Osman Vasfettin 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 Osman Vasfettin Efendi began in Ortahisar in 1877/78 (AH 1294). Work began in 1891/92, at about 15, on a first salary of 60 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1891/92, with Osman Vasfettin as Matbah-ı Hassa talebekârı and no place named.
The salary went from 60 kuruş a month in 1891/92 to 350 in 1900/01, the peak, when 39 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over ten years the salaries add up to 19,800 kuruş, 40 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1900/01.
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92 | 60 | 400 | 2% | ||
| 1892/93 | 60 | 400 | 2% | ||
| 1893/94 | 100 | 400 | 4% | ||
| 1894/95 | 100 | 400 | 5% | ||
| 1895/96 | 140 | 400 | 9% | ||
| 1896/97 | 140 | 450 | 8% | ||
| 1897/98 | 200 | 400 | 14% | ||
| 1898/99 | 200 | 400 | 14% | ||
| 1899/1900 | 300 | 400 | 29% | ||
| 1900/01 | 350 | 400 | 39% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92AH 1309 | First work | 60first-salary field | |
| 1891 to 1901AH 1309 to 1318 | Matbah-ı Hassa talebekârı | 60 to 350 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Birthplace
- Ortahisar
First work
- Year
- 1891/92 (AH 1309)
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 birthplace
Of the 3 officials born in Ortahisar, Osman Vasfettin Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendiborn 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ömer Hilmi Efendiborn 1843/44 (AH 1259); highest salary 800 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 170 officials whose first annual entry is for 1891/92 (AH 1309), 155 have a recorded salary; Osman Vasfettin Efendi had the 92nd highest salary of them.
- Osman Efendifirst annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Hafız Mustafa Şevki Efendifirst annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309); no salary recorded
- Mehmet Efendifirst annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Mustafa Asım Efendifirst annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mustafa Rasim Efendifirst annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309); highest salary 200 kuruş
All 170 officials whose first annual entry is for 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Matbah-ı Hassa talebekârı | 60 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Matbah-ı Hassa talebekârı | 60 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Matbah-ı Hassa talebekârı | 60 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Kiler hademesi | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Kiler hademesi | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Kiler hademesi | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Kiler hademesi | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Kiler hademesi | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Matbah-ı Amire zammı ketebesi | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Matbah-ı Amire zammı ketebesi | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Matbah-ı Amire zammı ketebesi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Matbah-ı Amire zammı ketebesi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Matbah-ı Amire zammı ketebesi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Matbah-ı Amire zammı ketebesi | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Matbah-ı Amire zammı ketebesi | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Matbah-ı Amire zammı ketebesi | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected 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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)