Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
Born 1859/60 (AH 1276) · Safranbolu · Dated entries 1871 to 1910 (AH 1288 to 1327)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH SAİD nr.178, s.233
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Safranbolu in 1859/60 (AH 1276), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Saray-ı Cedîd Matbahı kapıcısı (mütekaid). Schooling included Mahalle ibtidâi mektebi; hususi tahsil. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Dated career entries span 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 27 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Saray-ı Cedîd matbahı hırkacısı. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 850 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 850 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324). [1]
Life and career
Follow 7 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 7 · Safranbolu
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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 1859/60 (AH 1276)
Safranbolu
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 12
Saray-ı Cedîd matbahı hırkacısı
200 kuruşCalculated age 12
3 1872/73 (AH 1289) · 9 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Saray-ı Cedîd matbahı hırkacısı
Calculated age 13
Continuing service as described
Saray-ı Cedîd matbahı hırkacısı
80 kuruşCalculated age 21
4 Fer'iye Matbahı meydancısı
160 kuruşCalculated age 26
Beşiktaş matbahı aş kilercisi
160 kuruşCalculated age 27
5 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Matbah-ı Amire kantarcısı
180 kuruşCalculated age 31
6 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 8 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Yıldız matbahı kantarcısı
220 kuruşCalculated age 33
Erzak-ı umumiye anbarı kantarcısı
530 kuruşCalculated age 40
7 1904/05 (AH 1322) · 6 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Erzak-ı umumiye anbarı kantarcısı
700 kuruşCalculated age 46
Matbah-ı Amire erzak anbarı vezin memuru
750 kuruşCalculated age 51
2 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.
- Erzak-ı umumiye anbarı kantarcısı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 600 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Matbah-ı Amire erzak anbarı vezin memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 800 kuruş 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 200 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 16.2% | 712 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 80 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 2.5% | 1534 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 160 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 10.9% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 160 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 11.2% | 1787 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 180 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 13.7% | 1874 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 45.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 45.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 44.7% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 44.9% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 44.7% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 450 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 49.8% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 56.9% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 530 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 65.1% | 1844 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 700 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 72.5% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 700 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 70.3% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 850 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 74.2% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 850 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 74.1% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 850 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 73.2% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 850 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 66.5% | 1088 |
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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)80 to 850
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
- Safranbolu88 other officialsSafranbolulu Muhammed Raşid Efendi born 1859/60 (AH 1276); no salary recorded
- Istanbul827 other officialsHacı Ömer Efendi 27 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)115 other officialsMustafa Zekai Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)
AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 72, 73
BOA, DH SAİD nr.178, s.233
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 27 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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