Mehmet Rıza Bey
Born Year not recorded · Kars · Dated entries 1877 to 1884 (AH 1294 to 1301)
Languages Turkish
Archival references BOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 35/231; BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 35/231
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Rıza Bey was born in Kars. The father’s occupation was Binbaşı (askerî). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi; Erzurum Rüştiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun Redif Yoklama Kalemi in 1877/78 (AH 1294). Dated career entries span 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 1883/84 (AH 1301) across 7 AH years, from Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun to Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti, beginning with Redif Yoklama Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Aşar Muhasebe Kalemi ikinci kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun and Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti. [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1878 (AH 1295) to 350 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 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 6 · Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun Redif Yoklama Kalemi / Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun Redif Yoklama Kalemi / Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun Redif Yoklama Kalemi; Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun
Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun Redif Yoklama Kalemi
First work as recorded
Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun
Redif Yoklama Kalemi mülazımı
2 1878 (AH 1295)
Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun; Location not recorded
Dördüncü Ordu-yı Hümâyun
Redif Yoklama Kalemi mülazımı
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Nüfus Kalemi kâtibi
100 kuruş
3 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded / Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti
AH entries: 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti
Place not recorded
Nüfus Kalemi kâtibi
100 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Fırka-i Islahiye kâtibi
400 kuruş
4 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Fırka-i Islahiye kâtibi
400 kuruş
Continuing service as described
5 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Place not recorded / Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti
Place not recorded
Fırka-i Islahiye kâtibi
400 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti
Aşar Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi
240 kuruş
6 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti
Not yet located on the map: Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti
Aşar Muhasebe Kalemi ikinci kâtibi
350 kuruş
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Birth · Kars · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 100 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 3.9% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 3.2% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 400 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 44.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 400 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 47.0% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 46.6% | 1489 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 41.1% | 1720 |
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- Mâmûratülaziz Vilayeti40 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
- Kars192 other officialsAhmed Ferid Paşa born 1831/32 (AH 1247); highest salary 6,000 kuruş
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)160 other officialsMehmed Efendi first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 1,250 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Karslı memurlar (1879-1909)
RÜVEYDE ÇİFÇİ · 2015 · Pages 104, 105
93 BOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 35/231.; BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 35/231.
Read the original source accounts · 18 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 7 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 18 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.