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Mehmed Said 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

The life of Mehmed Said Efendi began in Kırşehir; the father's occupation was "sandık emini". Work began in Kırşehir in 1878/79 (AH 1296). The annual lists begin in 1878/79, with Mehmed Said as mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi) and no place named. The lists give Infisal for 1904/05 instead of a title.

Pay rose from 75 kuruş a month in 1883/84 to a peak of 450 in 1900/01, when 52 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 21 years the salaries add up to 75,000 kuruş, 73 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1904/05.

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.

  1. Kırşehir

    First work 1878/79 (AH 1296)

  2. Kırşehir sancağı tahrirat/muhasebe kalemi as worded, no place record

    1878 to 1899 (AH 1296 to 1316)

    mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi)

    75 to 330 kuruş a month; entries in 21 years

  3. Kırşehir sancağı muhasebesi as worded, no place record

    1900 to 1905 (AH 1318 to 1322)

    No annual entry for 1899/1900 (AH 1317) before it.

    muhasebe başkatibi 1900 to 1905 (AH 1318 to 1322); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1904/05 (AH 1322)

    450 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006001878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322450 kuruşmülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi)muhasebe başkatibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officials

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 Mehmed Said Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1883/84754003%
1884/8522540016%
1885/8622540017%
1886/8722540017%
1887/8820040014%
1888/8925040021%
1889/9025040021%
1890/9125040021%
1891/9225040021%
1892/9327040027%
1893/9427040027%
1894/9527040027%
1895/9627040025%
1896/9732045035%
1897/9832040038%
1898/9933040038%
1900/0145040052%
1901/0245040051%
1902/0345040052%
1903/0445040550%
1904/0545040052%

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 Mehmed Said Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1878/79AH 1296First workKırşehir
1878 to 1899AH 1296 to 1316mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi)
30 entries
YearSalary
1878/79
1879/80
1880/81
1881/82
1882/83
1883/84
1883/84
1883/8475
1884/8575
1884/85225
1885/86225
1886/87225
1886/87200
1887/88200
1887/88200
1888/89200
1888/89250
1889/90250
1890/91250
1891/92250
1892/93250
1892/93270
1893/94270
1894/95270
1895/96270
1896/97270
1896/97320
1897/98320
1898/99320
1898/99330
330
No annual entry: 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
1900 to 1905AH 1318 to 1322muhasebe başkatibi
5 entries
YearSalary
1900/01450
1901/02450
1902/03450
1903/04450
1904/05450
450
1904/05AH 1322Infisala note on status, not a job

Record

Personal

Birthplace
Kırşehir
Father's occupation
sandık emini

First work

Year
1878/79 (AH 1296)

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 birthplace

Of the 72 officials born in Kırşehir, 65 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Said Efendi had the 27th highest salary of them.

The page of Kırşehir, with the 72 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 163 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878/79 (AH 1296), 157 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Said Efendi had the 86th highest salary of them.

All 163 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878/79 (AH 1296)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Said Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1878/79AH 1296mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi)Kırşehir sancağı tahrirat/muhasebe kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1879/80AH 1297mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi)Kırşehir sancağı tahrirat/muhasebe kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1880/81AH 1298mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi)Kırşehir sancağı tahrirat/muhasebe kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1881/82AH 1299mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi)Kırşehir sancağı tahrirat/muhasebe kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1882/83AH 1300mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi)Kırşehir sancağı tahrirat/muhasebe kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1883/84AH 1301mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi)Kırşehir sancağı tahrirat/muhasebe kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1883/84AH 1301mülazım (tahrirat, sonra muhasebe kalemi) (Görevin sona ermesi)Kırşehir sancağı tahrirat/muhasebe kalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1883/84AH 1301muhasebe kalemi mukayyidiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi75Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1884/85AH 1302muhasebe kalemi mukayyidiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi75Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1884/85AH 1302muhasebe kalemi refik-i rabiiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1885/86AH 1303muhasebe kalemi refik-i rabiiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1886/87AH 1304muhasebe kalemi refik-i rabiiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1886/87AH 1304muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1887/88AH 1305muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1887/88AH 1305muhasebe kalemi refik-i rabiiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1888/89AH 1306muhasebe kalemi refik-i rabiiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1888/89AH 1306muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1889/90AH 1307muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1890/91AH 1308muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1891/92AH 1309muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1892/93AH 1310muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1892/93AH 1310muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1893/94AH 1311muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1894/95AH 1312muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1895/96AH 1313muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1896/97AH 1314muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1896/97AH 1314muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1897/98AH 1315muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1898/99AH 1316muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1898/99AH 1316muhasebe kalemi refik-i sanisiKırşehir sancağı muhasebe kalemi330Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1900/01AH 1318muhasebe başkatibiKırşehir sancağı muhasebesi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1901/02AH 1319muhasebe başkatibiKırşehir sancağı muhasebesi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1902/03AH 1320muhasebe başkatibiKırşehir sancağı muhasebesi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1903/04AH 1321muhasebe başkatibiKırşehir sancağı muhasebesi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1904/05AH 1322muhasebe başkatibiKırşehir sancağı muhasebesi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records131 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229.
1904/05AH 1322InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 103/229, s.229
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 Mehmed Said 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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