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Murat Reis the Elder (Turkish: Koca Murat Reis; Albanian: Murat Reis Plaku c. 1534 – 1609) was an Ottoman privateer and admiral, who served in the Ottoman Navy. He is regarded as one of the most important Barbary corsairs.
Sep 26, 2020 · Murat Reis: The first Dutch-Moroccan. After his capture, Murat Reis endured torture in the prisons of Malta for five long years. But his friends in the Maghreb did not abandon him.
Murat Reis may refer to: Murat Reis the Elder (c. 1534–1609), Ottoman privateer and admiral. Jan Janszoon (c. 1570-c. 1641), Murat Reis the Younger, Dutch pirate and president of the Republic of Salé.
Murat Reis the Elder (Turkish language: Koca Murat Reis, c.1534-1638) was an Albanian privateer and admiral of the Ottoman Navy. He is regarded as one of the most important Barbary corsairs.
Jun 25, 2024 · Murat Reis the Elder (Turkish: Koca Murat Reis; Albanian: Murat Reis Plaku c. 1534 – 1609) was an Ottoman privateer and admiral, who served in the Ottoman Navy. He is regarded as one of the most important Barbary corsairs.
Oct 10, 2021 · After a decade as Admiral in Salé, he retired from corsairing and moved on to become the wealthy Governor of a town in the Atlantic coast of Morocco and an elder statesman, in which capacity, among other things, he helped negotiate relations between the Moroccan Sultans and the States-General.
Murat Reis chose to make large profits by raiding Mediterranean islands such as the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, and the southern coast of Sicily. He often sold most of his merchandise in Tunis, where he befriended the Dey. He is known to have sailed the Ionian Sea.
