Mahmud Midhat Efendi
Born 1849/50 (AH 1266) · Harput · Dated entries 1876 to 1910 (AH 1293 to 1327)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 97-172
The career, year by year
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The life
Mahmud Midhat Efendi was born in Harput in 1849/50 (AH 1266), within the İslam community. Schooling included Harput sıbyan mektebi; Harput medreseleri; İstanbul Bayezid Camii. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Kemaliye (Eğin) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). Dated career entries span 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 1908/09 (AH 1326) across 9 AH years, from Kemaliye (Eğin) to Malatya, beginning with Mal Müdürü and ending with entries for Muhasebe kalemi başkâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Kemaliye (Eğin), Ergani, Haftasor and Mamuratülaziz and 2 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 475 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 150 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 800 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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 11 · Harput
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.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1849/50 (AH 1266)
Harput
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 27
Mal müdürü (İnfisal)
Calculated age 27
3 1878 (AH 1295)
Ergani
4 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Ergani / Kemaliye (Eğin)
Within-year entry order unresolved
5 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Ergani / Haftasor
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Haftasor
6 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Haftasor / Mamuratülaziz
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Haftasor; Mamuratülaziz
7 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Mamuratülaziz merkez / Malatya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mamuratülaziz merkez
8 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Malatya / Mazgirt
Within-year entry order unresolved
9 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Mazgirt
10 1907/08 (AH 1325) · 2 recorded years
Malatya
AH entries: 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
11 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Mazuliyet
150 kuruşCalculated age 61
10 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.
- Maarif meclisi azası · Mamuratülaziz · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Aşar nezareti refik-i sanisi · Mamuratülaziz · Undated · 300 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Aşar idaresi başkâtibi · Ergani · Undated · 600 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 475 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 52.5% | 1102 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 23.4% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 475 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 53.6% | 1328 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 68.1% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 67.7% | 1748 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 45.8% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 75.4% | 1762 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 600 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 61.5% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 62.0% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 150 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 4.6% | 1088 |
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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Malatya400 to 600
- Ergani250
- Haftasor600
- Kemaliye (Eğin)50 to 475
- Mamuratülaziz300
- Mazgirt800
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
- Harput168 other officialsAhmed Haki Efendi born 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Malatya24 other officialsAgop Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)184 other officialsEbubekir Hilmi Efendi first entry in Kemaliye (Eğin); highest salary 3,500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 289, 290, 291
BOA. DH. SAİD 97-172
Read the original source accounts · 31 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 20 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.