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Province

Danube (Tuna) province

Ottoman province (vilayet). 47 places with officials on record. 206 officials born in the province.

Danube (Tuna) province has 245 officials on record in 47 places, from 1846 to 1910 (AH 1263 to 1327), with 1,019 annual entries. The median of the 1,018 recorded monthly salaries is 570 kuruş. The place with the largest number of officials is Niš (Niş), with 47. The fullest year is 1877/78 with 99 officials. 206 officials of the collection were born in the province.

Officials serving
245
Annual entries1846 to 1910, AH 1263 to 1327
1,019
Year with most officials99 officials
1877/78
Median monthly salaryfrom 1,018 recorded salaries
570 kuruş
Officials born here
206
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1877/78 (AH 1294) with 99 officials. Years with an annual entry: 65.
0204060801001853/54AH 12701863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 132099 in 1877/78Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Danube (Tuna)
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1846/47 (AH 1263)111
1847/48 (AH 1264)101
1848/49 (AH 1265)212
1849/50 (AH 1266)202
1850/51 (AH 1267)202
1851/52 (AH 1268)202
1852/53 (AH 1269)202
1853/54 (AH 1270)202
1854/55 (AH 1271)313
1855/56 (AH 1272)313
1856/57 (AH 1273)747
1857/58 (AH 1274)13613
1858/59 (AH 1275)12212
1859/60 (AH 1276)727
1860/61 (AH 1277)18818
1861/62 (AH 1278)24624
1862/63 (AH 1279)25625
1863/64 (AH 1280)30630
1864/65 (AH 1281)34834
1865/66 (AH 1282)36936
1866/67 (AH 1283)41741
1867/68 (AH 1284)441144
1868/69 (AH 1285)40640
1869/70 (AH 1286)501550
1870/71 (AH 1287)49849
1871/72 (AH 1288)461046
1872/73 (AH 1289)45745
1873/74 (AH 1290)46846
1874/75 (AH 1291)52952
1875/76 (AH 1292)681968
1876/77 (AH 1293)812181
1877/78 (AH 1294)994099
1878 (AH 1295)331033
1878/79 (AH 1296)14114
1879/80 (AH 1297)505
1880/81 (AH 1298)515
1881/82 (AH 1299)404
1882/83 (AH 1300)404
1883/84 (AH 1301)404
1884/85 (AH 1302)202
1885/86 (AH 1303)202
1886/87 (AH 1304)424
1887/88 (AH 1305)303
1888/89 (AH 1306)303
1889/90 (AH 1307)202
1890/91 (AH 1308)202
1891/92 (AH 1309)202
1892/93 (AH 1310)202
1893/94 (AH 1311)202
1894/95 (AH 1312)202
1895/96 (AH 1313)202
1896/97 (AH 1314)424
1897/98 (AH 1315)303
1898/99 (AH 1316)202
1899/1900 (AH 1317)202
1900/01 (AH 1318)313
1901/02 (AH 1319)303
1902/03 (AH 1320)424
1903/04 (AH 1321)303
1904/05 (AH 1322)202
1905/06 (AH 1323)323
1906/07 (AH 1324)323
1907/08 (AH 1325)101
1908/09 (AH 1326)101
1909/10 (AH 1327)101

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 1,018 recorded monthly salaries is 570 kuruş, the mean 836 kuruş.
05001,0001,5002,0001853/54AH 12701863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 1320Median 400 kuruş in 1880/81Danube (Tuna), 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, Danube (Tuna)
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1846/47160606060300
1847/48160606060250
1848/4921,0301,0305451,515300
1849/5021,0501,0505751,525250
1850/5121,0501,0505751,525175
1851/5221,1001,1006501,550282.5
1852/5321,1001,1006501,550350
1853/5421,1501,1507251,575400
1854/5531,5001,266.679001,750400
1855/5634009003501,200450
1856/5771,0001,057.145001,550375
1857/5813750961.545001,500475
1858/59128751,1504751,500500
1859/6073501,057.142751,400500
1860/6118750888.893501,000500
1861/6224725829.17337.51,000600
1862/6325750948.45001,300500
1863/6430655901.67362.51,200500
1864/65347101,092.565001,200625
1865/66367201,025.894801,200650
1866/6741600947.954201,100600
1867/6844600811.824001,000600
1868/6940600863437.51,000600
1869/7050600869400975600
1870/7148600862400825600
1871/7246570844.67412.5760550
1872/7345570731400760550
1873/7446570763.15400760500
1874/7552570794.58400770535
1875/7668570803.43400750530
1876/7781500708.15400600575
1877/7899500602.53400600560
1878337501,046.975001,000600
1878/7914600996.43500750600
1879/8059001,5404002,000500
1880/815400780400900500
1881/824400475350525500
1882/834400512.5362.5550500
1883/844400512.5362.5550500
1884/852625625437.5812.5500
1885/862650650475825500
1886/874650690490850500
1887/883650750575875500
1888/893700766.67600900500
1889/9021,0001,0009501,050500
1890/9121,1001,1001,1001,100500
1891/9221,2001,2001,1501,250500
1892/9321,2501,2501,2251,275500
1893/9421,2501,2501,2251,275500
1894/9521,2501,2501,2251,275500
1895/9621,2501,2501,2251,275500
1896/974810772.54801,102.5500
1897/983540703.33470855500
1898/992855855697.51,012.5500
1899/19002855855697.51,012.5500
1900/013540736.67520855500
1901/023540780520920500
1902/034487.5453.75431.25510500
1903/043500446.67400520475
1904/052475475462.5487.5450
1905/063540530520545475
1906/073600616.67575650450
1907/081700700700700300
1908/091700700700700350
1909/101700700700700462.5

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

71 job titles on record. The most frequent is Muhabere Memuru, held by 141 officials.
Muhabere Memuru1412. Müdür27Memur21Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti151. Müdür123. Müdür9Müfettiş7Seyyar Memur61848/49AH 12651853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251 official63 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, Danube (Tuna)
YearMuhabere Memuru2. MüdürMemurMuhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti1. Müdür3. MüdürMüfettişSeyyar Memur
1846/47
1847/48
1848/49
1849/50
1850/51
1851/52
1852/53
1853/54
1854/55
1855/56
1856/57111
1857/58312
1858/59413
1859/6021
1860/61541211
1861/62742211
1862/6372224
1863/6492123
1864/6591234
1865/6675213
1866/67962121
1867/68156122
1868/691731111
1869/70225122
1870/71215411
1871/72205222
1872/732053211
1873/742052331
1874/7520534311
1875/7633754111
1876/77415432124
1877/78635632312
187816632
1878/798111
1879/80211
1880/8121
1881/8221
1882/8321
1883/8421
1884/851
1885/861
1886/8711
1887/8811
1888/8911
1889/901
1890/911
1891/921
1892/931
1893/941
1894/951
1895/961
1896/9721
1897/982
1898/991
1899/19001
1900/012
1901/022
1902/033
1903/042
1904/051
1905/06111
1906/07111
1907/081
1908/091
1909/101

Jobs and their officials, all years

The 24 titles with most officials, of 71. Over all years an official is counted once under each title. A title with a page of its own is a link.

Places with officials on record

All years
47 places with officials on record, 47 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
Niš (Niş)Ruse (Rusçuk)Shumen (Şumnu)VarnaSofia (Sofya)VidinVeliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)Pleven (Plevne)47 officials1 official

The 10 places with most officials, of 47, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Niš (Niş)47
Ruse (Rusçuk)38
Shumen (Şumnu)37
Varna37
Sofia (Sofya)34
Vidin26
Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)16
Tuna15
Pleven (Plevne)11
Constanța (Köstence)9

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 Tuna, 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
Danube (Tuna)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Sofia (Sofya)EdirneNiš (Niş)Constanța (Köstence)FransaMarsilyaFurther placesLehistanFurther places105 officials1 official

Not drawn, with the number of officials. No position recorded: Cerkezistan (1).

Where the officials born here were serving
Danube (Tuna)Istanbul (Dersaadet)EdirneSkopje (Üsküp)Aleppo (Halep)TrabzonHicazYemenJeddah (Cidde)Further places45 officials1 official

The picture shows the 86 places of service with most officials, of 393. Not drawn, with the number of officials. No position recorded: Batumi (Batum) (1) and Yenişehir(Rumeli) (1).

The 10 places of service with most officials, of 393, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Istanbul (Dersaadet)45
Thessaloniki (Selanik)21
Edirne20
Skopje (Üsküp)15
Aleppo (Halep)14
Trabzon13
Beyoğlu12
Ioannina (Yanya)12
Izmir (İzmir)12
Bitola (Manastır)11

Places

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Ottoman officials recorded here

The 100 officials with most annual entries here, of 245. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.

Officials of Danube (Tuna)
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Hasan Tahsin Efendi1862 to 1897312. Müdür250 to 1,300Constanța (Köstence)
Haci Hafiz İsmail Efendi1846 to 187124Sandık Emaneti60 to 3,500Lom
Huseyin Rusdi Efendi1880 to 190222Mümeyyiz200 to 1,300Ruse (Rusçuk)
Jan Holoşki Bin Jozef1860 to 188122Basmuhendis1,300 to 2,500Lehistan
Edmon Mone Efendi1857 to 187821Sifre Memuru1,000 to 2,500Marsilya
Ahmet Semsettin Efendi1848 to 187020Humayu Tahrirat Kalemi2,000 to 3,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Rifat Efendi1855 to 188018Memur400 to 4,000Ruse (Rusçuk)
Mustafa İsmet Efendi1859 to 1878182. Müdür250 to 1,200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Kamil Efendi1861 to 187817Arazi Kalemi700Bursa
Mehmet Zihni Efendi1859 to 187716Defter-i Hakani Kalemi200 to 500Niš (Niş)
Mustafa Salim Efendi1858 to 1877162. Müdür500 to 1,200Nigbolu
Salih Hulusi Efendi1863 to 1878152. Müdür500 to 800Berkovitsa (Berkofça)
Ahmet Rıfat Efendi1856 to 187214Müdür500 to 2,850Varna
Bekir Efendi1857 to 1872141. Müdür750 to 2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Salih Kazım Efendi1861 to 187814Muhabere Memuru400 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mahmut Fazlı Efendi1860 to 1873132. Müdür250 to 1,000Ruse (Rusçuk)
Mehmed Şakir Efendi1865 to 187813Muhabere Memuru400 to 600Kumluca
Mehmet Akif Efendi1872 to 188413Muhabere Memuru380 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Rıza Efendi1867 to 187812Muhabere Memuru200 to 760Loma
Hasan Tahsin Efendi1864 to 187612Nayib4,250 to 6,000Veria (Karaferye)
Hüseyin Ziya Efendi1864 to 187812Muhabere Memuru480 to 600Curuksu
İbrahim Hakkı Efendi1858 to 187812Muhabere Memuru200 to 800Pleven (Plevne)
Ahmet Lutfu Efendi1865 to 187611Cinayet Baskitabeti400 to 760Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1869 to 187911Makine Memuru600 to 650Ruse (Rusçuk)
Ali Rıza Efendi1866 to 187810Muhabere Memuru400 to 800Omurtag (Osmanpazarı)
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Officials of Danube (Tuna), continued
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
İbrahim Ethem Efendi1868 to 187810Muhabere Memuru200 to 500Ruse (Rusçuk)
Şemsettin Efendi1867 to 187810Muhabere Memuru400 to 600Varna
Hafız Salih Efendi1869 to 18789Muhabere Memuru285 to 300Berkovitsa (Berkofça)
Abdullah Efendi1865 to 18788Müvezzi200 to 500Cerkezistan
Behor Badur Efendi1869 to 18778Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru570 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Bohur Badur Efendi1870 to 18788Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti570 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İsmail Sabri Efendi1866 to 18788Muhabere Memuru400 to 850Constanța (Köstence)
Mehmed Şevki Efendi1872 to 18798Muhabere Memuru220 to 500Ruse (Rusçuk)
Mehmet Sait Efendi1877 to 18848Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Zeki Efendi1857 to 187781. Müdür400 to 1,500Sofia (Sofya)
Mustafa Tıfli Efendi1868 to 18768Muhabere Memuru400 to 740Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
Yusuf Efendi1869 to 18778Muhabere Memuru300 to 600Sofia (Sofya)
Bagdik Maksut Efendi1870 to 18787Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Zuhdu Bey1862 to 18697Tahrirat Kalemi40 to 450Diyarbakır
Mahmut Bedri Efendi1867 to 18787Muhabere Memuru480 to 1,750Niš (Niş)
Mahmut Faik Efendi1861 to 18717Muhabere Memuru500 to 800Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
Mehmed Salim Efendi1867 to 18757Muhabere Memuru250 to 480Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Sait Efend1871 to 18787Bascavus500 to 620Varna
Ahmet Kâşif Efendi1871 to 18786Memur150 to 400Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
Antuvan Jean Daliço Efendi1871 to 18776Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti1,750Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Sezai Efendi1869 to 18766Muhabere Memuru380 to 750Sofia (Sofya)
Hüseyin Lebib Efendi1857 to 186461. Müdür1,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Jul Lekaye Efendi1856 to 18676Telgraf Memuru1,600 to 2,000Fransa
Mahmut Aziz Efendi1867 to 18746Muhabere Memuru600 to 855Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmed Niyazi Efendi1872 to 18786Başmuhabere Memuru570 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Emin Efendi1861 to 18676Çavuş450 to 500Varna
Mehmet Mazhar Bey1871 to 18776Müfettiş2,000 to 2,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Cevdet Efendi1872 to 18786Muhabere Memuru190 to 600Edirne
Osman Hulusi Efendi1863 to 18696Rüsumat Memuru300 to 400Trabzon
Şahin Kirkor Efendi1860 to 18716Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti750 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
VEYSEL EFENDİ1900 to 19066Muhabere Memuru500Sivas
Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1869 to 18745Merkez Memuru400 to 450Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Haydar Efendi1873 to 18785Muhabere Memuru570 to 600Baghdad (Bağdat)
Ethem Efendi1873 to 187851. Müdür1,300 to 2,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Tahsin Efendi1874 to 18795Muhabere Memuru400 to 750Plovdiv (Filibe)
Hüseyin Remzi Efendi1873 to 18785Muhabere Memuru300Niš (Niş)
Mehmed Zühtü Efendi1875 to 18795Memur300 to 500Sofia (Sofya)
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1873 to 18785Muhabere Memuru380 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Sıdkı Efendi1864 to 18695Muhabere Memuru480 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ohannes Holas Efendi1865 to 18705Memur600 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Seyyit Ahmet Naci Efendi1867 to 18725Posta Memuru400 to 500Varna
Süleyman İhsan Bey1874 to 187852. Müdür1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Vasil Karolidi Efendi1873 to 18785Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti500Edirne
Ahmet Tevfik Efendi1869 to 18774Muhabere Memuru280 to 600Sofia (Sofya)
Dikran Efendi1866 to 18704Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti600 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Galyar İskender Efendi1860 to 18674Muhabere Memuru750 to 1,200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Tahsin Efendi1864 to 18684Memur576 to 720Kemaliye (Eğin)
İbrahim Ethem Efendi1874 to 18784Muhabere Memuru285 to 500Plovdiv (Filibe)
İsmail Efendi1860 to 18654Muhabere Memuru350 to 550Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1868 to 18724Muhabere Memuru450 to 480Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Cemalettin Efendi1871 to 18754Muhabere Memuru500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Emin Efendi1870 to 18744Muhabere Memuru300 to 455Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Kadri Efendi1874 to 18784Muhabere Memuru570 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Mithat Efendi1863 to 18674Arazi Kalemi610 to 1,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Agah Efendi1856 to 186241. Müdür1,500 to 1,600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Muhlis Efendi1865 to 18694Arazi Kalemi1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Necip Efendi1864 to 18684Zabita350 to 400Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Yordan Resmi Efendi1868 to 18724Muhabere Basmemuru600Kayseri
Yusuf Cemal Efendi1906 to 19104Muhabere Memuru700Kütahya
Abdullah Tevfik Efendi1875 to 18783Muhabere Memuru500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Bican Efendi1877 to 18793Muhabere Memuru500Constanța (Köstence)
Ahmet Tevfik Efendi1865 to 18683Muhabere Memuru380 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Vasfi Efendi1875 to 18783Muhabere Memuru400Eski cuma
Ahmet Zuhtu Bey1862 to 18653Rusumat Muduru2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Haci Mehmet Sezayi Bey1874 to 18773Defter-i Hakani Kalemi1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hafız Mustafa Şefik Efendi1869 to 18723Muhabere Memuru400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Şevki Efendi1870 to 18733Başmuhabere Memuru380 to 460Dupnitsa (Dupniçe)
İbrahim Fehmi Efendi1875 to 18783Muhabere Memuru300 to 400Svishtov (Ziştovi)
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1874 to 18773Memur93 to 400Omurtag (Osmanpazarı)
İsmail Şükrü Efendi1875 to 18783Muhabere Memuru400 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İsmail Şükrü Efendi1866 to 18693Muhabere Memuru600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Kirkor Kakmaciyan Efendi1873 to 18763Muhabere Memuru750Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mahir Efendi1875 to 18783Muhabere Memuru500Blagoevgrad (Yukarı Cuma)
Mehmet Akif Efendi1874 to 18783Memur400 to 600Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Mehmet Asaf Bey1865 to 18683Muhasebe Kalemi50 to 200Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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.

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

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