Süleyman Rüşdü 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 Süleyman Rüşdü Efendi began in Ürgüp in 1829/30 (AH 1245). At about 24, in 1853/54, Süleyman Rüşdü began work in Istanbul, on a first salary of 100 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1853/54, with Süleyman Rüşdü as Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası in Istanbul, where the entries run to 1867/68. Alongside, the lists for 1867 to 1884 give a second post, in Karaagac as a district governor (Kaymakam), with a rise to Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1883 to 1886 give a second post, in Sungurlu as Kaymakam.
The salary went from 100 kuruş a month in 1853/54 to 1,250 in 1883/84, the peak, as Kaymakam in Sungurlu, when 87 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 18 years of salary come to 66,000 kuruş, 71 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final 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.
Born 1829/30 (AH 1245)
First work 1853/54 (AH 1270); 1853 to 1868 (AH 1270 to 1284)
Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası
100 kuruş a month; entries in 15 years
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853/54 | 100 | 400 | 250 | 7% | |
| 1854/55 | 100 | 400 | 400 | 6% | |
| 1855/56 | 100 | 400 | 400 | 7% | |
| 1856/57 | 100 | 400 | 400 | 6% | |
| 1857/58 | 100 | 400 | 400 | 6% | |
| 1858/59 | 100 | 500 | 500 | 4% | |
| 1859/60 | 100 | 500 | 750 | 2% | |
| 1860/61 | 100 | 500 | 550 | 5% | |
| 1861/62 | 100 | 500 | 500 | 5% | |
| 1862/63 | 100 | 400 | 400 | 4% | |
| 1863/64 | 100 | 475 | 385 | 5% | |
| 1864/65 | 100 | 400 | 350 | 5% | |
| 1865/66 | 100 | 400 | 400 | 3% | |
| 1866/67 | 100 | 400 | 375 | 6% | |
| 1867/68 | 350 | 458 | 1,915 | 400 | 38% |
| 1883/84 | 1,250 | 400 | 1,250 | 400 | 87% |
| 1884/85 | 1,250 | 400 | 1,250 | 325 | 86% |
| 1885/86 | 1,250 | 400 | 1,250 | 346 | 86% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1853/54AH 1270 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1853 to 1868AH 1270 to 1284 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 |
| 1867 to 1884AH 1284 to 1301 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | 350 |
| 1883 to 1886AH 1301 to 1303 | Kaymakam | Sungurlu | 1,250 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Kaymakam (Azil) | Sungurlu |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1829/30 (AH 1245)
- Birthplace
- Ürgüp
First work
- Year
- 1853/54 (AH 1270)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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 148 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 124 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Rüşdü Efendi had the 87th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Ârifî Paşa15 shared years; highest salary 100,000 kuruş
- Hasan Şevki Bey15 shared years; highest salary 8,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Şakir Efendi15 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendi15 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Đbrahim Edhem Efendi13 shared years; highest salary 200 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 139 officials with the title Kaymakam in the same years, 109 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Rüşdü Efendi had the 94th highest salary of them.
- Hacezâde Mehmet Hilmi Efendi16 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- NEFTÇİ ZADE ABDULFATTAH BEG16 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- OSMAN KUDDUSĠ EFENDĠ14 shared years; highest salary 1,750 kuruş
- İsmail Hakkı Bey13 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Osman Sıdkı Efendi13 shared years; highest salary 1,750 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 118 officials born in Ürgüp, 111 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Rüşdü Efendi had the 11th highest salary of them.
- İbrahim Efendiborn 1828/29 (AH 1244); highest salary 550 kuruş
- Yusuf Bahri Efendiborn 1830/31 (AH 1246); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Hacı Velizade Ömer Bahir Efendiborn 1834/35 (AH 1250); highest salary 2,800 kuruş
- Hafız Ahmet Efendiborn 1835/36 (AH 1251); highest salary 900 kuruş
- Mehmet Hamdi Efendiborn 1837/38 (AH 1253); highest salary 280 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 29 officials whose first annual entry is for 1853/54 (AH 1270), 25 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Rüşdü Efendi had the 14th highest salary of them.
- Mustafa Zihni Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 36,000 kuruş
- Hatıbzade Hasan Tahsin Efendifirst annual entry 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 2,800 kuruş
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendifirst entry in Ruse (Rusçuk); highest salary 1,250 kuruş
- Said Efendifirst annual entry 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 650 kuruş
- İsmail Şevki Efendifirst annual entry 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
All 29 officials whose first annual entry is for 1853/54 (AH 1270)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853/54AH 1270 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1854/55AH 1271 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1855/56AH 1272 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1856/57AH 1273 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1857/58AH 1274 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1858/59AH 1275 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1859/60AH 1276 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1860/61AH 1277 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1861/62AH 1278 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1862/63AH 1279 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Enderun-ı Hümayun ağası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1878AH 1295 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Kaymakam | Karaagac | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Kaymakam | Sungurlu | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Kaymakam | Sungurlu | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Kaymakam | Sungurlu | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Kaymakam (Azil) | Sungurlu | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)