Mehmed Mecdi Efendi
Born 1842/43 (AH 1258) · Bursa · Dated entries 1858 to 1892 (AH 1275 to 1309)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference 10/487; 973
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Mecdi Efendi was born in Bursa in 1842/43 (AH 1258), within the İslam community. Schooling included Sıbyan mekteblerinde. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1858/59 (AH 1275). Dated career entries span 1858/59 (AH 1275) to 1890/91 (AH 1308) across 12 AH years, beginning with Bursa mal kalemi (mülazemet). More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Simav kazası, Karahisar-ı sahib sancağına tabî Çal kazası and Selanik vilâyeti and 3 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 175 kuruş in 1860/61 (AH 1277) to 1,750 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,750 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305). Death is recorded in 1891/92 (AH 1309). [1]
Life and career
Follow 14 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 14 · Bursa
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
12 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1842/43 (AH 1258)
Bursa
Birth
2 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Bursa mal kalemi (mülazemet)
Calculated age 17
3 4 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
5 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Place not recorded / Simav kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Simav kazası
6 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Simav kazası
Not yet located on the map: Simav kazası
7 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Karahisar-ı sahib sancağına tabî Çal kazası
Not yet located on the map: Karahisar-ı sahib sancağına tabî Çal kazası
8 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
9 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Selanik vilâyeti
Not yet located on the map: Selanik vilâyeti
10 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Kastamonu vilâyeti müzafatından
Not yet located on the map: Kastamonu vilâyeti müzafatından
11 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Kastamonu vilâyeti müzafatından / İzmid sancağı mülhekatından
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kastamonu vilâyeti müzafatından; İzmid sancağı mülhekatından
12 1889/90 (AH 1307)
İzmid sancağı mülhekatından
Not yet located on the map: İzmid sancağı mülhekatından
13 1890/91 (AH 1308)
İzmid sancağı mülhekatından / Avraz vilâyetinde
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İzmid sancağı mülhekatından; Avraz vilâyetinde
14 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 51
7 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.
- ebniye dairesi kalemi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kütahya sancağı tahrir-i emlak senedat-ı kâtib-i evvelliği · Undated · 750 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tavşanlı nâhiyesi müdiriyeti vekaleti (ilâveten) · Undated · 750 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 175 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 12.8% | 134 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 750 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 66.5% | 505 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 1,300 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 84.6% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 1,300 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 84.8% | 1160 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 1,250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 86.6% | 1489 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 1,750 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 91.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 1,750 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 91.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 1,750 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 91.8% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 1,750 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 90.6% | 1896 |
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- İzmid sancağı mülhekatından1,750
- Kastamonu vilâyeti müzafatından1,750
- Avraz vilâyetinde1,750
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)75 to 175
- Karahisar-ı sahib sancağına tabî Çal kazası1,300
- Selanik vilâyeti1,250
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
- Bursa301 other officialsAhmed Fevzi Bey born 1842/43 (AH 1258); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Istanbul36 other officialsAhmed Ârifî Paşa 1 shared year; highest salary 100,000 kuruş
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)42 other officialsAhmed Mümtaz Bey first annual entry 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 260,261,262
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 13 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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