Mehmet Raşit Efendi
Born 1837/38 (AH 1253) · Giresun · Dated entries 1867 to 1899 (AH 1284 to 1316)
Archival reference İST. MFT. MSH. SAİD., No: 5/9
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Raşit Efendi was born in Giresun in 1837/38 (AH 1253). Education accounts differ: Fatih Çifte Baş Kurşunlu Medresesi / Çifte Başkurşunlu Medresesi. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). Service included Görevin sona ermesi in Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1867/68 (AH 1284)). Later posts included Fetvahâne Pusula Odası görevlisi in Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1870/71 (AH 1287)), Medine-i Münevvere şer‘î naibi in Medina (Medine) (1874/75 (AH 1291)) and Müsevvid in İstanbul, İlamat-ı Şeriye Odası (1888/89 (AH 1306)). Istanbul (Dersaadet) appears most often, across 5 dated years. [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 500 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306). Death is recorded in 1898/99 (AH 1316). [2] [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 9 · Giresun
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1 1837/38 (AH 1253)
Giresun
Birth
2 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Görevin sona ermesi
Calculated age 31
3 4 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Medina (Medine)
5 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
6 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
7 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
8 1888/89 (AH 1306)
İstanbul, İlamat-ı Şeriye Odası
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, İlamat-ı Şeriye Odası
9 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 63
Vefat
13 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.
- Özel derslerle tahsil · Giresun · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
- Çifte Başkurşunlu Medresesi öğrencisi · İstanbul, Fatih · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
- İcazet alma · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
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Pay over time
Pay in its time
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How the comparison is calculated
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View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1797 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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Where the career is recorded
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Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- İstanbul, İlamat-ı Şeriye Odası500
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
- Giresun71 other officialsAbdullah Rıfat Bey born 1839/40 (AH 1255); highest salary 2,250 kuruş
- Istanbul328 other officialsHasan Şevki Bey 5 shared years; highest salary 8,000 kuruş
- 1867/68 (AH 1284)85 other officialsMUHEMMET MUHRU BEG first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 950 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre
DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 79
- Osmanlı Devleti'nin son döneminde Giresun uleması (1879-1909)
HARUN YILMAZ · 2019 · Pages 62, 63
İST. MFT. MSH. SAİD., No: 5/9.
Read the original source accounts · 23 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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