Oruç Reis
Ottoman corsair, later Sultan of Algiers (c. 1474-1518) · Turkey · Writers · Lived 1473 to 1518 · aged 45
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Something wrong?An Ottoman corsair who carved out his own kingdom on the North African coast, Oruç Reis ran a refugee operation across the Mediterranean before becoming Sultan of Algiers - and dying sword-in-hand against Spanish forces at Tlemcen.
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Born on the Ottoman island of Midilli, Oruç Reis began his career ferrying Morisco, Muslim, and Jewish refugees fleeing Spain to North Africa - a mercy run that earned him the name Baba Aruj, Father Aruj. Europeans called him Barbarossa. The elder brother of the admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa, Oruç turned corsair and eventually claimed power for himself, becoming Sultan of Algiers. He fell in battle against the Spanish at Tlemcen.
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