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MUHAMMED SALİH BEG

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

MUHAMMED SALİH BEG was born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1853/54 (AH 1270), into the İslam community, and the father's occupation was "Sipahi alay imamı". Work began in Kirkuk in 1866/67, at about 13. Few began so young; fewer than 5 per cent of the 5,664 officials whose age at first work is known started at 13 or younger. The annual lists begin in 1866/67, with MUHAMMED SALİH BEG as mülazım (muhasebe kalemi) in Kirkuk, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1873/74. At the same time, from 1869 to 1871, the lists also place MUHAMMED SALİH BEG in Kifri (Salahiye) as tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi. MUHAMMED SALİH BEG then moved to Erbil and Kirkuk from 1874 to 1876. Alongside, the lists for 1879 to 1881 give a second post, in Kirkuk as aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1880 to 1887 give a second post, in Sulaymaniyah as aşar baş kâtibi. Next came Kifri from 1887 to 1890. Alongside, the lists for 1896/97 give a second post, in Zakho as Mal Muduru.

The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1869/70 to 800 in 1880/81, the peak, in Sulaymaniyah, when 77 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 20 years the salaries add up to 134,928 kuruş, 1.4 times what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1896/97.

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 12 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1869/701874/751875/761876/771879/801880/811887/881896/971234578912KirkukKifriErbilSulaymaniyahZakho

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 6 (Ravanduz), stop 10 (Köprü), stop 11 (Zibar).

  1. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    Born 1853/54 (AH 1270); First work 1866/67 (AH 1283); 1866 to 1874 (AH 1283 to 1290)

    mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)

    180 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years

  2. Kifri (Salahiye)

    1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287)

    tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Erbil

    1874/75 (AH 1291)

    tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  4. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  5. Erbil

    1876/77 (AH 1293)

    tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  6. Ravanduz as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 to 1880 (AH 1295 to 1297)

    No annual entry for 1877/78 (AH 1294) before it.

    tahrirat kâtibi

    504 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  7. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)

    aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi

    350 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  8. Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)

    1880 to 1887 (AH 1298 to 1304)

    aşar baş kâtibi

    800 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  9. Kifri (Salahiye)

    1887 to 1890 (AH 1305 to 1307)

    emlak-ı hümayun Salahiye şubesi memuru

    750 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  10. Köprü as worded, no place record not on the map

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    No annual entry for 1890 to 1894 (AH 1308 to 1311) before it.

    rüsumat emaneti memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  11. Zibar as worded, no place record not on the map

    1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314)

    Mal Muduru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  12. Zakho (Zaho)

    1896/97 (AH 1314)

    Mal Muduru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry02004006008001867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314800 kuruşmülazım (muhasebe kalemi)tadad-ı ağnam kâtibitahrirat kâtibiaşar baş kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 MUHAMMED SALİH BEG against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1869/7025040015023%
1870/7125040025021%
1871/72180420.516514%
1872/7318045014514%
1873/7418040519014%
187850445062%
1879/8035040035539%
1880/81800400377.577%
1881/8280040030077%
1882/8380040030077%
1883/8480040035078%
1884/8580040030077%
1885/86800400282.575%
1886/8780040034576%
1887/88750400337.572%
1888/8975040035074%
1889/9075040038574%
1894/9550040055%
1895/9650040060055%
1896/9750045060052%

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 MUHAMMED SALİH BEG, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1866/67AH 1283First workKirkuk (Kerkük)
1866 to 1874AH 1283 to 1290mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)
10 entries
YearSalary
1866/67
1867/68
1868/69
1869/70
1869/70
1870/71180
1871/72180
1872/73180
1873/74180
1873/74
Kirkuk (Kerkük)
1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1869/70250
1870/71250
1870/71
Kifri (Salahiye)250
1874/75AH 1291tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1874/75
1874/75
Erbil
1875/76AH 1292tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1875/76
1875/76
Kirkuk (Kerkük)
1876/77AH 1293tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1876/77
1876/77
Erbil
No annual entry: 1877/78 (AH 1294)
1878 to 1880AH 1295 to 1297tahrirat kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1878504
1878/79
1879/80
504
1879 to 1881AH 1297 to 1298aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1879/80350
1880/81
1880/81600
Kirkuk (Kerkük)350 to 600
1880 to 1887AH 1298 to 1304aşar baş kâtibi
8 entries
YearSalary
1880/81800
1881/82800
1882/83800
1883/84800
1884/85800
1885/86800
1886/87800
1886/87
Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)800
1887 to 1890AH 1305 to 1307emlak-ı hümayun Salahiye şubesi memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1887/88750
1888/89750
1889/90750
1889/90
Kifri (Salahiye)750
No annual entry: 1890 to 1894 (AH 1308 to 1311)
1894/95AH 1312rüsumat emaneti memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1894/95500
1894/95
500
1895 to 1897AH 1313 to 1314Mal Muduru
2 entries
YearSalary
1895/96500
1896/97500
500
1896/97AH 1314Mal MuduruZakho (Zaho)500

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Community
İslam
Father's occupation
Sipahi alay imamı

First work

Year
1866/67 (AH 1283)

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 33 officials with entries in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in the same years, 32 have a recorded salary; MUHAMMED SALİH BEG had the 12th highest salary of them.

All 115 officials with entries in Kirkuk (Kerkük)

Same job title, same years

Of the 38 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 37 have a recorded salary; MUHAMMED SALİH BEG had the 15th highest salary of them.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 237 officials born in Kirkuk (Kerkük), 227 have a recorded salary; MUHAMMED SALİH BEG had the 40th highest salary of them.

The page of Kirkuk (Kerkük), with the 237 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 96 officials whose first annual entry is for 1866/67 (AH 1283), 81 have a recorded salary; MUHAMMED SALİH BEG had the 43rd highest salary of them.

All 96 officials whose first annual entry is for 1866/67 (AH 1283)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MUHAMMED SALİH BEG
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1866/67AH 1283mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1867/68AH 1284mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1868/69AH 1285mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1869/70AH 1286mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1869/70AH 1286mülazım (muhasebe kalemi) (Görevin sona ermesi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1869/70AH 1286tadad-ı ağnam kâtibiKifri (Salahiye)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1870/71AH 1287tadad-ı ağnam kâtibiKifri (Salahiye)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1870/71AH 1287tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)Kifri (Salahiye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1870/71AH 1287zabtiye mülazım-ı sanisiKirkuk (Kerkük)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1871/72AH 1288zabtiye mülazım-ı sanisiKirkuk (Kerkük)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1872/73AH 1289zabtiye mülazım-ı sanisiKirkuk (Kerkük)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1873/74AH 1290zabtiye mülazım-ı sanisiKirkuk (Kerkük)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1873/74AH 1290zabtiye mülazım-ı sanisi (Görevin sona ermesi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1874/75AH 1291tadad-ı ağnam kâtibiErbilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1874/75AH 1291tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)ErbilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1875/76AH 1292tadad-ı ağnam kâtibiKirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1875/76AH 1292tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1876/77AH 1293tadad-ı ağnam kâtibiErbilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1876/77AH 1293tadad-ı ağnam kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)ErbilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1878AH 1295tahrirat kâtibiRavanduz504Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1878/79AH 1296tahrirat kâtibiRavanduzAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1879/80AH 1297tahrirat kâtibiRavanduzAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1879/80AH 1297aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibiKirkuk (Kerkük)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1880/81AH 1298aşar ve ağnam ikinci kâtibiKirkuk (Kerkük)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1880/81AH 1298aşar ve ağnam baş kâtibiKirkuk (Kerkük)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1880/81AH 1298aşar baş kâtibiSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1881/82AH 1299aşar baş kâtibiSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1882/83AH 1300aşar baş kâtibiSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1883/84AH 1301aşar baş kâtibiSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1884/85AH 1302aşar baş kâtibiSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1885/86AH 1303aşar baş kâtibiSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1886/87AH 1304aşar baş kâtibiSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1886/87AH 1304aşar baş kâtibi (İnfisal)Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1887/88AH 1305emlak-ı hümayun Salahiye şubesi memuruKifri (Salahiye)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1888/89AH 1306emlak-ı hümayun Salahiye şubesi memuruKifri (Salahiye)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1889/90AH 1307emlak-ı hümayun Salahiye şubesi memuruKifri (Salahiye)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1889/90AH 1307emlak-ı hümayun Salahiye şubesi memuru (Azil)Kifri (Salahiye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1894/95AH 1312rüsumat emaneti memuruKöprü500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1894/95AH 1312rüsumat emaneti memuru (İnfisal)KöprüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1895/96AH 1313Mal MuduruZibar500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1896/97AH 1314Mal MuduruZibar500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
1896/97AH 1314Mal MuduruZakho (Zaho)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records210 DH_SAİDd_____00097_00177
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 MUHAMMED SALİH BEG 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.

Subjects