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Mehmed Hanefi 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 Hanefi Efendi began in Antalya in 1853/54 (AH 1270). The personnel record dates the first work in Havran to 1881/82, after the first annual entry. The first annual entry, for 1876/77, names Mehmed Hanefi as Askerlik, with no place. For 1877 to 1881 the lists have no entry. Mehmed Hanefi then moved to Havran from 1881 to 1883. Alongside, the lists for 1882/83 give a second post, in Damascus as Kanavât? semeni tahsildarı. Next came Tripoli (Trablusşam) and Acre (Akka) from 1883 to 1887. Alongside, the lists for 1888 to 1890 give a second post, in Haifa as Rüsumat idaresi mubassırı. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1891 give a second post, in a post with no place named as a customs official (Rüsumat Memuru), with a rise to Rüsumat Memuru.

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1883/84 to a peak of 600 in 1886/87, in Acre, when two in three paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 240 kuruş. The final annual entry is for 1890/91.

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 10 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1881/821881/821883/841886/871245679AntalyaHavranDamascusTripoliAcre, Haifa

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Place not recorded), stop 8 (Cunba), stop 10 (Darab).

  1. Antalya

    Born 1853/54 (AH 1270)

  2. Havran

    First work 1881/82 (AH 1299)

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1876/77 (AH 1293)

    Askerlik

    entries in 1 year

  4. Havran

    1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)

    No annual entry for 1877 to 1881 (AH 1294 to 1298) before it.

    Tahsildar

    entries in 2 years

  5. Damascus (Şam)

    1882/83 (AH 1300)

    Kanavât? semeni tahsildarı

    entries in 1 year

  6. Tripoli (Trablusşam)

    1883 to 1886 (AH 1301 to 1303)

    Aşar süvari tahsildarı

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  7. Acre (Akka)

    1886/87 (AH 1304)

    Ağnam başkâtibi

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Cunba as worded, no place record not on the map

    1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)

    Rüsumat idaresi kâtibi

    240 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  9. Haifa (Hayfa)

    1888 to 1890 (AH 1306 to 1307)

    Rüsumat idaresi mubassırı

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

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

    1889 to 1891 (AH 1307 to 1308)

    Rüsumat Memuru 1889 to 1891 (AH 1307 to 1308); Rüsumat memuru (İstifa) 1890/91 (AH 1308)

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006001876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 1308600 kuruşAskerlikTahsildarAşar süvari tahsildarıRüsumat Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 1308This 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 Mehmed Hanefi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1883/8430040040028%
1884/8530040036028%
1886/8760040045066%
1887/8824040020%
1888/8925040040021%
1889/9030040030029%
1890/9130040030028%

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 Hanefi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1876/77AH 1293Askerlik
No annual entry: 1877 to 1881 (AH 1294 to 1298)
1881/82AH 1299First workHavran
1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300Tahsildar
2 entries
YearSalary
1881/82
1882/83
Havran
1882/83AH 1300Kanavât? semeni tahsildarıDamascus (Şam)
1883 to 1886AH 1301 to 1303Aşar süvari tahsildarı
3 entries
YearSalary
1883/84300
1884/85300
1885/86
Tripoli (Trablusşam)300
1886/87AH 1304Ağnam başkâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1886/87600
1886/87
Acre (Akka)600
1887 to 1889AH 1305 to 1306Rüsumat idaresi kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1887/88240
1888/89240
1888/89
240
1888 to 1890AH 1306 to 1307Rüsumat idaresi mubassırı
2 entries
YearSalary
1888/89250
1889/90250
Haifa (Hayfa)250
1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308Rüsumat Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1889/90300
1890/91300
300
1890/91AH 1308Rüsumat memuru (İstifa)

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Birthplace
Antalya

First work

Year
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Place
Havran

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 3 officials with entries in Tripoli (Trablusşam) in the same years, 2 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hanefi Efendi had the highest salary of them.

All 31 officials with entries in Tripoli (Trablusşam)

Same job title, same years

Of the 17 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru in the same years, Mehmed Hanefi Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 117 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru

Same birthplace

Of the 243 officials born in Antalya, 236 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hanefi Efendi had the 67th highest salary of them.

The page of Antalya, with the 243 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; Mehmed Hanefi Efendi had the 77th 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 Mehmed Hanefi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1876/77AH 1293AskerlikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1881/82AH 1299TahsildarHavranAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1882/83AH 1300TahsildarHavranAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1882/83AH 1300Kanavât? semeni tahsildarıDamascus (Şam)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1883/84AH 1301Aşar süvari tahsildarıTripoli (Trablusşam)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1884/85AH 1302Aşar süvari tahsildarıTripoli (Trablusşam)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1885/86AH 1303Aşar süvari tahsildarı (İnfisal)Tripoli (Trablusşam)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1886/87AH 1304Ağnam başkâtibiAcre (Akka)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1886/87AH 1304Ağnam başkâtibi (İnfisal)Acre (Akka)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1887/88AH 1305Rüsumat idaresi kâtibiCunba240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1888/89AH 1306Rüsumat idaresi kâtibiCunba240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1888/89AH 1306Rüsumat idaresi kâtibi (İnfisal)CunbaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1888/89AH 1306Rüsumat idaresi mubassırıHaifa (Hayfa)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1889/90AH 1307Rüsumat idaresi mubassırıHaifa (Hayfa)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1889/90AH 1307Rüsumat MemuruDarab300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1890/91AH 1308Rüsumat MemuruDarab300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records916 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
1890/91AH 1308Rüsumat memuru (İstifa)DarabAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAĠD. 32/339.
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 Hanefi 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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