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Mahmud Celaleddin 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

Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1879/80 (AH 1297); the father's occupation was "Yorgancı". At about 15, in 1894/95, Mahmud Celaleddin began work. The first annual entry, for 1894/95, names Mahmud Celaleddin as Mektep kitabeti mülazımı, with no place.

The salary went from 150 kuruş a month in 1895/96 to 1,450 in 1907/08, the peak, when 87 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 13 years the salaries add up to 145,200 kuruş, 2.2 times what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1909/10.

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.

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1879/80 (AH 1297)

  2. Numune-i Türkî Mektebi as worded, no place record

    1894 to 1910 (AH 1312 to 1327)

    Mektep kitabeti mülazımı

    150 to 1,450 kuruş a month; entries in 16 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
05001,0001,5001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 13271,450 kuruşMektep kitabeti mülazımı
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0002,0001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 1327This officialMedian, all officials

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 Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1895/9615040010%
1896/9750045052%
1897/9860040070%
1898/9975040077%
1899/190080040077%
1900/0180040077%
1901/0280040075%
1902/0380040076%
1903/041,35040588%
1906/071,20045084%
1907/081,45046087%
1908/091,45040085%
1909/101,45060079%

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 Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1894/95AH 1312First work
1894 to 1910AH 1312 to 1327Mektep kitabeti mülazımı
27 entries
YearSalary
1894/95
1895/96
1895/96
1895/96150
1896/97
1896/97500
1897/98500
1897/98600
1898/99600
1898/99750
1899/1900750
1899/1900800
1900/01800
1901/02800
1902/03800
1903/04800
1903/041,050
1903/041,350
1904/05
1905/06
1906/07
1906/071,200
1907/081,200
1907/081,450
1908/091,450
1909/101,450
1909/101,000
1,000

Record

Personal

Born
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Father's occupation
Yorgancı

First work

Year
1894/95 (AH 1312)

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 birthplace

Of the 666 officials born in Istanbul, 446 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi had the 169th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 666 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), 198 have a recorded salary; Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi had the 23rd highest salary of them.

All 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Mektep kitabeti mülazımıNumune-i Türkî MektebiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1895/96AH 1313Mektep kitabeti mülazımıNumune-i Türkî MektebiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1895/96AH 1313Mektep kitabeti mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)Numune-i Türkî MektebiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1895/96AH 1313Mektep kâtibiNumune-i Türkî Mektebi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1896/97AH 1314Mektep kâtibi (İnfisal)Numune-i Türkî MektebiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1896/97AH 1314Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1897/98AH 1315Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1897/98AH 1315Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1898/99AH 1316Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1898/99AH 1316Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1899/1900AH 1317Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1899/1900AH 1317Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1900/01AH 1318Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1901/02AH 1319Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1902/03AH 1320Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1903/04AH 1321Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1903/04AH 1321Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi1,050Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1903/04AH 1321Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi1,350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1904/05AH 1322Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1905/06AH 1323Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1906/07AH 1324Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1906/07AH 1324Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1907/08AH 1325Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1907/08AH 1325Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi1,450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1908/09AH 1326Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi1,450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1909/10AH 1327Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi1,450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
1909/10AH 1327Hazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi halifesiHazine-i Hassa Kuyudat Kalemi1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1001
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 Mahmud Celaleddin 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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