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Place

Sheikh Said (Şeyh Said)

Place in Yemen province. Present-day country: Yemen.

5 officials are recorded serving in Sheikh Said (Şeyh Said). Ömer Lütfi Efendi is recorded as 1. Müdür here from 1889 to 1893 (AH 1307 to 1310), with 1,500 kuruş a month. Born in Kayseri. Mahmut Nihat Efendi is recorded as 1. Müdür here from 1893 to 1896, with 1,500 kuruş a month. Born in Chania (Hanya). Mehmet Raif Efendi is recorded as Müdür here from 1897 to 1906, with 1,350 to 2,000 kuruş a month. Born in Istanbul. Mehmet İhsan Efendi is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here from 1900 to 1905, with 1,500 kuruş a month. Born in Istanbul. Abdülvahid Efendi is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here from 1906 to 1908, with 1,000 kuruş a month. Born in Paramythia (Aydonat).

Officials serving
5
Annual entries1889 to 1908, AH 1307 to 1325
23
Year with most officials2 officials
1900/01
Median monthly salaryfrom 23 recorded salaries
1,500 kuruş
All years

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 23 recorded monthly salaries is 1,500 kuruş, the mean 1,596 kuruş.
05001,0001,5002,0001889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 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 13251,000 kuruş in 1907/08Sheikh Said (Şeyh Said), fewer than 5 salaries in every year

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Sheikh Said (Şeyh Said)
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1889/9011,5001,5001,5001,500500
1890/9111,5001,5001,5001,500500
1891/9211,5001,5001,5001,500500
1892/9311,5001,5001,5001,500500
1893/9411,5001,5001,5001,500500
1894/9511,5001,5001,5001,500500
1895/9611,5001,5001,5001,500500
1897/9811,3501,3501,3501,350500
1898/9911,3501,3501,3501,350500
1899/190012,0002,0002,0002,000500
1900/0121,7501,7501,6251,875500
1901/0221,7501,7501,6251,875500
1902/0321,7501,7501,6251,875500
1903/0421,7501,7501,6251,875475
1904/0521,7501,7501,6251,875450
1905/0612,0002,0002,0002,000475
1906/0711,0001,0001,0001,000450
1907/0811,0001,0001,0001,000300

Salaries are nominal monthly amounts in kuruş, as assigned. The thick line is the median of each year and the thin line the mean. A year with fewer than 5 recorded salaries is drawn as an open mark and is not joined to the line.

Birthplaces and places of service

Birthplaces of the officials recorded here, with the number of officials: Istanbul (Dersaadet) (2), Chania (Hanya) (1), Kayseri (1), Paramythia (Aydonat) (1).

Ottoman officials recorded here

5 officials, the one with most annual entries here first.

Officials of Sheikh Said (Şeyh Said)
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mehmet Raif Efendi1897 to 19069Müdürdirector1,350 to 2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet İhsan Efendi1900 to 19055Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)1,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ömer Lütfi Efendi1889 to 189341. Müdürdirector of the first grade1,500Kayseri
Mahmut Nihat Efendi1893 to 189631. Müdürdirector of the first grade1,500Chania (Hanya)
Abdülvahid Efendi1906 to 19082Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)1,000Paramythia (Aydonat)

Years here run from the first to the last annual entry here. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.

Where the same officials are also recorded

Recorded here, and in a later year in
PlaceOfficials
Van2
Canik1
Jeddah (Cidde)1
Recorded here, and in an earlier year in
PlaceOfficials
Cedide1
Jeddah (Cidde)1
Sirkeci1
Suakin (Sevakin)1
Yemen1
Names, position and identifiers of Sheikh Said (Şeyh Said)
Place
Identifierl-3f5a7c8551e9495f
Spelling in the catalogueseyhsaid
NameName matched
Kind of placeDistrict (kaza)
ProvinceYemen
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referenceYemen
PositionLatitude 12.718735, longitude 43.511159. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countryYemen
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
Sheikh SaidEnglishPreferred nameEditor
Şeyh SaidTurkishPreferred nameEditor
seyhsaidSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records

How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.

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