ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ
Born 1859/60 (AH 1276) · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Dated entries 1874 to 1893 (AH 1291 to 1310)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference DH_SAİD,00142_00106
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ was born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1859/60 (AH 1276). The father’s occupation was Ziraatçı (zürra). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Şehrizor sancağı meclis idaresi in 1874/75 (AH 1291). Dated career entries span 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1892/93 (AH 1310) across 18 AH years, beginning with mülazım (meclis idare kalemi). More than one post or place appears in 6 of those years. Place names include Şehrizor sancağı, Şehrizor fırka-i askeriyesi, Hillah (Hille) and Havas nahiyesi Şilib and 4 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 0 kuruş in 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 400 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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 11 · Kirkuk (Kerkük)
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.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1859/60 (AH 1276)
Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Birth
2 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Şehrizor sancağı meclis idaresi / Şehrizor sancağı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Şehrizor sancağı meclis idaresi; Şehrizor sancağı
Şehrizor sancağı meclis idaresi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
Şehrizor sancağı
mülazım (meclis idare kalemi)
0 kuruşCalculated age 15
3 1875/76 (AH 1292) · 4 recorded years
Şehrizor sancağı
AH entries: 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Şehrizor sancağı
mülazım (fırka-i askeriye kalemi)
0 kuruşCalculated age 16
mülazım (fırka-i askeriye kalemi)
0 kuruşCalculated age 19
Continuing service as described
4 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Şehrizor sancağı / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Şehrizor sancağı; Location not recorded
Şehrizor sancağı
mülazım (fırka-i askeriye kalemi)
0 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
askerlik (kura)
Calculated age 20
5 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 3 recorded years
Şehrizor fırka-i askeriyesi
AH entries: 1299, 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Şehrizor fırka-i askeriyesi
katib muavini çavuş
38 kuruşCalculated age 23
baş çavuş
47.5 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
6 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Şehrizor fırka-i askeriyesi / Şehrizor sancağı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Şehrizor fırka-i askeriyesi; Şehrizor sancağı
Şehrizor fırka-i askeriyesi
baş çavuş
47.5 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Şehrizor sancağı
mülazım (tahrirat kalemi)
0 kuruşCalculated age 26
7 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Şehrizor sancağı / Hillah (Hille)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Şehrizor sancağı
Şehrizor sancağı
tahrirat kalemi refik
80 kuruşCalculated age 27
anbar katibi (arazi-i seniye)
200 kuruşCalculated age 27
8 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Hillah (Hille) / Havas nahiyesi Şilib / Hille sancağı Şamiye / Baghdad (Bağdat)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Havas nahiyesi Şilib; Hille sancağı Şamiye
Cerbuiye mukataası katibi vekili
125 kuruşCalculated age 28
mülazım (defter-i hakani idaresi)
0 kuruşCalculated age 28
9 1887/88 (AH 1305) · 4 recorded years
Kerbela sancağı
AH entries: 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Kerbela sancağı
defter-i hakani baş katibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 29
defter-i hakani baş katibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
10 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Kerbela sancağı / Baghdad (Bağdat)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kerbela sancağı
Kerbela sancağı
defter-i hakani baş katibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 33
Continuing service as described
merkez tapu katib muavini
Calculated age 33
11 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Baghdad (Bağdat) / Hille sancağı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hille sancağı
merkez tapu katib muavini
Calculated age 34
Continuing service as described
Hille sancağı
defter-i hakani baş katibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 34
1 entry 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 kalemi refik · Şehrizor sancağı · Undated · 70 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
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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.
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 38 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 1.3% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 47.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 1.6% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 47.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 1.5% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 47.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 1.9% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 13.2% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 125 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 7.8% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 43.8% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 45.6% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 400 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 46.2% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 400 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 45.4% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 45.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 45.0% | 1935 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Şehrizor sancağı0 to 80
- Kerbela sancağı400
- Şehrizor fırka-i askeriyesi38 to 47.5
- Hillah (Hille)125 to 200
- Hille sancağı400
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
- Kirkuk (Kerkük)236 other officialsABDULKADİR BEG born 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Baghdad (Bağdat)34 other officialsİbrahim Rüşdü Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAbdurrahman Efendi born 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları
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Annual salary study and register readings
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