Mehmed Vasıf Sezai Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Kemaliye (Eğin) · Dated entries 1869 to 1903 (AH 1286 to 1320)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 41/427
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi, İstanbul
- Levazım Dairesi Kalemi
- Düyun-u Levazımat-ı Umumiye Dairesi
6 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmed Vasıf Sezai Efendi was born in Kemaliye (Eğin). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Bayezid Rüşdiyesi (bir müddet). The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi in 1869/70 (AH 1286). Dated career entries span 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 1897/98 (AH 1315) across 5 AH years, beginning with Kalem memuru and ending with entries for Kalem memuru. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi, İstanbul, Levazım Dairesi Kalemi and Düyun-u Levazımat-ı Umumiye Dairesi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 30 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 576 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315); the highest recorded monthly rate is 576 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315). [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 · Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi / Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi, İstanbul
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.
6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1869/70 (AH 1286)
Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi / Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi, İstanbul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi; Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi, İstanbul
Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi
First work as recorded
Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi, İstanbul
Kalem memuru
30 kuruş
2 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Levazım Dairesi Kalemi
Not yet located on the map: Levazım Dairesi Kalemi
Kalem memuru
80 kuruş
3 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Levazım Dairesi Kalemi / Düyun-u Levazımat-ı Umumiye Dairesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Levazım Dairesi Kalemi; Düyun-u Levazımat-ı Umumiye Dairesi
Levazım Dairesi Kalemi
Kalem memuru
80 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Düyun-u Levazımat-ı Umumiye Dairesi
Kalem memuru (Dördüncü Sınıf)
320 kuruş
4 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
5 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Kalem memuru
576 kuruş
6 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Tekaüt
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.
- Kalem memuru · Levazım Dairesi Kalemi · Undated · 100 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Birth · Kemaliye (Eğin) · 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.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 30 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 2.0% | 609 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 80 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 2.5% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 320 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 38.1% | 1448 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 576 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 69.6% | 1891 |
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- Levazım Dairesi Kalemi80
- Divan-ı Hümayun Kalemi, İstanbul30
- Düyun-u Levazımat-ı Umumiye Dairesi320
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
- Kemaliye (Eğin)73 other officialsMahmud Hamdi Efendi born 1832/33 (AH 1248); highest salary 500 kuruş
- 1869/70 (AH 1286)133 other officialsAbdulfettah Efendi first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Eğinli (Kemaliyeli) Devlet adamları (1820?1854)
ÖMER FERİT İMLAK · 2012 · Pages 80, 81
134 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 41/427.; BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 41/427.
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The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 6 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 7 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.