Hayreddin Barbarossa vs Piri Reis
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Compare the life timelines of Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478–1546) and Piri Reis (1465–1553) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1478 to 1546.
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Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478–1546)
- — Birth of Khizr, later Hayreddin, on the island of Lesbos Verified
- — Began corsair operations in the Mediterranean with his brothers Verified
- — Capture of Algiers with his brother Oruc Verified
- — Succeeded Oruc as ruler of Algiers after his brother's death Verified
- — Placed Algiers under Ottoman sovereignty Verified
- — Appointed Kapudan Pasha, grand admiral of the Ottoman navy Verified
- — Capture of Tunis for the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Victory over the Holy League at the Battle of Preveza Verified
- — Retirement to Constantinople after a final Mediterranean campaign Verified
- — Death of Hayreddin Barbarossa in Constantinople 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