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Karabet Efendi

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 Bursa in 1859/60 (AH 1276), Karabet Efendi came from the Hristiyan community. Work began in Gemlik in 1879/80, at about 20, on a first salary of 250 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1879/80, places Karabet in Gemlik as Gemlik kazası rüsûmat müdüriyeti duhan fabrikası me'mûriyeti. The annual lists then follow Karabet to İnegöl in 1881/82. Alongside, the lists for 1881 to 1883 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Mihalıç kazası âşar ve ağnam baş kitâbeti. Karabet then moved to Gemlik from 1883 to 1885. Alongside, the lists for 1884 to 1886 give a second post, in Çatalca as Çatalca emlak-ı hümâyûn şubesi müdür muavinliği. For 1886 to 1888 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1885/86 give a second post, in Hereke as Hereke Fabrika-ı hümâyûn vezne me'mûriyeti. The last entries, from 1888 to 1908, name Karabet as mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru, with no place. The lists give Infisal for 1882/83 and 1885/86; İstifa (resignation) for 1884/85 instead of a title.

The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1879/80 to 1,820 in 1907/08, the peak, when 91 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 19 years of salary come to 270,960 kuruş, 2.9 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1907/08.

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 10 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1879/801881/821884/851885/86123567BursaGemlikİnegölÇatalcaHereke

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Mihalıç), stop 8 (Place not recorded), stop 9 (Place not recorded), stop 10 (Place not recorded).

  1. Bursa

    Born 1859/60 (AH 1276)

  2. Gemlik

    First work 1879/80 (AH 1297); 1879/80 (AH 1297)

    Gemlik kazası rüsûmat müdüriyeti duhan fabrikası me'mûriyeti

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. İnegöl

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

    No annual entry for 1880/81 (AH 1298) before it.

    İnegöl kazası âşar merkez anbar me'mûriyeti

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Mihalıç as worded, no place record not on the map

    1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)

    Mihalıç kazası âşar ve ağnam baş kitâbeti 1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1882/83 (AH 1300)

    480 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  5. Gemlik

    1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302)

    Gemlik kazası âşar anbar me'mûrluğu 1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1884/85 (AH 1302)

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Çatalca

    1884 to 1886 (AH 1302 to 1303)

    Çatalca emlak-ı hümâyûn şubesi müdür muavinliği 1884 to 1886 (AH 1302 to 1303); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1885/86 (AH 1303)

    750 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Hereke

    1885/86 (AH 1303)

    Hereke Fabrika-ı hümâyûn vezne me'mûriyeti

    750 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Place not recorded not on the map

    1888 to 1895 (AH 1306 to 1312)

    No annual entry for 1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305) before it.

    mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru

    1,000 to 1,400 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  9. Place not recorded not on the map

    1896 to 1898 (AH 1314 to 1315)

    No annual entry for 1895/96 (AH 1313) before it.

    mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru

    1,330 to 1,470 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  10. Place not recorded not on the map

    1899 to 1908 (AH 1317 to 1325)

    No annual entry for 1898/99 (AH 1316) before it.

    edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti

    1,470 to 1,820 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry05001,0001,5002,0001880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241,820 kuruşedile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This 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 Karabet Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1879/8025040038019%
1881/8248040059%
1883/8440040040046%
1884/8575040047075%
1885/8675040046074%
1888/891,00040080%
1889/901,25040086%
1890/911,25040085%
1891/921,30040086%
1892/931,40040088%
1893/941,40040088%
1894/951,40040088%
1896/971,33045087%
1897/981,47040090%
1899/19001,47040090%
1904/051,62040091%
1905/061,62043091%
1906/071,62045090%
1907/081,82046091%

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 Karabet Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1879/80AH 1297First workGemlik250first-salary field
1879/80AH 1297Gemlik kazası rüsûmat müdüriyeti duhan fabrikası me'mûriyetiGemlik250
No annual entry: 1880/81 (AH 1298)
1881/82AH 1299İnegöl kazası âşar merkez anbar me'mûriyetiİnegöl400
1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300Mihalıç kazası âşar ve ağnam baş kitâbeti
3 entries
YearSalary
1881/82480
1881/82
1882/83
480
1882/83AH 1300Infisala note on status, not a job
1883 to 1885AH 1301 to 1302Gemlik kazası âşar anbar me'mûrluğu
2 entries
YearSalary
1883/84400
1884/85400
Gemlik400
1884/85AH 1302İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)Gemlik
1884 to 1886AH 1302 to 1303Çatalca emlak-ı hümâyûn şubesi müdür muavinliği
2 entries
YearSalary
1884/85750
1885/86750
Çatalca750
1885/86AH 1303Infisala note on status, not a jobÇatalca
1885/86AH 1303Hereke Fabrika-ı hümâyûn vezne me'mûriyetiHereke750
No annual entry: 1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305)
1888 to 1895AH 1306 to 1312mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru
10 entries
YearSalary
1888/891,000
1889/901,000
1889/901,250
1890/911,250
1891/921,250
1891/921,300
1892/931,300
1892/931,400
1893/941,400
1894/951,400
1,000 to 1,400
No annual entry: 1895/96 (AH 1313)
1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru
3 entries
YearSalary
1896/971,330
1897/981,330
1897/981,470
1,330 to 1,470
No annual entry: 1898/99 (AH 1316)
1899 to 1908AH 1317 to 1325edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti
12 entries
YearSalary
1899/19001,470
1899/1900
1900/01
1901/02
1902/03
1903/04
1904/05
1904/051,620
1905/061,620
1906/071,620
1907/081,620
1907/081,820
1,470 to 1,820

Record

Personal

Born
1859/60 (AH 1276)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
Hristiyan
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni

First work

Year
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Place
Gemlik

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 7 officials with entries in Gemlik in the same years, Karabet Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 34 officials with entries in Gemlik

Same birthplace

Of the 302 officials born in Bursa, 286 have a recorded salary; Karabet Efendi had the 49th highest salary of them.

The page of Bursa, with the 302 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 207 officials whose first annual entry is for 1879/80 (AH 1297), 191 have a recorded salary; Karabet Efendi had the 21st highest salary of them.

All 207 officials whose first annual entry is for 1879/80 (AH 1297)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Karabet Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1879/80AH 1297Gemlik kazası rüsûmat müdüriyeti duhan fabrikası me'mûriyetiGemlik250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1881/82AH 1299İnegöl kazası âşar merkez anbar me'mûriyetiİnegöl400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1881/82AH 1299Mihalıç kazası âşar ve ağnam baş kitâbetiMihalıç480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1881/82AH 1299Mihalıç kazası âşar ve ağnam baş kitâbeti (işe mübaşeret)MihalıçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1882/83AH 1300Mihalıç kazası âşar ve ağnam baş kitâbetiMihalıçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1882/83AH 1300InfisalMihalıçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1883/84AH 1301Gemlik kazası âşar anbar me'mûrluğuGemlik400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1884/85AH 1302Gemlik kazası âşar anbar me'mûrluğuGemlik400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1884/85AH 1302İstifaGemlikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1884/85AH 1302Çatalca emlak-ı hümâyûn şubesi müdür muavinliğiÇatalca750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1885/86AH 1303Çatalca emlak-ı hümâyûn şubesi müdür muavinliğiÇatalca750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1885/86AH 1303InfisalÇatalcaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1885/86AH 1303Hereke Fabrika-ı hümâyûn vezne me'mûriyetiHereke750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1888/89AH 1306mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1889/90AH 1307mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1889/90AH 1307mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1890/91AH 1308mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1891/92AH 1309mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1891/92AH 1309mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1892/93AH 1310mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1892/93AH 1310mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1893/94AH 1311mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1894/95AH 1312mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1896/97AH 1314mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,330Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1897/98AH 1315mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,330Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1897/98AH 1315mezkûr fabrikanın vezne me'mûrluğu inzimamıyla muhasebe me'mûru1,470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1899/1900AH 1317edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti1,470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1899/1900AH 1317edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti (işe mübaşeret)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1900/01AH 1318edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1901/02AH 1319edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1902/03AH 1320edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1903/04AH 1321edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1904/05AH 1322edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1904/05AH 1322edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti1,620Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1905/06AH 1323edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti1,620Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1906/07AH 1324edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti1,620Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1907/08AH 1325edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti1,620Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
1907/08AH 1325edile melâl-i hümâyûn idaresi muhâsebe kitâbeti1,820Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records66/58; 113-114
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 Karabet Efendi 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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