
Oruç Reis
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Ottoman Empire |
Died | Tlemcen |
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Siblings | Hayreddin Barbarossa |
Ilyas bin Yaqoob | |
Ishak bin Yaqoob | |
Parents | Yakup Ağa |
Katerina | |
Nephew | Hasan Pasha |
Other names | Barbarossa, Red Beard, Baba Oruç |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Previous position | Sultan of Algiers (1516–1518) |
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ID | 979725 |
Oruç Reis Life story
Oruç Reis was an Ottoman corsair who became Sultan of Algiers. The elder brother of the famous Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa, he was born on the Ottoman island of Midilli and died in battle against the Spanish at Tlemcen.