Süleyman Asaf 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
Süleyman Asaf Efendi was born in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). At about 16, in 1887/88, Süleyman Asaf began work in Baghdad, on a first salary of 75 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1887/88, names Süleyman Asaf as Vilayet muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi, with no place. The lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1887/88 instead of a title.
Pay rose from 75 kuruş a month in 1887/88 to a peak of 400 in 1895/96, when 44 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over nine years the salaries add up to 14,940 kuruş, 34 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1895/96.
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.
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289); First work 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Bağdat Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi as worded, no place record
1887 to 1896 (AH 1305 to 1313)
Vilayet muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi 1887 to 1896 (AH 1305 to 1313); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1887/88 (AH 1305)
20 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 | 75 | 400 | 3% | ||
| 1888/89 | 20 | 400 | 0% | ||
| 1889/90 | 50 | 400 | 2% | ||
| 1890/91 | 140 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1891/92 | 140 | 400 | 9% | ||
| 1892/93 | 140 | 400 | 10% | ||
| 1893/94 | 140 | 400 | 9% | ||
| 1894/95 | 140 | 400 | 9% | ||
| 1895/96 | 400 | 400 | 44% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88AH 1305 | First work | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 75first-salary field |
| 1887 to 1896AH 1305 to 1313 | Vilayet muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi | 75 to 400 | |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job) |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Birthplace
- Baghdad (Bağdat)
First work
- Year
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Place
- Baghdad (Bağdat)
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 26 officials born in Baghdad (Bağdat), 24 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Asaf Efendi had the 14th highest salary of them.
- Mahmud Efendiborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Cemil Kemal Efendiborn 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 75 kuruş
- İbrahim Hakkı Efendiborn 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 170 kuruş
- Mehmed Rauf Efendiborn 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Mehmed Nuri Efendiborn 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 300 kuruş
The page of Baghdad (Bağdat), with the 26 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 191 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305), 173 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Asaf Efendi had the 92nd highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Hamdi Efendifirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmed Halet Efendifirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); no salary recorded
- Bekir Fahreddin Efendifirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 170 kuruş
- Halid Beyfirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 30 kuruş
- Dikran Papasyan Efendifirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 630 kuruş
All 191 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Vilayet muhasebe kalemi varidat kâtibi | Bağdat Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi | 75 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | İstifa | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 | ||
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Mektubat kalemi mülazımı | Bağdat Mektubat Kalemi | 20 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Mektubat kalemi mülazımı | Bağdat Mektubat Kalemi | 20 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Mektubat kalemi mülazımı | Bağdat Mektubat Kalemi | 50 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Mektubat kalemi mülazımı | Bağdat Mektubat Kalemi | 50 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu tahrirat mukayyidi | Bağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu tahrirat mukayyidi | Bağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu tahrirat mukayyidi | Bağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu tahrirat mukayyidi | Bağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu tahrirat mukayyidi | Bağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu tahrirat mukayyidi | Bağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu | 140 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Merkez tahsil memuru | Bağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu | 400 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1033 |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)