MUHAMMED SALİH BEG
Born 1853/54 (AH 1270) · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Dated entries 1866 to 1897 (AH 1283 to 1314)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
MUHAMMED SALİH BEG was born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1853/54 (AH 1270), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Sipahi alay imamı. Schooling included Kerkük Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1866/67 (AH 1283). Dated career entries span 1866/67 (AH 1283) to 1896/97 (AH 1314) across 27 AH years, beginning with mülazım (muhasebe kalemi). More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Kirkuk (Kerkük), Kifri (Salahiye), Erbil and Ravanduz and 4 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 500 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314); the highest recorded monthly rate is 800 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298). [1]
Life and career
Follow 16 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.
Stage 1 of 16 · Kirkuk (Kerkük)
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.
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1 1853/54 (AH 1270)
Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 13
mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)
Calculated age 13
3 mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)
Calculated age 14
Continuing service as described
mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)
Calculated age 15
Continuing service as described
4 1869/70 (AH 1286) · 2 recorded years
Kirkuk (Kerkük) / Kifri (Salahiye)
AH entries: 1286, 1287. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)
Calculated age 16
Continuing service as described
zabtiye mülazım-ı sanisi
180 kuruşCalculated age 17
5 1871/72 (AH 1288) · 3 recorded years
Kirkuk (Kerkük)
AH entries: 1288, 1289, 1290. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
zabtiye mülazım-ı sanisi
180 kuruşCalculated age 18
Continuing service as described
zabtiye mülazım-ı sanisi (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 20
Recorded service ending
6 tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi
Calculated age 21
tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 21
Recorded service ending
7 tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi
Calculated age 22
tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 22
Recorded service ending
8 tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi
Calculated age 23
tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 23
Recorded service ending
9 1878 (AH 1295) · 2 recorded years
Ravanduz
AH entries: 1295, 1296. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Ravanduz
tahrirat kâtibi
504 kuruşCalculated age 25
tahrirat kâtibi
Calculated age 26
Continuing service as described
10 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Ravanduz / Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ravanduz
Ravanduz
tahrirat kâtibi
Calculated age 27
Continuing service as described
aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi
350 kuruşCalculated age 27
11 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Kirkuk (Kerkük) / Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)
Within-year entry order unresolved
aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi
Calculated age 28
Continuing service as described
aşar baş kâtibi
800 kuruşCalculated age 28
12 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 6 recorded years
Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)
AH entries: 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
aşar baş kâtibi
800 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
aşar baş kâtibi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 34
Recorded service ending
13 1887/88 (AH 1305) · 3 recorded years
Kifri (Salahiye)
AH entries: 1305, 1306, 1307. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
emlak-ı hümayun Salahiye şubesi memuru
750 kuruşCalculated age 35
emlak-ı hümayun Salahiye şubesi memuru (Azil)
Calculated age 37
Recorded service ending
14 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Köprü
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Köprü
rüsumat emaneti memuru
500 kuruşCalculated age 42
rüsumat emaneti memuru (İnfisal)
Calculated age 42
Recorded service ending
15 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Zibar
Not yet located on the map: Zibar
Mal Müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 43
16 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Zibar / Zakho (Zaho)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Zibar
Zibar
Mal Müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 44
Continuing service as described
Mal Müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 44
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 23.0% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.9% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 180 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 14.6% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 180 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 14.0% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 180 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 14.5% | 805 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 504 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 62.3% | 1196 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 350 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 39.5% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 800 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 77.8% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 77.8% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 77.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 78.2% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 77.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 75.9% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 76.3% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 73.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 750 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 74.5% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 750 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 75.0% | 1874 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 55.4% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 55.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 52.8% | 2119 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect 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 entriesThe 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- Kirkuk (Kerkük)180 to 600
- Kifri (Salahiye)250 to 750
- Ravanduz504
- Zibar500
- Köprü500
Six places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Kirkuk (Kerkük)236 other officialsABDULAHAT EFENDİ born 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Kirkuk (Kerkük)32 other officialsABDULVAHAB EFENDİ 9 shared years; highest salary 675 kuruş
- 1866/67 (AH 1283)95 other officialsAhmet Rıfat Efendi first entry in Kütahya; highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Kerkük Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları
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