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MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ

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

Born in Varna in 1848/49 (AH 1265), MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ came from the İslam community; the father's occupation was "Varna muhasebecisi". MEHMED MUHİDDİN began work in 1865/66, at about 16, on a first salary of 300 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1865/66, names MEHMED MUHİDDİN as Tahrir-i Emlak Komisyonu üçüncü sınıf muharriri, with no place. For 1866 to 1869 the lists have no entry. Next came a return to Varna, the birthplace, from 1869 to 1878, then a post with no place named from 1879 to 1895. The lists have no entry for 1891 to 1894. Alongside, the lists for 1894/95 give a second post, in Soma as Vergi kâtibi. The lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1865/66 and Infisal for 1878 instead of a title.

The salary went from 300 kuruş a month in 1865/66 to 600 in 1880/81, the peak, when 68 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 24 years the salaries add up to 142,500 kuruş, 1.2 times what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1894/95.

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 6 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1869/701894/95136VarnaSoma

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Tuna Vilayeti), stop 4 (Aydın Vilayeti merkezi), stop 5 (Place not recorded).

  1. Varna

    Born 1848/49 (AH 1265)

  2. Tuna Vilayeti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1865/66 (AH 1282)

    Tahrir-i Emlak Komisyonu üçüncü sınıf muharriri 1865/66 (AH 1282); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1865/66 (AH 1282)

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Varna

    1869 to 1878 (AH 1286 to 1295)

    No annual entry for 1866 to 1869 (AH 1283 to 1285) before it.

    Tahrir Kalemi Senedat kâtibi 1869 to 1878 (AH 1286 to 1295); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1878 (AH 1295)

    300 to 420 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  4. Aydın Vilayeti merkezi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879 to 1891 (AH 1297 to 1308)

    No annual entry for 1878/79 (AH 1296) before it.

    Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibi

    475 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 12 years

  5. Place not recorded not on the map

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    No annual entry for 1891 to 1894 (AH 1309 to 1311) before it.

    Tadilat-ı Umumiye Üçüncü Fırka muhammini

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Soma

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Vergi kâtibi

    500 kuruş a month; 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
no entryno entryno entry02004006001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 1312600 kuruşTahrir Kalemi Senedat kâtibiMerkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 1312This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, 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 MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1865/6630040032%
1869/7030040050031%
1870/7130040060030%
1871/72400420.560042%
1872/7338045040040%
1873/7442040542050%
1874/7542045057049%
1875/7642045057048%
1876/7742042055049%
1877/7842045053549%
187842045050049%
1879/8057540065%
1880/8160040068%
1881/8260040067%
1882/8360040067%
1883/8460040068%
1884/8560040067%
1885/8660040066%
1886/8760040066%
1887/8860040064%
1888/8960040066%
1889/9060040066%
1890/9160040065%
1894/9550040049055%

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 MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1865/66AH 1282First work300first-salary field
1865/66AH 1282Tahrir-i Emlak Komisyonu üçüncü sınıf muharriri300
1865/66AH 1282İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1866 to 1869 (AH 1283 to 1285)
1869 to 1878AH 1286 to 1295Tahrir Kalemi Senedat kâtibi
14 entries
YearSalary
1869/70300
1869/70300
1870/71300
1871/72300
1871/72400
1871/72380
1872/73380
1873/74380
1873/74420
1874/75420
1875/76420
1876/77420
1877/78420
1878420
Varna300 to 420
1878AH 1295Infisala note on status, not a job
No annual entry: 1878/79 (AH 1296)
1879 to 1891AH 1297 to 1308Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibi
15 entries
YearSalary
1879/80475
1879/80575
1880/81575
1880/81600
1881/82600
1882/83600
1883/84600
1884/85600
1885/86600
1886/87600
1887/88600
1888/89600
1889/90600
1890/91600
1890/91
475
No annual entry: 1891 to 1894 (AH 1309 to 1311)
1894/95AH 1312Tadilat-ı Umumiye Üçüncü Fırka muhammini
2 entries
YearSalary
1894/95300
1894/95
300
1894/95AH 1312Vergi kâtibiSoma500

Record

Personal

Born
1848/49 (AH 1265)
Birthplace
Varna
Community
İslam
Father's occupation
Varna muhasebecisi

First work

Year
1865/66 (AH 1282)

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 25 officials with entries in Varna in the same years, MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ had the 18th highest salary.

All 44 officials with entries in Varna

Same birthplace

Of the 91 officials born in Varna, 89 have a recorded salary; MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ had the 36th highest salary of them.

The page of Varna, with the 91 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282), 95 have a recorded salary; MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ had the 61st highest salary of them.

All 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1865/66AH 1282Tahrir-i Emlak Komisyonu üçüncü sınıf muharririTuna Vilayeti300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1865/66AH 1282İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1869/70AH 1286Tahrir Kalemi Senedat kâtibiVarna300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1869/70AH 1286Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1870/71AH 1287Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1871/72AH 1288Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1871/72AH 1288Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1871/72AH 1288Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna380Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1872/73AH 1289Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna380Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1873/74AH 1290Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna380Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1873/74AH 1290Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1874/75AH 1291Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1875/76AH 1292Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1876/77AH 1293Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1877/78AH 1294Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1878AH 1295Tahrir Kalemi Vukuat kâtibiVarna420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1878AH 1295InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1879/80AH 1297Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1879/80AH 1297Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi575Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1880/81AH 1298Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi575Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1880/81AH 1298Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1881/82AH 1299Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1882/83AH 1300Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1883/84AH 1301Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1884/85AH 1302Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1885/86AH 1303Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1886/87AH 1304Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1887/88AH 1305Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1888/89AH 1306Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1889/90AH 1307Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1890/91AH 1308Merkez Kalemi İkinci Daire Vergi kâtibiAydın Vilayeti merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1890/91AH 1308Açığa çıkarılmaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1894/95AH 1312Tadilat-ı Umumiye Üçüncü Fırka muhammini300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1894/95AH 1312NakilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
1894/95AH 1312Vergi kâtibiSoma500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341; 293 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 97/341.
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 MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ 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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