Mustafa Rahmi Efendi
Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Harput · Dated entries 1889 to 1909 (AH 1307 to 1326)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 164-49
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mustafa Rahmi Efendi was born in Harput in 1865/66 (AH 1282). The father’s occupation was İlmiye mensubu. Schooling included Harput sıbyan mektebi; Harput rüşdiyesi; Kâmil Paşa Medresesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Niksar in 1889/90 (AH 1307). Dated career entries span 1889/90 (AH 1307) to 1908/09 (AH 1326) across 11 AH years, beginning with Tahrirat kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Niksar and Ladik. [1]
Monthly pay went from 180 kuruş in 1889/90 (AH 1307) to 250 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326); the highest recorded monthly rate is 250 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 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 4 · Harput
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.
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1 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Harput
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 25
Tahrirat kâtibi
180 kuruşCalculated age 25
3 1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 9 recorded years
Niksar
AH entries: 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat kâtibi
180 kuruşCalculated age 35
Tahrirat kâtibi
180 kuruşCalculated age 43
Continuing service as described
4 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Niksar / Ladik
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat kâtibi
180 kuruşCalculated age 44
Continuing service as described
Tahsilat müfredat kâtibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 44
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.
- Tahrirat kâtibi · Zile · Undated · 240 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahrirat kâtibi · Niksar · Undated · 180 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 180 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 13.7% | 1874 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 180 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 14.3% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 180 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 14.4% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 180 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 13.9% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 180 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 13.2% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 180 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 14.1% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 180 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 14.3% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 180 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 15.1% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 180 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 14.8% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 180 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 15.4% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 24.4% | 1232 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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 rateRanges 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
- Harput168 other officialsHamdi Efendi born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Niksar12 other officialsAhmed Midhat Efendi 9 shared years; highest salary 250 kuruş
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)197 other officialsBakışyan Kirkor Zeki Efendi first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 800 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 111, 112
BOA. DH. SAİD 164-49
Read the original source accounts · 20 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 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.