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Place

Zor

Seat of a province (vilayet) in Zor province. Present-day country: Syria.

21 officials are recorded serving in Zor, from 1877 to 1907 (AH 1294 to 1324), in 45 annual entries. The median of the 45 recorded monthly salaries is 760 kuruş. The fullest year is 1896/97 with 6 officials. 1 official of the collection was born here.

Officials serving
21
Annual entries1877 to 1907, AH 1294 to 1324
45
Year with most officials6 officials
1896/97
Median monthly salaryfrom 45 recorded salaries
760 kuruş
Officials born here
1
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1896/97 (AH 1314) with 6 officials. Years with an annual entry: 23.
02461878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13206 in 1896/97Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

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Officials on record each year, Zor
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1877/78 (AH 1294)111
1878 (AH 1295)212
1878/79 (AH 1296)202
1879/80 (AH 1297)101
1880/81 (AH 1298)101
1881/82 (AH 1299)101
1884/85 (AH 1302)111
1888/89 (AH 1306)111
1891/92 (AH 1309)111
1892/93 (AH 1310)323
1893/94 (AH 1311)303
1894/95 (AH 1312)202
1895/96 (AH 1313)202
1896/97 (AH 1314)656
1897/98 (AH 1315)202
1898/99 (AH 1316)434
1899/1900 (AH 1317)323
1900/01 (AH 1318)212
1902/03 (AH 1320)222
1903/04 (AH 1321)202
1904/05 (AH 1322)101
1905/06 (AH 1323)101
1906/07 (AH 1324)111

An official is counted once in a year. First recorded is the first year in which the collection has an annual entry of the official on this page. It is not a hiring date.

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 45 recorded monthly salaries is 760 kuruş, the mean 923 kuruş.
02004006008001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320Median 565 kuruş in 1896/97Zor, median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the lineAbove the scale

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Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Zor
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1877/7811,4001,4001,4001,400560
187822,2002,2001,8002,600600
1878/7922,2002,2001,8002,600600
1879/8011,2001,2001,2001,200500
1880/8111,2001,2001,2001,200500
1881/8211,2001,2001,2001,200500
1884/8511,7501,7501,7501,750500
1888/891760760760760500
1891/921540540540540500
1892/933600800600900500
1893/943700833.33650950500
1894/9529509508251,075500
1895/9629509508251,075500
1896/976565715500967.5500
1897/982565565532.5597.5500
1898/994520492.5450562.5500
1899/19003725685632.5757.5500
1900/012665665602.5727.5500
1902/032670670605735500
1903/042675675612.5737.5475
1904/051800800800800450
1905/061800800800800475
1906/071900900900900450

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.

Jobs each year

10 job titles on record. The most frequent is Muhabere Memuru, held by 7 officials.
Muhabere Memuru72. Müdür53. Müdür2Defter-i Hakani Kalemi2Merkez Memuru21. Müdür1Asar Basmemuru1Evrak Kalemi11877/78AH 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 13241 official3 officials

The 8 titles with most officials. A darker cell means more officials in that year.

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Officials by job title and year, Zor
YearMuhabere Memuru2. Müdür3. MüdürDefter-i Hakani KalemiMerkez Memuru1. MüdürAsar BasmemuruEvrak Kalemi
1877/781
187811
1878/7911
1879/801
1880/811
1881/821
1884/85
1888/891
1891/921
1892/93111
1893/94111
1894/9511
1895/9611
1896/97321
1897/9811
1898/99111
1899/1900111
1900/0111
1902/0311
1903/0411
1904/051
1905/061
1906/071

Jobs and their officials, all years

All 10 titles. Over all years an official is counted once under each title. A title with a page of its own is a link.

Birthplaces and places of service

A line links a birthplace and a place of service. A thicker line means more officials, and the arrow head points from the birthplace to the place of service. Places far away are drawn in a small map in a corner.

All years

Seat of a province (vilayet) Seat of a sancak District (kaza)

Where the officials serving here were born
ZorIstanbul (Dersaadet)Aleppo (Halep)Baghdad (Bağdat)BurdurErganiNiš (Niş)Further places5 officials1 official

The 10 birthplaces with most officials, of 14, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Istanbul (Dersaadet)5
Aleppo (Halep)3
Baghdad (Bağdat)1
Burdur1
Ergani1
Kirkuk (Kerkük)1
Manisa1
Nicosia (Lefkoşa)1
Niš (Niş)1in the small map
Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)1

Places where officials born here are recorded serving, with the number of officials: Acre (Akka) (1), Jaffa (Yafa) (1).

One row per official, one cell per recorded year

21 officials, ordered by the first year on record. A row shows in which years an official has an annual entry here and where the entries stop.
Ali Riza EfendiCafer Sadik EfendiHafiz Mehmet sukru EfendiMehmet Salim EfendiKevser EfendiNuri Fehmi EfendiMehmet Vahit Sıtkı EfendiAhmet Kadri EfendiMehmet Rahmi EfendiMustafa Bahri EfendiUnnamed official (0049_0030;…Ali Ferit EfendiMehmet Rifat EfendiOsman EfendiRamiz EfendiAhmet Hilmi EfendiMustafa Hilmi EfendiYusuf Kemal EfendiMehmet Ali EfendiMehmet Ali EfendiHasan Salih Efendi1877/78AH 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 1324Post and Telegraph entryEntry of another institution

A gap in a row is a year without an annual entry here. It does not show that the official had left. The list of officials gives the first and the last year of each.

Ottoman officials recorded here

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

Officials of Zor
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Kevser Efendi1891 to 190110Merkez Memurucentral office official540 to 790Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Ali Riza Efendi1877 to 18826Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office1,200 to 1,400Burdur
Mehmet Ali Efendi1902 to 190642. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)800Ergani
Mehmet Vahit Sıtkı Efendi1892 to 189641. Müdürfirst director (a grade of office head)1,200Aleppo (Halep)
Ali Ferit Efendi1896 to 18982Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Cafer Sadik Efendi1878 to 18792Asar Basmemuru3,000Nicosia (Lefkoşa)
Mustafa Hilmi Efendi1899 to 190423. Müdürthird director (a grade of office head)540 to 550Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Nuri Fehmi Efendi1892 to 18942Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)600Aleppo (Halep)
Ahmet Hilmi Efendi1899/190012. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)725Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Kadri Efendi1896/971Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hafiz Mehmet sukru Efendi1884/851Kaymakamdistrict governor1,750Trabzon
Hasan Salih Efendi1906/0712. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)900Manisa
Mehmet Ali Efendi1902/031Merkez Memurucentral office official540Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
Mehmet Rahmi Efendi1896/9712. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)1,080Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
Mehmet Rifat Efendi1898/991Posta Memurupostal official300Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Salim Efendi1888/891Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office760
Mustafa Bahri Efendi1896/9712. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)1,080Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Osman Efendi1898/991Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500Aleppo (Halep)
Ramiz Efendi1898/9913. Müdürthird director (a grade of office head)540Yozgat
Yusuf Kemal Efendi1900/011Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)540Ürgüp
Unnamed official (0049_0030; 57-58)1896/971Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500Niš (Niş)

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

Officials born here

1 official of the collection was born here. None of them is also recorded serving here. After each name: the years on record and the place with most annual entries.

  1. Abdullah Hilmi Efendi 1906 to 1908, Acre (Akka)

Where the same officials are also recorded

Recorded here, and in a later year in
PlaceOfficials
Aleppo (Halep)3
Acre (Akka)1
Akabetus sam1
Ankara1
Antakya1
Eşme1
Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)1
Malatya1
Medure1
Mentese1

The 10 places with most officials, of 15.

Recorded here, and in an earlier year in
PlaceOfficials
Antakya3
Aleppo (Halep)2
Acre (Akka)1
Akçadağ1
Ankara1
Beyani nasif1
Cizre1
Dersim1
Gaziantep (Antep)1
Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)1

The 10 places with most officials, of 18.

Names, position and identifiers of Zor
Place
Identifierl-b115ed489ac91c95
Spelling in the cataloguezor
NameStored spelling, not confirmed
Kind of placeSeat of a province (vilayet)
ProvinceZor
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referenceZor
PositionLatitude 35.335125, longitude 40.135868. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countrySyria
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
zorSpelling in the recordsPreferred nameAnnual records
ZorSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records

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