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Hüseyin Zati 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

Hüseyin Zati Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1858/59 (AH 1275); the father's occupation was "Hattat". At about 17, in 1876/77, Hüseyin Zati began work in Kütahya. The annual lists begin in 1876/77, with Hüseyin Zati as Emlak Kalemi mülazımı in Kütahya, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1878/79. Alongside, the lists for 1878 to 1880 give a second post, in Uşak as Emlak Vukuat Kitabeti muavini. Alongside, the lists for 1879 to 1889 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Askerlik kurası. For 1889 to 1891 the lists have no entry. The annual lists then follow Hüseyin Zati to Deir ez-Zor (Deyrizor) and Basra from 1891 to 1894. Alongside, the lists for 1893 to 1901 give a second post, in Istanbul as Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuru. Basra, about 1,900 km from Kütahya, was the post farthest from the birthplace; fewer than 5 per cent of the 5,339 officials with a known birthplace and place of service served as far from home.

Pay rose from 250 kuruş a month in 1878/79 to a peak of 900 in 1892/93, in Basra, when four in five paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1900/01.

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 6 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places1891/921892/931893/9412456KütahyaUşakDeir ez-ZorIstanbul

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Place not recorded).

  1. Kütahya

    Born 1858/59 (AH 1275); First work 1876/77 (AH 1293); 1876 to 1879 (AH 1293 to 1296)

    Emlak Kalemi mülazımı

    entries in 4 years

  2. Uşak

    1878 to 1880 (AH 1296 to 1297)

    Emlak Vukuat Kitabeti muavini

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1879 to 1889 (AH 1297 to 1306)

    Askerlik kurası

    entries in 10 years

  4. Deir ez-Zor (Deyrizor)

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    No annual entry for 1889 to 1891 (AH 1307 to 1308) before it.

    Aşar-ı Atik kâtibi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Basra

    1892 to 1894 (AH 1310 to 1311)

    Vilayet Muhasebe kâtibi

    900 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1893 to 1901 (AH 1311 to 1318)

    Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuru

    400 to 756.5 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006008001,0001877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318900 kuruşEmlak Kalemi mülazımıAskerlik kurasıBabıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318This 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 Hüseyin Zati Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1878/7925040040021%
1879/8025040038019%
1891/9240040045%
1892/9390040036079%
1893/9490040036080%
1894/9542040053051%
1895/9642040057552%
1896/9745045050049%
1897/9847040048055%
1898/9950040050055%
1899/1900716.540050675%
1900/01756.540052377%

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 Hüseyin Zati Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1876/77AH 1293First workKütahya
1876 to 1879AH 1293 to 1296Emlak Kalemi mülazımı
4 entries
YearSalary
1876/77
1877/78
1878
1878/79
Kütahya
1878 to 1880AH 1296 to 1297Emlak Vukuat Kitabeti muavini
3 entries
YearSalary
1878/79250
1879/80250
1879/80
Uşak250
1879 to 1889AH 1297 to 1306Askerlik kurası
12 entries
YearSalary
1879/80
1879/80
1880/81
1881/82
1882/83
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1886/87
1887/88
1888/89
1888/89
No annual entry: 1889 to 1891 (AH 1307 to 1308)
1891/92AH 1309Aşar-ı Atik kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1891/92400
1891/92
Deir ez-Zor (Deyrizor)400
1892 to 1894AH 1310 to 1311Vilayet Muhasebe kâtibi
6 entries
YearSalary
1892/93900
1892/93
1893/94900
1893/94
1893/94
1893/94
Basra900
1893 to 1901AH 1311 to 1318Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuru
14 entries
YearSalary
1893/94400
1894/95400
1894/95420
1895/96420
1896/97420
1896/97450
1897/98450
1897/98470
1898/99470
1898/99500
1899/1900500
1899/1900716.5
1900/01716.5
1900/01756.5
Istanbul (Dersaadet)400 to 756.5

Record

Personal

Born
1858/59 (AH 1275)
Birthplace
Kütahya
Father's occupation
Hattat

First work

Year
1876/77 (AH 1293)

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 404 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 382 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Zati Efendi had the 176th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same birthplace

Of the 150 officials born in Kütahya, 140 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Zati Efendi had the 24th highest salary of them.

The page of Kütahya, with the 150 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 185 officials whose first annual entry is for 1876/77 (AH 1293), 168 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Zati Efendi had the 51st highest salary of them.

All 185 officials whose first annual entry is for 1876/77 (AH 1293)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Hüseyin Zati Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1876/77AH 1293Emlak Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1877/78AH 1294Emlak Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1878AH 1295Emlak Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1878/79AH 1296Emlak Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1878/79AH 1296Emlak Vukuat Kitabeti muaviniUşak250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1879/80AH 1297Emlak Vukuat Kitabeti muaviniUşak250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1879/80AH 1297Askerlik kurasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1879/80AH 1297Emlak Vukuat Kitabeti muavini (İnfisal)UşakAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1879/80AH 1297Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1880/81AH 1298Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1881/82AH 1299Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1882/83AH 1300Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1883/84AH 1301Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1884/85AH 1302Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1885/86AH 1303Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1886/87AH 1304Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1887/88AH 1305Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1888/89AH 1306Askerlik hizmetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1888/89AH 1306Başçavuş (İnfisal)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1891/92AH 1309Aşar-ı Atik kâtibiDeir ez-Zor (Deyrizor)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1891/92AH 1309Aşar-ı Atik kâtibi (İstifa)Deir ez-Zor (Deyrizor)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1892/93AH 1310Vilayet Muhasebe kâtibiBasra900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1892/93AH 1310Sicill-i Ahval Komisyonu hususi azasıBasraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1893/94AH 1311Vilayet Muhasebe kâtibiBasra900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1893/94AH 1311Sicill-i Ahval Komisyonu hususi azasıBasraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1893/94AH 1311Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1893/94AH 1311Vilayet Muhasebe kâtibi (İstifa)BasraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1893/94AH 1311Sicill-i Ahval Komisyonu hususi azası (İstifa)BasraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1894/95AH 1312Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1894/95AH 1312Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1895/96AH 1313Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1896/97AH 1314Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1896/97AH 1314Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1897/98AH 1315Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1897/98AH 1315Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1898/99AH 1316Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1898/99AH 1316Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1899/1900AH 1317Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1899/1900AH 1317Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)716.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1900/01AH 1318Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)716.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
1900/01AH 1318Babıali Hazine-i Evrak Kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)756.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47; 122 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:60, s.47.
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 Hüseyin Zati 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.

Subjects