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MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ 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

The life of MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ EFENDİ began in Varna in 1856/57 (AH 1273); the father's occupation was "Müderris; eski Varna müftüsü". MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ began work in Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) in 1885/86, at about 29, on a first salary of 400 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1885/86, places MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ in Alexandroupoli as Dedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimi, where the entries run to 1890/91. Alongside, the lists for 1890 to 1904 give a second post, in Hereke as Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveli. The lists have no entry for 1893 to 1902. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1890/91.

The salary went from 400 kuruş a month in 1885/86 to 780 in 1903/04, the peak, in Hereke, when 76 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1903/04.

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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1885/861890/91123VarnaAlexandroupoliHereke
  1. Varna

    Born 1856/57 (AH 1273)

  2. Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)

    First work 1885/86 (AH 1303); 1885 to 1891 (AH 1303 to 1308)

    Dedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimi 1885 to 1891 (AH 1303 to 1308); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1890/91 (AH 1308)

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  3. Hereke

    1890 to 1904 (AH 1308 to 1321)

    Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveli

    350 to 780 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

    No annual entry for 1893 to 1902 (AH 1311 to 1319).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006008001885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 1321780 kuruşDedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 1321This 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 MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1885/8640040040044%
1886/8740040040045%
1887/8840040040043%
1888/8940040040045%
1889/9040040040046%
1890/9140040040045%
1891/9235040040039%
1892/9340040040045%
1902/0370040050073%
1903/0478040550076%

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 MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1885/86AH 1303First workAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)400first-salary field
1885 to 1891AH 1303 to 1308Dedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimi
6 entries
YearSalary
1885/86400
1886/87400
1887/88400
1888/89400
1889/90400
1890/91400
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)400
1890/91AH 1308Infisala note on status, not a job
1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveli
4 entries
YearSalary
1890/91350
1891/92350
1892/93350
1892/93400
Hereke350 to 400
No annual entry: 1893 to 1902 (AH 1311 to 1319)
1902 to 1904AH 1320 to 1321Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveli
3 entries
YearSalary
1902/03700
1903/04700
1903/04780
Hereke700 to 780

Record

Personal

Born
1856/57 (AH 1273)
Birthplace
Varna
Father's occupation
Müderris; eski Varna müftüsü

First work

Year
1885/86 (AH 1303)

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 20 officials with entries in Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) in the same years, MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ EFENDİ had the 11th highest salary.

All 51 officials with entries in Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)

Same birthplace

Of the 91 officials born in Varna, 89 have a recorded salary; MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ EFENDİ had the 31st highest salary of them.

The page of Varna, with the 91 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 181 officials whose first annual entry is for 1885/86 (AH 1303), 164 have a recorded salary; MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ EFENDİ had the 46th highest salary of them.

All 181 officials whose first annual entry is for 1885/86 (AH 1303)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1885/86AH 1303Dedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1886/87AH 1304Dedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1887/88AH 1305Dedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1888/89AH 1306Dedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1889/90AH 1307Dedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1890/91AH 1308Dedeağaç İbtidâî Mektebi muallimiAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1890/91AH 1308InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1890/91AH 1308Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveliHereke350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1891/92AH 1309Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveliHereke350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1892/93AH 1310Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveliHereke350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1892/93AH 1310Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveliHereke400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1902/03AH 1320Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveliHereke700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1903/04AH 1321Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveliHereke700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
1903/04AH 1321Hereke Fabrika-i Hümâyunu İbtidâî Mektebi muallim-i evveliHereke780Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21; 307 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 147/21.
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 MUHARREM ZÜHDÜ 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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