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Mehmed Halid Efendi①

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 Mehmed Halid Efendi① began in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). Work began in Didymoteicho in 1879/80, at about 16. The annual lists begin in 1879/80, with Mehmed Halid Efendi① as Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri in Didymoteicho, the birthplace. At the same time, from 1879 to 1883, the lists also place Mehmed Halid Efendi① in a post with no place named as Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mesah memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1885 give a second post, in Soufli as Aşar ikinci kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1884 to 1886 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi. The lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1880/81 and Infisal for 1885/86 instead of a title.

The salary went from 225 kuruş a month in 1879/80 to 450 in 1884/85, the peak, when 54 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1885/86.

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 4 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1882/8313DidymoteichoSoufli

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Dimetoka havalisi), stop 4 (Hasa).

  1. Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)

    Born 1863/64 (AH 1280); First work 1879/80 (AH 1297); 1879/80 (AH 1297)

    Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri

    entries in 1 year

  2. Dimetoka havalisi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879 to 1883 (AH 1297 to 1300)

    Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mesah memuru 1879 to 1883 (AH 1297 to 1300); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1880/81 (AH 1298)

    225 to 275 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  3. Soufli (Sofulu)

    1882 to 1885 (AH 1300 to 1302)

    Aşar ikinci kâtibi

    240 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Hasa as worded, no place record not on the map

    1884 to 1886 (AH 1302 to 1303)

    Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi 1884 to 1886 (AH 1302 to 1303); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1885/86 (AH 1303)

    450 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 1303450 kuruşTahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mesah memuruAşar ikinci kâtibiAşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 1303This 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 Mehmed Halid Efendi① against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1879/8022540015%
1880/8127540027%
1881/8227540026%
1882/8327540026%
1883/8424040040017%
1884/8545040054%
1885/8645040053%

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 Mehmed Halid Efendi①, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1879/80AH 1297First workDidymoteicho (Dimetoka)
1879/80AH 1297Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeriDidymoteicho (Dimetoka)
1879 to 1883AH 1297 to 1300Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mesah memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1879/80225
1880/81225
1880/81225
1880/81275
1881/82275
1882/83275
225 to 275
1880/81AH 1298İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
1882 to 1885AH 1300 to 1302Aşar ikinci kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1882/83240
1883/84240
1884/85240
Soufli (Sofulu)240
1884 to 1886AH 1302 to 1303Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1884/85450
1885/86450
450
1885/86AH 1303Infisala note on status, not a job

Record

Personal

Born
1863/64 (AH 1280)

First work

Year
1879/80 (AH 1297)

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 2 officials with entries in Soufli (Sofulu) in the same years, Mehmed Halid Efendi① had the lowest salary.

All 23 officials with entries in Soufli (Sofulu)

Same birthplace

Of the 81 officials born in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka), 78 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Halid Efendi① had the 38th highest salary of them.

The page of Didymoteicho (Dimetoka), with the 81 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 207 officials whose first annual entry is for 1879/80 (AH 1297), 191 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Halid Efendi① had the 106th highest salary of them.

All 207 officials whose first annual entry is for 1879/80 (AH 1297)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Halid Efendi①
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1879/80AH 1297Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeriDidymoteicho (Dimetoka)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1879/80AH 1297Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mesah memuruDimetoka havalisi225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1880/81AH 1298Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mesah memuruDimetoka havalisi225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1880/81AH 1298İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1880/81AH 1298Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mesah memuruDimetoka havalisi225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1880/81AH 1298Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mukayyidiDimetoka havalisi275Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1881/82AH 1299Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mukayyidiDimetoka havalisi275Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1882/83AH 1300Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mukayyidiDimetoka havalisi275Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1882/83AH 1300Aşar ikinci kâtibiSoufli (Sofulu)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1883/84AH 1301Aşar ikinci kâtibiSoufli (Sofulu)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1884/85AH 1302Aşar ikinci kâtibiSoufli (Sofulu)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1884/85AH 1302Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibiHasa450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1885/86AH 1303Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibiHasa450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
1885/86AH 1303InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
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 Mehmed Halid Efendi① 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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