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Mehmed Sâid 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 Mehmed Sâid Efendi began in Çemişgezek in 1857/58 (AH 1274). Mehmed Sâid began work in Erzincan in 1876/77, at about 18. The first annual entry, for 1876/77, places Mehmed Sâid in Erzincan as Erzincan sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımı, where the entries run to 1878/79. Alongside, the lists for 1878 to 1881 give a second post, in Ovacık as Ovacık kazası bidayet mahkemesi müstantik muavini. Alongside, the lists for 1880 to 1898 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi ikinci müsevvidi. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Sâid to Bitlis from 1898 to 1900. Alongside, the lists for 1899 to 1902 give a second post, in Ahlat as Ahlat kazası bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibi. For 1902 to 1904 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1901 to 1908 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Lazistan sancağı meclis-i idare başkâtibi.

The salary went from 60 kuruş a month in 1877/78 to 900 in 1904/05, the peak, when four in five paid officials earned less. In all, 24 years of salary come to 139,464 kuruş, 1.2 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1907/08.

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 9 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1876/771878/791898/991899/190012367ÇemişgezekErzincanOvacıkBitlisAhlat

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Hozat), stop 5 (Çanût), stop 8 (Lazistan), stop 9 (Toprak).

  1. Çemişgezek

    Born 1857/58 (AH 1274)

  2. Erzincan

    First work 1876/77 (AH 1293); 1876 to 1879 (AH 1293 to 1296)

    Erzincan sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

    60 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  3. Ovacık

    1878 to 1881 (AH 1296 to 1298)

    Ovacık kazası bidayet mahkemesi müstantik muavini

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

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

    1880 to 1890 (AH 1298 to 1307)

    Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi ikinci müsevvidi 1880 to 1890 (AH 1298 to 1307); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1889/90 (AH 1307)

    100 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  5. Çanût as worded, no place record not on the map

    1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315)

    No annual entry for 1890 to 1895 (AH 1308 to 1312) before it.

    Çanût nahiye müdürü 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1897/98 (AH 1315)

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Bitlis

    1898 to 1900 (AH 1316 to 1317)

    Bitlis vilayeti istinaf mahkemesi müddeiumumilik kâtibi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Ahlat

    1899 to 1902 (AH 1317 to 1319)

    Ahlat kazası bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  8. Lazistan as worded, no place record not on the map

    1901/02 (AH 1319)

    Lazistan sancağı meclis-i idare başkâtibi

    402 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  9. Toprak as worded, no place record not on the map

    1904 to 1908 (AH 1322 to 1325)

    No annual entry for 1902 to 1904 (AH 1320 to 1321) before it.

    Toprak nahiye müdürü 1904 to 1908 (AH 1322 to 1325); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1906/07 (AH 1324); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    900 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry02004006008001,0001877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324900 kuruşDersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi ikinci müsevvidiToprak nahiye müdürü
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0002,0001877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This 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 Sâid Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1877/78604505002%
1878/7930040030027%
1879/8030040029827%
1880/8140040046%
1881/8250040060%
1882/8350040059%
1883/8450040060%
1884/8550040059%
1885/8650040058%
1886/8750040057%
1887/8850040054%
1888/8923040020%
1889/9023040020%
1895/9650040055%
1896/9750045052%
1897/9850040056%
1898/9930040090027%
1899/19004004001,80044%
1900/014004001,35045%
1901/0240240050%
1904/0590040079%
1905/0690043077%
1906/0790045074%
1907/0890046075%

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 Sâid Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1876/77AH 1293First workErzincan
1876 to 1879AH 1293 to 1296Erzincan sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımı
5 entries
YearSalary
1876/77
1877/78
1877/7860
1878
1878/79
Erzincan
1878 to 1881AH 1296 to 1298Ovacık kazası bidayet mahkemesi müstantik muavini
3 entries
YearSalary
1878/79300
1879/80300
1880/81300
Ovacık300
1880 to 1890AH 1298 to 1307Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi ikinci müsevvidi
19 entries
YearSalary
1880/81400
1881/82400
1881/82500
1882/83500
1883/84500
1883/84100
1884/85500
1884/85100
1885/86500
1885/86100
1886/87500
1886/87100
1887/88500
1887/88100
1887/88230
1888/89100
1888/89230
1889/90100
1889/90230
400 to 230
1889/90AH 1307İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
2 entries
YearSalary
1889/90
1889/90
No annual entry: 1890 to 1895 (AH 1308 to 1312)
1895 to 1898AH 1313 to 1315Çanût nahiye müdürü
3 entries
YearSalary
1895/96500
1896/97500
1897/98500
500
1897/98AH 1315Infisala note on status, not a job
1898 to 1900AH 1316 to 1317Bitlis vilayeti istinaf mahkemesi müddeiumumilik kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1898/99300
1899/1900300
Bitlis300
1899 to 1902AH 1317 to 1319Ahlat kazası bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
Ahlat400
1901/02AH 1319Lazistan sancağı meclis-i idare başkâtibi402
No annual entry: 1902 to 1904 (AH 1320 to 1321)
1904 to 1908AH 1322 to 1325Toprak nahiye müdürü
4 entries
YearSalary
1904/05900
1905/06900
1906/07900
1907/08900
900
1906/07AH 1324Infisala note on status, not a job
1906/07AH 1324Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1857/58 (AH 1274)
Birthplace
Çemişgezek

First work

Year
1876/77 (AH 1293)

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 18 officials with entries in Erzincan in the same years, Mehmed Sâid Efendi had the 8th highest salary.

All 88 officials with entries in Erzincan

Same birthplace

Of the 105 officials born in Çemişgezek, 102 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Sâid Efendi had the 24th highest salary of them.

The page of Çemişgezek, with the 105 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 185 officials whose first annual entry is for 1876/77 (AH 1293), 168 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Sâid Efendi had the 51st highest salary of them.

All 185 officials whose first annual entry is for 1876/77 (AH 1293)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Sâid Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1876/77AH 1293Erzincan sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımıErzincanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1877/78AH 1294Erzincan sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımıErzincanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1877/78AH 1294Erzincan sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımıErzincan60Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1878AH 1295Erzincan sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımıErzincanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1878/79AH 1296Erzincan sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımıErzincanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1878/79AH 1296Ovacık kazası bidayet mahkemesi müstantik muaviniOvacık300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1879/80AH 1297Ovacık kazası bidayet mahkemesi müstantik muaviniOvacık300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1880/81AH 1298Ovacık kazası bidayet mahkemesi müstantik muaviniOvacık300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1880/81AH 1298Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi ikinci müsevvidiHozat400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1881/82AH 1299Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi ikinci müsevvidiHozat400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1881/82AH 1299Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi birinci müsevvidi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1882/83AH 1300Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi birinci müsevvidi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1883/84AH 1301Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi birinci müsevvidi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1883/84AH 1301Hozat rüşdiye mektebi Hatt-ı Türkî muallimiHozat100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1884/85AH 1302Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi birinci müsevvidi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1884/85AH 1302Hozat rüşdiye mektebi Hatt-ı Türkî muallimiHozat100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1885/86AH 1303Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi birinci müsevvidi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1885/86AH 1303Hozat rüşdiye mektebi Hatt-ı Türkî muallimiHozat100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1886/87AH 1304Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi birinci müsevvidi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1886/87AH 1304Hozat rüşdiye mektebi Hatt-ı Türkî muallimiHozat100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1887/88AH 1305Dersim vilayeti mektubi kalemi birinci müsevvidi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1887/88AH 1305Hozat rüşdiye mektebi Hatt-ı Türkî muallimiHozat100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1887/88AH 1305Dersim sancağı tahrirat kalemi müsevvidiHozat230Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1888/89AH 1306Hozat rüşdiye mektebi Hatt-ı Türkî muallimiHozat100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1888/89AH 1306Dersim sancağı tahrirat kalemi müsevvidiHozat230Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1889/90AH 1307Hozat rüşdiye mektebi Hatt-ı Türkî muallimiHozat100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1889/90AH 1307Dersim sancağı tahrirat kalemi müsevvidiHozat230Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1889/90AH 1307İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1889/90AH 1307İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1895/96AH 1313Çanût nahiye müdürüÇanût500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1896/97AH 1314Çanût nahiye müdürüÇanût500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1897/98AH 1315Çanût nahiye müdürüÇanût500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1897/98AH 1315InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1898/99AH 1316Bitlis vilayeti istinaf mahkemesi müddeiumumilik kâtibiBitlis300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1899/1900AH 1317Bitlis vilayeti istinaf mahkemesi müddeiumumilik kâtibiBitlis300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1899/1900AH 1317Ahlat kazası bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibiAhlat400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1900/01AH 1318Ahlat kazası bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibiAhlat400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1901/02AH 1319Ahlat kazası bidayet mahkemesi birinci kâtibiAhlat400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1901/02AH 1319Lazistan sancağı meclis-i idare başkâtibiLazistan402Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1904/05AH 1322Toprak nahiye müdürüToprak900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1905/06AH 1323Toprak nahiye müdürüToprak900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1906/07AH 1324Toprak nahiye müdürüToprak900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1906/07AH 1324InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1906/07AH 1324AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
1907/08AH 1325Toprak nahiye müdürüToprak900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 DH_SAİDd_____00107_00181
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 Sâid 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.

Subjects