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Province

Baghdad (Bağdat) province

Ottoman province (vilayet). 37 places with officials on record. 83 officials born in the province. Spelling in the records: bagdat.

Baghdad (Bağdat) province has 203 officials on record in 37 places, from 1856 to 1913 (AH 1273 to 1331), with 1,462 annual entries. The median of the 1,461 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş. The place with the largest number of officials is Baghdad (Bağdat), with 156. The fullest year is 1900/01 with 57 officials. 83 officials of the collection were born in the province.

Officials serving
203
Annual entries1856 to 1913, AH 1273 to 1331
1,462
Year with most officials57 officials
1900/01
Median monthly salaryfrom 1,461 recorded salaries
500 kuruş
Officials born here
83
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1900/01 (AH 1318) with 57 officials. Years with an annual entry: 59.
02040601863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 13201911/12AH 133057 in 1900/01Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Baghdad (Bağdat) province
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1856/57 (AH 1273)111
1857/58 (AH 1274)323
1858/59 (AH 1275)313
1859/60 (AH 1276)202
1860/61 (AH 1277)414
1861/62 (AH 1278)414
1862/63 (AH 1279)626
1863/64 (AH 1280)525
1864/65 (AH 1281)838
1865/66 (AH 1282)808
1866/67 (AH 1283)11211
1867/68 (AH 1284)10110
1868/69 (AH 1285)11311
1869/70 (AH 1286)18918
1870/71 (AH 1287)20420
1871/72 (AH 1288)20520
1872/73 (AH 1289)21621
1873/74 (AH 1290)23423
1874/75 (AH 1291)24124
1875/76 (AH 1292)25225
1876/77 (AH 1293)22322
1877/78 (AH 1294)18118
1878 (AH 1295)20320
1878/79 (AH 1296)24224
1879/80 (AH 1297)23123
1880/81 (AH 1298)28728
1881/82 (AH 1299)31231
1882/83 (AH 1300)30430
1883/84 (AH 1301)31631
1884/85 (AH 1302)33533
1885/86 (AH 1303)32232
1886/87 (AH 1304)35435
1887/88 (AH 1305)34034
1888/89 (AH 1306)36436
1889/90 (AH 1307)36336
1890/91 (AH 1308)37337
1891/92 (AH 1309)39339
1892/93 (AH 1310)40440
1893/94 (AH 1311)481248
1894/95 (AH 1312)44144
1895/96 (AH 1313)40340
1896/97 (AH 1314)45645
1897/98 (AH 1315)43343
1898/99 (AH 1316)49949
1899/1900 (AH 1317)51551
1900/01 (AH 1318)57557
1901/02 (AH 1319)53353
1902/03 (AH 1320)49349
1903/04 (AH 1321)46246
1904/05 (AH 1322)461146
1905/06 (AH 1323)41941
1906/07 (AH 1324)361136
1907/08 (AH 1325)19419
1908/09 (AH 1326)858
1909/10 (AH 1327)313
1910/11 (AH 1328)313
1911 (AH 1329)313
1911/12 (AH 1330)101
1912/13 (AH 1331)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 1,461 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş, the mean 822 kuruş.
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0001863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 13201911/12AH 1330Median 650 kuruş in 1908/09Baghdad (Bağdat) province, median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the line

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Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Baghdad (Bağdat) province
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1856/57150505050375
1857/583100383.3375550475
1858/593150400100575500
1859/602125125112.5137.5500
1860/614575937.5137.51,375500
1861/6246259752251,375600
1862/6361,2501,608.336252,250500
1863/6451,6802,5589602,500500
1864/6582,0902,4728643,090625
1865/6682,0902,4728643,090650
1866/67111,4502,097.277202,550600
1867/68101,1801,9995602,575600
1868/69118001,868.186752,650600
1869/70189001,685.565252,250600
1870/71209001,782.5732.52,500600
1871/72208001,264.257201,225550
1872/7321760999.293801,090550
1873/7423700910.434251,000500
1874/75247501,010487.51,100535
1875/7625750965.65001,000530
1876/7722675835.23400937.5575
1877/7818700783.33400887.5560
187820550802.5400925600
1878/7924700885.424001,000600
1879/8023475640.22380780500
1880/8127475641.48380700500
1881/8231570882.58430800500
1882/8330500897.9406.25837.5500
1883/8431500676.68380760500
1884/8533500731.12380800500
1885/8632475691.25380770500
1886/8735500836.86380825500
1887/8834500775.59380790500
1888/8936487.5764.31380770500
1889/9036500750.14395770500
1890/9137500759.86400760500
1891/9239500681.67390730500
1892/9340500660.5380760500
1893/9448500732.19380770500
1894/9544500662.05380760500
1895/9640535708.88395760500
1896/9745500600.18380630500
1897/9843500637.63380684500
1898/9949500696.8380630500
1899/190051500696.16380684500
1900/0157500703.49380720500
1901/0253500644.42380684500
1902/0349480628.98300600500
1903/0446500675.3385670.5475
1904/0546455574.93350600450
1905/0641460620.22350655475
1906/0736462.5539.5300600450
1907/0819300809.47205700300
1908/0986501,045277.51,512.5350
1909/1031,7502,033.331,5502,375462.5
1910/1131,3501,583.338752,175500
191131,3501,583.338752,175500
1911/1213,0003,0003,0003,000900
1912/1313,0003,0003,0003,0001,300

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

64 job titles on record. The most frequent is Muhabere Memuru, held by 109 officials.
Muhabere Memuru1092. Müdür413. Müdür18Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti15Posta Memuru11Seyyar Memur11Müfettiş7Başmüdür61858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251911/12AH 13301 official24 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, Baghdad (Bağdat) province
YearMuhabere Memuru2. Müdür3. MüdürMuhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiPosta MemuruSeyyar MemurMüfettişBaşmüdür
1856/57
1857/58
1858/59
1859/60
1860/61
1861/62
1862/6311
1863/642
1864/653
1865/663
1866/674
1867/685
1868/6941
1869/70621
1870/71631
1871/727312
1872/7310311
1873/7411521
1874/7511612
1875/7611812
1876/7710511
1877/7885
1878941
1878/799611
1879/8011311
1880/811321111
1881/8212411111
1882/831251111
1883/8411411111
1884/8512412111
1885/8612422111
1886/87124122112
1887/88124122111
1888/89144122111
1889/90145221211
1890/91127221211
1891/92148311211
1892/9313621131
1893/9417822221
1894/95138232211
1895/96127231211
1896/97164641211
1897/98146631221
1898/9919691321
1899/1900198412321
1900/012311412321
1901/022495221
1902/032246211
1903/0420551211
1904/0524443111
1905/061932411
1906/07192211
1907/0813111
1908/094111
1909/101
1910/111
19111
1911/12
1912/13

Places with officials on record

All years
37 places with officials on record, 37 of them with a position on the map. A larger dot means more officials.
Seat of a province (vilayet) Seat of a sancak District (kaza) Other place
Baghdad (Bağdat)Hillah (Hille)Karbala (Kerbela)Al Diwaniyah (Divaniye)Khanaqin (Hanikin)Samawah (Semave)Al-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Deraci156 officials1 official

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.

On both maps the lines meet at Baghdad (Bağdat), the place recorded as the seat of the province.

All years

Seat of a province (vilayet) Seat of a sancak District (kaza) Other place Office or region

Where the officials serving here were born
Baghdad (Bağdat) provinceBaghdad (Bağdat)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Kirkuk (Kerkük)Mosul (Musul)DiyarbakırLehistanParisFurther places, smaller scaleFurther places57 officials1 official

The 10 birthplaces with most officials, of 63, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Baghdad (Bağdat)57
Istanbul (Dersaadet)29
Kirkuk (Kerkük)21
Mosul (Musul)11
Diyarbakır7
Aleppo (Halep)3
Kemaliye (Eğin)3
Trabzon3
Amarah (Amare)2
Arapgir2
Where the officials born here were serving
Baghdad (Bağdat) provinceBaghdad (Bağdat)BasraKarbala (Kerbela)Mosul (Musul)Nasiriyah (Nasıriye)Further places52 officials1 official

The picture shows the 74 places of service with most officials, of 114.

Places

Places of Baghdad (Bağdat) province, the place with most officials first
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
Baghdad (Bağdat)Baghdad (Bağdat) province1569541857 to 1913
Hillah (Hille)Baghdad (Bağdat) province19591869 to 1908
Karbala (Kerbela)Baghdad (Bağdat) province18591868 to 1908
Khanaqin (Hanikin)Baghdad (Bağdat) province17611866 to 1906
Al Diwaniyah (Divaniye)Baghdad (Bağdat) province17521863 to 1911
Samawah (Semave)Baghdad (Bağdat) province10341869 to 1906
Miqdadiyah (Şehriban)Baghdad (Bağdat) province7191870 to 1894
DeraciBaghdad (Bağdat) province7151867 to 1911
Al-Aziziyah (Aziziye)Baghdad (Bağdat) province7131861 to 1909
Al-Hindiya (Hindiye)Baghdad (Bağdat) province6351862 to 1902
RamadiBaghdad (Bağdat) province5131873 to 1907
YakubeBaghdad (Bağdat) province5111882 to 1899
Badra (Bedre) (spelt bedre)Baghdad (Bağdat) province4111875 to 1907
Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye)Baghdad (Bağdat) province4111879 to 1907
Beynel haremeynBaghdad (Bağdat) province471900 to 1902
BabukaBaghdad (Bağdat) province371874 to 1899
Mandali (Mendeli)Baghdad (Bağdat) province2111896 to 1908
Najaf (Necef)Baghdad (Bağdat) province2101894 to 1903
Al-Sadiyah (Kızılrabat)Baghdad (Bağdat) province261869 to 1890
YeniceBaghdad (Bağdat) province251889 to 1898
Kut (Kutülamare)Baghdad (Bağdat) province221891 to 1893
SehrebanBaghdad (Bağdat) province221897 to 1899
Musayyib (Müseyyib)Baghdad (Bağdat) province1151889 to 1904
Badra (Bedre) (spelt badra)Baghdad (Bağdat) province171899 to 1906
SaglaviyeBaghdad (Bağdat) province171898 to 1905
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Places of Baghdad (Bağdat) province, the place with most officials first, continued
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
DeyziBaghdad (Bağdat) province161898 to 1904
TutayfBaghdad (Bağdat) province161856 to 1862
SeklaviyeBaghdad (Bağdat) province151877 to 1881
TablisBaghdad (Bağdat) province151872 to 1877
NasriyeBaghdad (Bağdat) province141879 to 1883
Kaza bagdatBaghdad (Bağdat) province131890 to 1893
CezireBaghdad (Bağdat) province121893 to 1895
Anah (Ane)Baghdad (Bağdat) province111905/06
HeyetBaghdad (Bağdat) province111906/07
Kalei zirBaghdad (Bağdat) province111900/01
SiyamBaghdad (Bağdat) province111898/99
SuadiyeBaghdad (Bağdat) province111871/72

Ottoman officials recorded here

The 100 officials with most annual entries here, of 203. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.

Officials of Baghdad (Bağdat) province
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mehmed Emin Efendi1872 to 190534Muhabere Memuru380 to 630Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye)
Ali Haydar Efendi1863 to 1902322. Müdür570 to 1,680Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1873 to 1904312. Müdür380 to 760Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Mehmet Salih Efendi1876 to 190529Muhabere Memuru75 to 600Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Mehmed Şükrü Efendi1877 to 190428Başmuhabere Memuru380 to 600Khanaqin (Hanikin)
Mehmet Salih Efendi1873 to 190628Muhabere Memuru380 to 655Baghdad (Bağdat)
Abdurrezzak Efendi1858 to 188427Muhasebe Kalemi150 to 1,500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mühtedi Mehmet Nuri Efendi1870 to 1907253. Müdür100 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Abdülbaki Efendi1876 to 190524Merkez Memuru380 to 1,000Baghdad (Bağdat)
Nikola Colini Efendi1874 to 190124Müfettiş1,500 to 2,400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Fehmi Efendi1869 to 190623Ticaret Mahkemesi Baskitabeti400 to 1,200Khanaqin (Hanikin)
Ahmet Midhat Bey1879 to 190323Muhabere Memuru380 to 700Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)
Ahmet Tevfik Efendi1869 to 189223Muhabere Memuru50 to 570Artvin (Livane)
Mehmet Lebip Efendi1869 to 189723Başmüdür Kitabeti50 to 700Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1883 to 190723Muhabere Memuru453 to 700Baghdad (Bağdat)
Hacı Mehmet Reşit Efendi1856 to 188222Memur50 to 2,000Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Şerif Efendi1872 to 1905222. Müdür540 to 1,090Erzurum
Abdullah Efendi1880 to 190420Seyyar Memur300 to 600Mosul (Musul)
Antuvan Latini Efendi1876 to 189620Muhabere Memuru380 to 1,000Baghdad (Bağdat)
Bekir Efendi1888 to 190618Müfettiş Muavini1,080 to 2,250Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Mehmet Sait Efendi1878 to 189618Posta Memuru380 to 1,000Beirut (Beyrut)
Bezui Toma Efendi1873 to 189217Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti750 to 1,000Mosul (Musul)
İbrahim Efendi1883 to 190617Muhabere Memuru60 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Sami Efendi1883 to 190017Merkez Memuru400Cizre
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi1884 to 190616Muhabere Memuru240 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
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Officials of Baghdad (Bağdat) province, continued
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Setran Efendi1891 to 190716Muhabere Memuru150 to 600Baghdad (Bağdat)
Zeynelabidin Efendi1886 to 190216Muhabere Memuru500 to 720Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Mehdi Fevzi Efendi1882 to 190614Seyyar Memur500 to 684Baghdad (Bağdat)
Yusuf Ziya Efendi1864 to 187814Muhabere Memuru480 to 1,500Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Hacı Ömer Efendi1869 to 1896132. Müdür575 to 1,000Diyarbakır
İsmail Hayri Efendi1869 to 1881132. Müdür480 to 1,000Arapgir
Mahmut Hamdi Efendi1886 to 189913Muhabere Memuru380 to 540Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Ali Efendi1893 to 190713Muhabere Memuru230 to 1,000Baghdad (Bağdat)
Abdülmuttalip Muhlis Efendi1884 to 189812Muhabere Memuru200 to 380Baghdad (Bağdat)
Ahmet Efendi1860 to 187212Müdür2,500Arapgir
Mehmet Said Efendi1890 to 190312Duyunu Umumiye Memuru150 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Sait Efendi1893 to 1907123. Müdür275 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mühtedi Mehmet Emin Efendi1869 to 189912Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti720 to 1,500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Sason Efendi1883 to 190612Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti380 to 700Baghdad (Bağdat)
Yosef Efendi1885 to 189712Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti380 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mahmut Raşit Efendi1882 to 1893112. Müdür1,000Harput
Mehmet Sadi Efendi1893 to 190611Muhabere Memuru150 to 410Baghdad (Bağdat)
Abdülaziz Hikmet Efendi1895 to 190510Muhabere Memuru380Baghdad (Bağdat)
Abdullah Efendi1896 to 190610Muhabere Memuru200 to 460Hillah (Hille)
Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1883 to 190710Muhabere Memuru300 to 730Basra
Artin Aram Efendi1864 to 187610Muhaberat ve Kontrol Memuru3,000 to 4,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Fuat Paşa1870 to 1882102. Müdür600 to 1,500Mosul (Musul)
Mehmet Kâmil Efendi1888 to 189810Muhabere Memuru380 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Melkon İskenderyan Efendi1890 to 1907102. Müdür600 to 700Baghdad (Bağdat)
Abbas Efendi1881 to 18909Muhabere Memuru380 to 500Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Ahmet Vasfi Efendi1878 to 188992. Bidayet Mahkemesi Riyaseti2,000Izmir (İzmir)
Akif Efendi1871 to 18799Muhabere Memuru200 to 800Baghdad (Bağdat)
Haci Tahsin Efendi1898 to 19089Rusumat Nezareti3,000 to 5,400Trabzon
Mahmut Efendi1862 to 18719Muhabere Memuru500 to 1,000Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Cemil Efendi1898 to 19079Muhabere Memuru200 to 300Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Rauf Efendi1893 to 19069Muhabere Memuru380 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Menaşe Efendi1898 to 19079Muhabere Memuru250 to 450Baghdad (Bağdat)
Münşi Efendi1898 to 19079Muhabere Memuru250 to 450Baghdad (Bağdat)
Salih Sabri Efendi1882 to 19069Muhabere Memuru142 to 400Yakube
Abdulhamit Efendi1867 to 18838Muhabere Memuru400 to 1,100Baghdad (Bağdat)
Halil Hilmi Efendi1893 to 19058Muhabere Memuru380 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
İlyas Şaval1893 to 19018Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti150 to 500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Cemal Efendi1904 to 19118Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru1,350Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Said Efendi1898 to 19078Muhabere Memuru250 to 300Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Vahit Efendi1880 to 189982. Müdür480 to 800Aleppo (Halep)
Osman Vafi Efendi1863 to 18718DH Muduru7,500Erzurum
Süleyman Doryan Efendi1871 to 18988Müfettiş Muavini500 to 1,200Mosul (Musul)
Tavik Besim Efendi1869 to 188382. Müdür760 to 1,500Baghdad (Bağdat)
Abdulkerim Fehmi Efendi1880 to 18897Muhabere Memuru380 to 475Diyarbakır
Galyar İskender Efendi1868 to 18757Sefit2,000 to 2,800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Efendi1899 to 190672. Müdür900Baghdad (Bağdat)
Hasan Hüsnü Efendi1898 to 190573. Müdür460 to 540Kirkuk (Kerkük)
ibrahim Hakki Efendi1884 to 18917Defter-i Hakani Kalemi1,200 to 3,000Kafkasya
İbrahim Sabri Efendi1868 to 18837Muhabere Memuru380 to 760Baghdad (Bağdat)
Lütfullah Efendi1882 to 18897Muhabere Memuru380Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mardek(?) Efendi1888 to 18957Makine Memuru400Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Bahattin Efendi1896 to 19067Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti250 to 600Rawanduz (Revanduz)
Mehmet Cemal Efendi1868 to 18847Mektubi Kalemi250 to 750Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Şevket Efendi1894 to 19017Başmüdür2,700 to 3,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Ferid Efendi1897 to 190472. Müdür720Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ömer Fevzi Efendi1893 to 190072. Müdür1,080 to 1,200Kemaliye (Eğin)
Süleyman Fevzi Efendi1880 to 18877Başmüdür2,000 to 3,000Gelibolu
Abdurrezak Bey Efendi1891 to 19046Başmüdür Kitabeti475 to 1,000Basra
Ahmet Hazım Efendi1875 to 188062. Müdür760 to 1,000Kemaliye (Eğin)
Ethem Efendi1886 to 18926Başmüdür3,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim Kâmil Efendi1871 to 18776Müdür1,600 to 3,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Yakub Sitki Efendi1896 to 19026Muhabere Memuru200 to 500Amarah (Amare)
Ahmet İzzet Efendi1900 to 19055Muhabere Memuru250 to 380Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Mehmet İzzet Efendi1872 to 18775Muhabere Memuru380 to 400Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mehmet Şerif Efendi1875 to 187952. Müdür900Kemaliye (Eğin)
Mustafa İzzet Efendi1889 to 18945Muhabere Memuru380Çemişgezek
Yahya Nüzhet Efendi1898 to 19035Muhabere Memuru250Kut (Kutülamare)
Yusuf Sabanlı Efendi1893 to 18985Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti300 to 340Mosul (Musul)
Abdülcabbar Efendi1904 to 19084Muhabere Memuru350Baghdad (Bağdat)
Ahmet Mazhar Efendi1904 to 19084Muhabere Memuru80 to 120Hillah (Hille)
Ali Faik Efendi1869 to 187342. Müdür1,000Kirim
Ali Nazmi Efendi1904 to 19084Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti800Sofia (Sofya)
Artanis Hurşit Efendi1898 to 19074Muhabere Memuru200 to 350Baghdad (Bağdat)
Esperdiyon Diloti Efendi1864 to 18684Başmemur2,600 to 3,360Korfa
Hafiz Mehmet Rustu Efendi1886 to 18904Istinaf Mahkemesi Azasi3,500Gaza (Gazze)

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

The other officials are listed on the pages of the places above. All of them are in the data file of this page.

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