Musa Efendi
Born 1856/57 (AH 1273) · Medina (Medine) · Dated entries 1871 to 1903 (AH 1288 to 1320)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 48/399 s.399
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Musa Efendi was born in Medina (Medine) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). The father’s occupation was Harem-i Şerif-i Nebevî imamı; eski hükümet divanı Arapça kâtibi ve tercümanı. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Harem-i Şerif-i Nebevî. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Medina (Medine) in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Dated career entries span 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1902/03 (AH 1320) across 31 AH years, from Medina (Medine) to Medina (Medine), beginning with Hazine-i Celîle-i Dîvâniye Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımı and ending with entries for Divan-ı Arabî ikinci muavini. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Medina (Medine). [1]
Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 140 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Medina (Medine)
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.
1 1856/57 (AH 1273)
Medina (Medine)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
Hazine-i Celîle-i Dîvâniye Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımı
Calculated age 15
3 1872/73 (AH 1289) · 12 recorded years
Medina (Medine)
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Hazine-i Celîle-i Dîvâniye Tahrirat Kalemi mülâzımı
Calculated age 16
Continuing service as described
Hazine Arapça tahrirat kâtibi (İstifa)
Calculated age 27
4 1885/86 (AH 1303) · 18 recorded years
Medina (Medine)
AH entries: 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Hazine Arapça tahrirat kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 30
Divan-ı Arabî ikinci muavini (Azil)
Calculated age 47
5 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.
- Selzede yardımı komisyonu görevi · Medina (Medine) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Hacı ve ziyaretçilerin tecridi komisyonu görevi · Medine, Mesâcidü’l-feth civarı · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Alâ nahiyesi anlaşmazlığı komisyonu görevi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Hazine-i Hazret-i Nebevî defterlerini tetkik komisyonu görevi · Medina (Medine) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Asker sevkine yardım · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 60.9% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 60.0% | 1655 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 300 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 300 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 28.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 27.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 26.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 28.1% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 300 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 27.7% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 29.1% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 29.1% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 140 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 9.2% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 140 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 8.6% | 1627 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Medina (Medine)140 to 500
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
- Medina (Medine)63 other officialsAhmed Nuri Efendi born 1856/57 (AH 1273); highest salary 1,030 kuruş
- Medina (Medine)51 other officialsMehmed Arif Efendi 31 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)115 other officialsABDULSAMAD SABRİ EFENDİ first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 650 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 240, 241, 242
296 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 48/399 s.399.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 31 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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