first annual entry is for 1853/54 (AH 1270)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Aziz Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1853/54AH 1270silk-i celil-i askeriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1865/66AH 1282Bursa redif taburunda ikinci bölükden mülâzım-ı evvel; mülâzım-ı evvelBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1866/67AH 1283Bursa redif taburunda ikinci bölükden mülâzım-ı evvel; mülâzım-ı evvelBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1866/67AH 1283İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1870/71AH 1287meyve gümrüğü (Okunamadı)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1871/72AH 1288meyve gümrüğü (Okunamadı)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1872/73AH 1289meyve gümrüğü (Okunamadı)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1873/74AH 1290meyve gümrüğü (Okunamadı)265Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1874/75AH 1291meyve gümrüğü (Okunamadı)265Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1874/75AH 1291zeytun iskelesi muâmele me’muriyeti285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1875/76AH 1292zeytun iskelesi muâmele me’muriyeti285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1876/77AH 1293zeytun iskelesi muâmele me’muriyeti285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1877/78AH 1294zeytun iskelesi muâmele me’muriyeti285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1878AH 1295zeytun iskelesi muâmele me’muriyeti285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1878AH 1295zeytun iskelesi muâmele me’muriyeti400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1878/79AH 1296zeytun iskelesi muâmele me’muriyeti400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1879/80AH 1297zeytun iskelesi muâmele me’muriyeti400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1879/80AH 1297zeytun iskelesi muâmele me’muriyeti320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1882/83AH 1300limon iskelesi şube memuru400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1883/84AH 1301limon iskelesi şube memuru400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1884/85AH 1302limon iskelesi şube memuru400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1885/86AH 1303limon iskelesi şube memuru400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1886/87AH 1304limon iskelesi şube memuru400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1887/88AH 1305limon iskelesi şube memuru400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1887/88AH 1305limon iskelesi şube memuru500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
1904/05AH 1322VefatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records27/48; 93
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 Mehmed Aziz 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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