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Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf 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 Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf Efendi began in Medina (Medine) in 1865/66 (AH 1282); the father's occupation was "Osmanlı askerlerinin mülkiye baytarı". Mehmed ġerîf began work in Medina in 1884/85, at about 19. The first annual entry, for 1884/85, places Mehmed ġerîf in Medina, the birthplace, as Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımı, where the entries run to 1886/87. Alongside, the lists for 1886 to 1896 give a second post, in Yanbu as Tahrirat kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1895 to 1906 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Nahiye Muduru.

Pay rose from 500 kuruş a month in 1886/87 to a peak of 1,000 in 1898/99, as Nahiye Muduru, when 83 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 20 years the salaries add up to 178,200 kuruş, 1.8 times what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1905/06.

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.

All 4 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1886/8712MedinaYanbu

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Emlec), stop 4 (Zibâ).

  1. Medina (Medine)

    Born 1865/66 (AH 1282); First work 1884/85 (AH 1302); 1884 to 1887 (AH 1302 to 1304)

    Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımı

    entries in 3 years

  2. Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr)

    1886 to 1896 (AH 1304 to 1313)

    Tahrirat kâtibi

    500 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  3. Emlec as worded, no place record not on the map

    1895 to 1906 (AH 1313 to 1323)

    Nahiye Muduru 1895 to 1906 (AH 1313 to 1323); Nahiye müdürü (İnfisal) 1898/99 (AH 1316)

    750 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 11 years

  4. Zibâ as worded, no place record not on the map

    1905/06 (AH 1323)

    Nahiye müdürü (Azil)

    entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
05001,0001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221,000 kuruşTahrirat kâtibiNahiye Muduru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same province

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 Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1886/8750040035057%
1887/88500400257.554%
1888/89500400287.555%
1889/9050040045056%
1890/9150040032556%
1891/9250040030056%
1892/93500400252.556%
1893/94600400262.565%
1894/9550040032555%
1895/9675040050074%
1896/9775045048073%
1897/98750400487.577%
1898/991,00040048283%
1899/19001,00040049183%
1900/011,00040050082%
1901/021,00040048080%
1902/031,00040050481%
1903/041,00040546681%
1904/051,00040048081%
1905/061,00043049080%

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 Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1884/85AH 1302First workMedina (Medine)
1884 to 1887AH 1302 to 1304Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımı
3 entries
YearSalary
1884/85
1885/86
1886/87
Medina (Medine)
1886 to 1896AH 1304 to 1313Tahrirat kâtibi
12 entries
YearSalary
1886/87500
1887/88500
1888/89500
1889/90500
1890/91500
1891/92500
1892/93500
1893/94500
1893/94600
1894/95500
1895/96500
1895/96
Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500
1895 to 1906AH 1313 to 1323Nahiye Muduru
13 entries
YearSalary
1895/96750
1895/96750
1896/97750
1897/98750
1898/99750
1898/991,000
1899/19001,000
1900/011,000
1901/021,000
1902/031,000
1903/041,000
1904/051,000
1905/061,000
750 to 1,000
1898/99AH 1316Nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)
1905/06AH 1323Nahiye müdürü (Azil)

Record

Personal

Born
1865/66 (AH 1282)
Birthplace
Medina (Medine)
Father's occupation
Osmanlı askerlerinin mülkiye baytarı

First work

Year
1884/85 (AH 1302)

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 4 officials with entries in Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) in the same years, Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf Efendi had the highest salary.

All 9 officials with entries in Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr)

Same job title, same years

Of the 51 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru in the same years, Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf Efendi had the 11th highest salary.

All 157 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 64 officials born in Medina (Medine), 58 have a recorded salary; Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf Efendi had the 14th highest salary of them.

The page of Medina (Medine), with the 64 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1884/85 (AH 1302), 157 have a recorded salary; Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf Efendi had the 25th highest salary of them.

All 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1884/85 (AH 1302)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1884/85AH 1302Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımıMedina (Medine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1885/86AH 1303Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımıMedina (Medine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1886/87AH 1304Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımıMedina (Medine)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1886/87AH 1304Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1887/88AH 1305Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1888/89AH 1306Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1889/90AH 1307Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1890/91AH 1308Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1891/92AH 1309Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1892/93AH 1310Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1893/94AH 1311Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1893/94AH 1311Karantina memur vekiliYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1894/95AH 1312Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1895/96AH 1313Tahrirat kâtibiYanbu (Yenbuülbahr)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1895/96AH 1313Nahiye MuduruEmlec750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1895/96AH 1313Tahrirat kâtibi (İnfisal)Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1895/96AH 1313Nahiye MuduruEmlec750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1896/97AH 1314Nahiye MuduruEmlec750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1897/98AH 1315Nahiye MuduruEmlec750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1898/99AH 1316Nahiye MuduruEmlec750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1898/99AH 1316Nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)EmlecAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1898/99AH 1316Nahiye MuduruZibâ1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1899/1900AH 1317Nahiye MuduruZibâ1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1900/01AH 1318Nahiye MuduruZibâ1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1901/02AH 1319Nahiye MuduruZibâ1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye MuduruZibâ1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1903/04AH 1321Nahiye MuduruZibâ1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1904/05AH 1322Nahiye MuduruZibâ1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1905/06AH 1323Nahiye MuduruZibâ1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
1905/06AH 1323Nahiye müdürü (Azil)ZibâAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records324 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 162/431, s.431.
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 Seyyid Mehmed ġerîf 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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