Mahmud Hamdi Efendi
Born 1824/25 (AH 1240) · Bursa · Dated entries 1864 to 1897 (AH 1281 to 1314)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference 67/103; 203
The career, year by year
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The life
Mahmud Hamdi Efendi was born in Bursa in 1824/25 (AH 1240), within the İslam community. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Hüdâvendigâr. Dated career entries span 1864/65 (AH 1281) to 1892/93 (AH 1310) across 30 AH years, beginning with behişt makam-ı selâtin-i azâm ve mülhakâtı vesa'ir hayrât ve evkaf-ı şerife umur ve muâmelâtının tesviyesi hizmeti and ending with entries for idâre-i mezkûre baş kitâbeti. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Bursa. [1]
Monthly pay went from 350 kuruş in 1864/65 (AH 1281) to 500 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310). Death is recorded in 1896/97 (AH 1314). [1]
Life and career
Follow 5 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 5 · Bursa
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.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1824/25 (AH 1240)
Bursa
Birth
2 1864/65 (AH 1281) · 21 recorded years
Bursa
AH entries: 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
3 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Bursa / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
behişt makam-ı selâtin-i azâm ve mülhakâtı vesa'ir hayrât ve evkaf-ı şerife umur ve muâmelâtının tesviyesi hizmeti
150 kuruşCalculated age 62
Place not recorded
idâre-i mezkûre baş kitâbeti
294 kuruşCalculated age 62
4 1885/86 (AH 1303) · 8 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
idâre-i mezkûre baş kitâbeti
294 kuruşCalculated age 63
idâre-i mezkûre baş kitâbeti
500 kuruşCalculated age 70
5 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 74
3 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.
- (mülazemet; mülâzemet süresi: Bir müddet) · Hüdâvendigâr · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- imâret-i âmire kitâbeti (ilâveten) · Bursa · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Hüdâvendigâr · Year not recorded
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 350 | 400 | 125 to 3,000 | 43.3% | 253 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 43.2% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 350 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 39.5% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 350 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 38.3% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 350 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 37.3% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 40.3% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 41.0% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 350 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 38.5% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 350 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 38.2% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 350 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 40.4% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 30.2% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 28.5% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 300 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 30.1% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 29.8% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 29.1% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 27.9% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 300 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 27.1% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 150 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 7.7% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 8.6% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 8.6% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 8.6% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 294 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.1% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 294 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.8% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 294 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 294 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.1% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 294 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 294 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 29.1% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 294 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 28.4% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 294 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 28.4% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 56.2% | 1935 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- Bursa150 to 350
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
- Bursa301 other officialsMehmed Emin Efendi born 1821/22 (AH 1237); highest salary 350 kuruş
- Bursa69 other officialsMehmed Tahir Bey 18 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAli Rıza Efendi born 1824/25 (AH 1240); highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 205,206
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 31 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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