Hayreddin Barbarossa vs Sher Shah Suri
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Compare the life timelines of Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478–1546) and Sher Shah Suri (1472–1545) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 67 years, from 1478 to 1545.
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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
Sher Shah Suri (1472–1545)
- — Born as Farid Khan
- — Administered his father's jagir of Sasaram Verified
- — Earned the title Sher Khan
- — Served briefly in Babur's Mughal camp Verified
- — Became de facto ruler of Bihar Verified
- — Defeated Humayun at the Battle of Chausa Verified
- — Won the Battle of Kannauj and took Delhi Verified
- — Instituted administrative and economic reforms Verified
- — Died at the siege of Kalinjar Verified