Mehmed Tahir Efendi (B)
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Varna · Dated entries 1890 to 1899 (AH 1308 to 1316)
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 127/459
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Tahir Efendi (B) was born in Varna in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The father’s occupation was Hüdavendigâr Vilayeti Defter-i Hakani İdaresi arazi yoklama memuru. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Yenişehir Rüşdiyesi. [source]
The first place of work was Yenişehir. Dated career entries span 1890/91 (AH 1308) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 8 AH years, beginning with Nüfus İdaresi kâtib-i evveli. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Yenişehir, Bursa and Atranos. [1]
Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308) to 500 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Varna
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1 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Varna
Birth
2 1890/91 (AH 1308) · 6 recorded years
Yenişehir
AH entries: 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Yenişehir
Nüfus İdaresi kâtib-i evveli
150 kuruşCalculated age 19
Nüfus İdaresi kâtib-i evveli
150 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
3 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Place not recorded / Bursa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
İstifa
Calculated age 25
Place not recorded
Askerlik nedeniyle ara
Calculated age 25
4 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Bursa / Atranos
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Atranos
Ziraat Bankası Şubesi mülazımı
0 kuruşCalculated age 27
Atranos
Ziraat Bankası Sandığı muhasebe kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 27
5 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.
- Mal Kalemi mülazımı · Yenişehir · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Ağnam kâtibi · Yenişehir kaza merkezi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi) · Yenişehir kaza merkezi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Redif sınıfına nakil · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Yenişehir · Year not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 150 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 11.0% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 10.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 150 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 10.8% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 10.4% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 10.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 10.4% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 150 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 9.0% | 2119 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 500 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 55.8% | 1844 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Yenişehir150
- Bursa0 to 250
- Atranos500
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
- Varna90 other officialsHasan Tahsin Efendi (C) born 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Bursa17 other officialsKirkoris Kanunyan Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)189 other officialsMehmed Behçet Efendi first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları
İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 166, 167, 168
304 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 127/459.
Read the original source accounts · 17 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 8 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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