Mehmet Raşit Efendi
Born 1862/63 (AH 1279) · Sivas · Dated entries 1876 to 1911 (AH 1293 to 1329)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH. SAİD.d, nr.00066, s.235-236
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Raşit Efendi was born in Sivas in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The father’s occupation was mültezim. Schooling included Sivas Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Sivas in 1876/77 (AH 1293). Service included evrak kalemi stajyeri in Sivas Vilayeti evrak kalemi (1876/77 (AH 1293)). Later posts included telgraf mukayyidi refakati in Sivas Vilayeti evrak kalemi (1877/78 (AH 1294)), Infisal (1885/86 (AH 1303)) and Kaymakam in Beşiri (1911 (AH 1329)). [1]
Monthly pay went from 25 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 2,000 kuruş in 1911 (AH 1329); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,000 kuruş in 1911 (AH 1329). [1]
Life and career
Follow 13 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 13 · Sivas
How to read this map
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6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1862/63 (AH 1279)
Sivas
Birth
2 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Sivas / Sivas Vilayeti evrak kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sivas Vilayeti evrak kalemi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
Sivas Vilayeti evrak kalemi
evrak kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 14
3 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Sivas Vilayeti evrak kalemi
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4 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
5 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Dürgani
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6 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
7 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Hafik (Koçhisar)
8 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
9 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Niksar
10 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Kangal
11 1905/06 (AH 1323)
Darende
12 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Boğazlıyan
13 1911 (AH 1329)
Beşiri
Not yet located on the map: Beşiri
Kaymakam
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 50
9 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.
- Infisal · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mektubi Kalemi · Selanik Vilayeti mektubi kalemi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- aşar idaresi stajyeri · Sivas merkez aşar idaresi · Undated 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 25 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 1.0% | 1160 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 43.8% | 1762 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 1,100 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 84.4% | 1935 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 1,325 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 87.5% | 1666 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 990 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 81.6% | 1493 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 1,903.5 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 89.8% | 1232 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 2,000 | 600 | 250 to 2,500 | 81.5% | 402 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Sivas Vilayeti evrak kalemi25
- Beşiri2,000
- Boğazlıyan1,903.5
- Dürgani400
- Hafik (Koçhisar)1,100
- Kangal990
Six places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Sivas398 other officialsAbdi Efendi born 1862/63 (AH 1279); no salary recorded
- Hafik (Koçhisar)3 other officialsAli Rıza Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 800 kuruş
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)184 other officialsAdile Hanım first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293); highest salary 300 kuruş
Education and personal record
Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Rüştiye diploması (1294); nahiye müdürlüğü intihapnamesi (1302); üçüncü sınıf kaymakamlık intihapnamesi (1308) [1]
Schooling Sivas Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye mektebi [source]
Language skills and historical terms
Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.
- Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 287, 288, 289, 290, 291
478 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00066, s.235-236; DH. SAİD.d, nr.00066, s.235-236
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 12 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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