Ferdinand Magellan vs Piri Reis
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Compare the life timelines of Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) and Piri Reis (1465–1553) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1480 to 1521.
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Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521)
- — Born in northern Portugal Verified
- — Renounced Portuguese allegiance and entered the service of Spain
- — Departed Sanlúcar de Barrameda with five ships in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands Verified
- — Passed through the strait that now bears his name and entered the Pacific Ocean Verified
- — Killed in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines Verified
Piri Reis (1465–1553)
- — Born in Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Began seafaring under his uncle, the corsair Kemal Reis Verified
- — Entered official Ottoman naval service with Kemal Reis Verified
- — Drew his first world map, an early surviving map showing the Americas Verified
- — Presented his world map to Sultan Selim I in Egypt Verified
- — Completed the Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Navigation) Verified
- — Produced his second world map Verified
- — Appointed commander of the Ottoman Indian Ocean fleet Verified
- — Led the Ottoman campaign against Portuguese-held Muscat and Hormuz Verified
- — Executed in Cairo Verified