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Kadri Paşa

Born 1832/33 (AH 1248) · Gaziantep (Antep) · Dated entries 1849 to 1884 (AH 1266 to 1301)

Archival references BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 00001/00007; DH.SAİDd, 1-12; CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 1-12

The career, year by year

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Each mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.

Follow 21 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.

1Gaziantep (Antep)Istanbul (Dersaadet)RumeliCrete (Girit)Baghdad (Bağdat)IranSivasEdirne
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Earlier recorded connections

Stage 1 of 21 · Gaziantep (Antep)

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. 1

    1832/33 (AH 1248)

    Gaziantep (Antep)

    1. Birth

  2. 2

    1849/50 (AH 1266)

    Gaziantep (Antep)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 18

    All 3 recorded entries in this stage →

  3. 3

    1850/51 (AH 1267) · 3 recorded years

    Gaziantep (Antep)

    AH entries: 1267, 1268, 1269. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

      All 4 recorded entries in this stage →

    1. 4

      1857/58 (AH 1274) · 2 recorded years

      Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      AH entries: 1274, 1275. Gaps remain open.

      Within-year entry order unresolved

        All 5 recorded entries in this stage →

      1. 5

        1859/60 (AH 1276)

        Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Rumeli

        Within-year entry order unresolved

          All 2 recorded entries in this stage →

        1. 6

          1860/61 (AH 1277)

          Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded

          Within-year entry order unresolved

          Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

            All 3 recorded entries in this stage →

          1. 7

            1863/64 (AH 1280)

            Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded

            Within-year entry order unresolved

            Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

              All 3 recorded entries in this stage →

            1. 8

              1864/65 (AH 1281)

              Place not recorded

              Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

                All 1 recorded entry in this stage →

              1. 9

                1865/66 (AH 1282)

                Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Crete (Girit) / Place not recorded

                Within-year entry order unresolved

                Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

                  All 5 recorded entries in this stage →

                1. 10

                  1867/68 (AH 1284)

                  Tersane

                  Not yet located on the map: Tersane

                    All 1 recorded entry in this stage →

                  1. 11

                    1868/69 (AH 1285)

                    Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Baghdad (Bağdat) / Iran / Place not recorded / Bağdat; İran sınırı

                    Within-year entry order unresolved

                    Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Bağdat; İran sınırı

                      All 5 recorded entries in this stage →

                    1. 12

                      1871/72 (AH 1288) · 3 recorded years

                      Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded

                      AH entries: 1288, 1289, 1290. Gaps remain open.

                      Within-year entry order unresolved

                      Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

                        All 14 recorded entries in this stage →

                      1. 13

                        1874/75 (AH 1291)

                        Istanbul (Dersaadet)

                          All 1 recorded entry in this stage →

                        1. 14

                          1875/76 (AH 1292)

                          Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded

                          Within-year entry order unresolved

                          Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

                            All 4 recorded entries in this stage →

                          1. 15

                            1876/77 (AH 1293)

                            Istanbul (Dersaadet)

                            Within-year entry order unresolved

                              All 2 recorded entries in this stage →

                            1. 16

                              1877/78 (AH 1294)

                              Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded

                              Within-year entry order unresolved

                              Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

                                All 2 recorded entries in this stage →

                              1. 17

                                1878 (AH 1295)

                                Sivas / Baghdad (Bağdat) / Istanbul (Dersaadet)

                                Within-year entry order unresolved

                                  All 5 recorded entries in this stage →

                                1. 18

                                  1878/79 (AH 1296)

                                  Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded

                                  Within-year entry order unresolved

                                  Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

                                    All 4 recorded entries in this stage →

                                  1. 19

                                    1879/80 (AH 1297)

                                    Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Edirne / Place not recorded

                                    Within-year entry order unresolved

                                    Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

                                      All 7 recorded entries in this stage →

                                    1. 20

                                      1881/82 (AH 1299)

                                      Edirne

                                        All 1 recorded entry in this stage →

                                      1. 21

                                        1883/84 (AH 1301)

                                        Edirne / Place not recorded

                                        Within-year entry order unresolved

                                        Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded

                                        1. Edirne

                                          Vefat

                                          Calculated age 53

                                        2. Place not recorded

                                          Vefat

                                          Calculated age 53

                                      8 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.

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                                      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

                                      Current collection salary comparison

                                      Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.

                                      Monthly rate and same-year salariesNominal monthly kuruş · log scale · annual entries only
                                      Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

                                      Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.

                                      Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.

                                      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
                                      Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
                                      AH yearOfficial rateSample medianSample p10 to p90Paid lessN
                                      1849/50 (AH 1266)25035050 to 10,00038.7%32
                                      1850/51 (AH 1267)250400100 to 10,00029.4%35
                                      1851/52 (AH 1268)25050050 to 3,00035.0%41
                                      1852/53 (AH 1269)500400100 to 5,00055.3%48
                                      1857/58 (AH 1274)1,500400100 to 3,00079.0%96
                                      1858/59 (AH 1275)1,500500150 to 5,00076.0%105
                                      1859/60 (AH 1276)1,500500150 to 3,35079.1%111
                                      1860/61 (AH 1277)1,500500150 to 3,00077.4%134
                                      1863/64 (AH 1280)5,000475125 to 3,00093.9%232
                                      1864/65 (AH 1281)5,000400125 to 3,00093.7%253
                                      1865/66 (AH 1282)7,500400150 to 2,00097.7%341
                                      1867/68 (AH 1284)12,000458150 to 2,50096.8%435
                                      1868/69 (AH 1285)7,500475150 to 3,00094.8%505
                                      1871/72 (AH 1288)2,000420.5125 to 2,37587.3%712
                                      1872/73 (AH 1289)15,000450140 to 2,35098.1%736
                                      1873/74 (AH 1290)15,000405130 to 2,20098.1%805
                                      1874/75 (AH 1291)30,000450150 to 1,80099.0%882
                                      1875/76 (AH 1292)40,000450150 to 2,00099.6%976
                                      1876/77 (AH 1293)25,000420150 to 2,00099.0%1102
                                      1877/78 (AH 1294)40,000450150 to 1,80099.6%1160
                                      1878 (AH 1295)40,000450150 to 2,00099.5%1196
                                      1878/79 (AH 1296)35,000400150 to 2,00099.6%1328
                                      1879/80 (AH 1297)20,000400180 to 1,80098.6%1534
                                      1881/82 (AH 1299)25,000400150 to 1,50099.8%1489

                                      Career patterns and pay

                                      Recorded pay over the career

                                      Kuruş · dated amounts

                                      Select 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 entries
                                      1. 1857 to 1880 (AH 1274 to 1297)
                                      2. 1849 to 1853 (AH 1266 to 1269)
                                      3. 1868 to 1878 (AH 1285 to 1295)
                                      4. 1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299)
                                      5. Bağdat; İran sınırı1
                                        1868/69 (AH 1285)
                                      6. 1865/66 (AH 1282)

                                      The six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

                                      Amounts recorded by place

                                      Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate
                                      1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)1,500 to 40,000
                                      2. Edirne25,000
                                      3. Tersane12,000

                                      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 title
                                      1. 1857 to 1861 (AH 1274 to 1277)
                                      2. 1849 to 1852 (AH 1266 to 1268)
                                      3. 1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296)
                                      4. 1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296)
                                      5. 1871 to 1873 (AH 1288 to 1289)
                                      6. 1874 to 1877 (AH 1291 to 1293)

                                      The 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

                                      All related groups and salary ranks

                                      Education and personal record

                                      Schooling Hususi muallim (Ayıntab ve Dersaadet) [source]

                                      All personal fields and their sources

                                      Sources and evidence

                                      1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Gaziantepli memurlar

                                        EDA CEREN ERKABALCI · 2019 · Pages 102, 103, 104

                                        BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 00001/00007.; 225 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 00001/00007.; BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 00001/00007.

                                      2. Sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre Şûrâ-yı Devlet reisleri

                                        BURAK BALCI · 2025 · Pages 76, 77, 78

                                        DH.SAİDd, 1-12; 144 CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 1-12

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                                      The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.

                                      Yearly entries and their source passages · 25 dated AH years

                                      Annual salary study and register readings

                                      The separate annual salary reference account has 74 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.

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