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Veli 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

The life of Veli Efendi began in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1853/54 (AH 1270). Veli studied at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi). The personnel record dates the first work in Karbala (Kerbela) to 1881/82, after the first annual entry, on a first salary of 188 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1874/75, names Veli as Gönüllü asker (çavuş), with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1881 to 1885 give a second post, in Karbala as Muhasebe kalemi devam. At the same time, from 1884/85, the lists also place Veli in a post with no place named as Arazi-i seniyye kâtibi. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1884/85.

Pay rose from 188 kuruş a month in 1881/82 to a peak of 200 in 1884/85, when 12 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, four years of salary come to 8,976 kuruş, 46 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1884/85.

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.

All 5 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1881/821881/82124KirkukKarbala

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Ordu-yu Hümayun), stop 5 (Bağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu (Kerbela livası dahili)).

  1. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    Born 1853/54 (AH 1270)

  2. Karbala (Kerbela)

    First work 1881/82 (AH 1299)

  3. Ordu-yu Hümayun as worded, no place record not on the map

    1874 to 1882 (AH 1291 to 1299)

    Gönüllü asker (çavuş)

    entries in 9 years

  4. Karbala (Kerbela)

    1881 to 1885 (AH 1299 to 1302)

    Muhasebe kalemi devam 1881 to 1885 (AH 1299 to 1302); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1884/85 (AH 1302)

    180 to 188 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  5. Bağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu (Kerbela livası dahili) as worded, no place record not on the map

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    Arazi-i seniyye kâtibi

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
0501001502001874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302200 kuruşGönüllü asker (çavuş)Muhasebe kalemi devam
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

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
Salary of Veli Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1881/8218840047512%
1882/8318040051511%
1883/8418040036511%
1884/8520040012%

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.

Career of Veli Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1874 to 1882AH 1291 to 1299Gönüllü asker (çavuş)
20 entries
YearSalary
1874/75
1874/75
1875/76
1875/76
1876/77
1876/77
1877/78
1877/78
1878
1878
1878/79
1878/79
1879/80
1879/80
1880/81
1880/81
1881/82
1881/82
1881/82
1881/82
1881/82AH 1299First workKarbala (Kerbela)188first-salary field
1881 to 1885AH 1299 to 1302Muhasebe kalemi devam
10 entries
YearSalary
1881/82
1881/82
1881/82188
1881/82
1881/82
1881/82180
1882/83180
1883/84180
1884/85180
1884/85
Karbala (Kerbela)
1884/85AH 1302Infisala note on status, not a job
1884/85AH 1302Arazi-i seniyye kâtibi200

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1881/82 (AH 1299)

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 place, same years

Of the 4 officials with entries in Karbala (Kerbela) in the same years, Veli Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 23 officials with entries in Karbala (Kerbela)

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; Veli Efendi had the 449th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 237 officials born in Kirkuk (Kerkük), 227 have a recorded salary; Veli Efendi had the 202nd highest salary of them.

The page of Kirkuk (Kerkük), with the 237 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291), 130 have a recorded salary; Veli Efendi had the 119th highest salary of them.

All 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1874/75 (AH 1291)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Veli Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1874/75AH 1291Gönüllü asker (çavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1874/75AH 1291Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1875/76AH 1292Gönüllü asker (çavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1875/76AH 1292Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1876/77AH 1293Gönüllü asker (çavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1876/77AH 1293Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1877/78AH 1294Gönüllü asker (çavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1877/78AH 1294Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1878AH 1295Gönüllü asker (çavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1878AH 1295Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1878/79AH 1296Gönüllü asker (çavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1878/79AH 1296Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1879/80AH 1297Gönüllü asker (çavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1879/80AH 1297Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1880/81AH 1298Gönüllü asker (çavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1880/81AH 1298Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1881/82AH 1299Gönüllü asker (çavuş)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1881/82AH 1299Gönüllü asker (çavuş) (Görevin sona ermesi)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1881/82AH 1299Muhasebe kalemi devamKarbala (Kerbela)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1881/82AH 1299Muhasebe kalemi devam (Nakil)Karbala (Kerbela)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1881/82AH 1299Defter-i hakani kalemi ikinci kâtibiKarbala (Kerbela)188Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1881/82AH 1299Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1881/82AH 1299Askerlik (44. alay 4. tabur ikinci çavuş) (Görevin sona ermesi)Ordu-yu HümayunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1881/82AH 1299Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıKarbala (Kerbela)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1881/82AH 1299Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)Karbala (Kerbela)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1881/82AH 1299Defter-i hakani dairesi ikinci kâtibiKarbala (Kerbela)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1882/83AH 1300Defter-i hakani dairesi ikinci kâtibiKarbala (Kerbela)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1883/84AH 1301Defter-i hakani dairesi ikinci kâtibiKarbala (Kerbela)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1884/85AH 1302InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records39 DH_SAİD,00008_00317
1884/85AH 1302Defter-i hakani dairesi ikinci kâtibiKarbala (Kerbela)180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1884/85AH 1302Defter-i hakani dairesi ikinci kâtibi (İnfisal)Karbala (Kerbela)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
1884/85AH 1302Arazi-i seniyye kâtibiBağdat Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonu (Kerbela livası dahili)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records94 DH_SAİD,00067_00047
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.
Recorded values of Veli Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
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.

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