Piri Reis vs Vasco da Gama
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Compare the life timelines of Piri Reis (1465–1553) and Vasco da Gama (1460–1524) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1465 to 1524.
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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
Vasco da Gama (1460–1524)
- — Born in Sines, Portugal Verified
- — Departed Lisbon in command of the first expedition to India Verified
- — Reached Calicut on the Malabar Coast of India Verified
- — Appointed Viceroy of Portuguese India
- — Died in Cochin, India Verified