Mehmed Tahir Bey
Born 1836/37 (AH 1252) · Bursa · Dated entries 1849 to 1893 (AH 1266 to 1310)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference 81/206; 409
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Tahir Bey was born in Bursa in 1836/37 (AH 1252), within the İslam community. Schooling included Cami-i kebiriyle medreselerinde. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti in 1849/50 (AH 1266). Dated career entries span 1849/50 (AH 1266) to 1892/93 (AH 1310) across 37 AH years, from Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti to Bursa, beginning with umur-ı tahrîriye kalemine mülâzemet. More than one post or place appears in 16 of those years. Place names include Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti, Atranos nahiyesi, vilâyet-i müşârün-ileyhâ and Bursa. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1853/54 (AH 1270) to 100 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,000 kuruş in 1870/71 (AH 1287). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Bursa
How to read this map
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1 1836/37 (AH 1252)
Bursa
Birth
2 1849/50 (AH 1266)
Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti
First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
3 1853/54 (AH 1270)
Atranos nahiyesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Atranos nahiyesi
4 1856/57 (AH 1273) · 2 recorded years
vilâyet-i müşârün-ileyhâ
AH entries: 1273, 1274. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: vilâyet-i müşârün-ileyhâ
5 1861/62 (AH 1278) · 7 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
6 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Place not recorded / vilâyet-i müşârün-ileyhâ / Bursa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; vilâyet-i müşârün-ileyhâ
7 1869/70 (AH 1286) · 12 recorded years
vilâyet-i müşârün-ileyhâ / Bursa
AH entries: 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: vilâyet-i müşârün-ileyhâ
8 1880/81 (AH 1298) · 13 recorded years
Bursa
AH entries: 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Bursa mekteb-i rüşdiyesi muallimliği (ilâveten)
66.5 kuruşCalculated age 46
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853/54 (AH 1270) | 200 | 400 | 100 to 3,000 | 25.4% | 64 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 300 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 37.3% | 76 |
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 400 | 400 | 100 to 3,000 | 47.4% | 96 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 440 | 500 | 150 to 3,000 | 41.3% | 161 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 440 | 400 | 140 to 3,000 | 51.5% | 197 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 440 | 475 | 125 to 3,000 | 47.6% | 232 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 440 | 400 | 125 to 3,000 | 52.8% | 253 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 650 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 66.8% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 650 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 65.3% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 1,250 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 78.8% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 1,660 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 83.7% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 1,700 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 86.4% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 89.0% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 2,000 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 87.3% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 1,900 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 87.5% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 1,900 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 88.3% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 1,900 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 90.2% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 1,900 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 89.0% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 1,900 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 89.7% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 1,900 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 90.3% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 1,900 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 89.6% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 1,900 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 88.3% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 1,900 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 90.1% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 66.5 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 2.8% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 66.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 3.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 66.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 3.2% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 66.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 3.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 66.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 3.0% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 66.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 3.4% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 66.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 3.3% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 5.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 100 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 5.6% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 100 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 5.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 100 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 5.7% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 100 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 4.8% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 100 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 4.9% | 1935 |
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 rate- Bursa66.5 to 100
- vilâyet-i müşârün-ileyhâ300 to 2,000
- Atranos nahiyesi200
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
- Bursa301 other officialsAbdülkadir Bey born 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Bursa94 other officialsMahmud Hamdi Efendi 18 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- 1849/50 (AH 1266)23 other officialsAleksandır Karatodori Paşa first annual entry 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 19,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 308,309,310
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 37 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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