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Hayreddin Barbarossa

Turkish admiral (1478–1546)

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Hayreddin Barbarossa was a Turkish admiral who lived from 1478 to 1546 and became one of the most powerful naval commanders in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century. He is historically significant because he dominated Mediterranean naval warfare during his era and shaped Ottoman military power in a crucial period of European-Ottoman conflict.

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Born: 1484-00-00
Died: 1546-07-04

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Hayreddin Barbarossa (Arabic: خير الدين بربروس, romanized: Khayr al-Dīn Barbarūs; Turkish: Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa), also known as Hayreddin Pasha, Hızır Hayrettin Pasha, and simply Hızır Reis (c. 1466/1483 – 4 July 1546), was an Ottoman corsair and later admiral of the Ottoman Navy. Barbarossa's naval victories secured Ottoman dominance over the Mediterranean during the mid-16th century.

Born on Lesbos, Khizr began his naval career as a corsair under his elder brother Oruç Reis. In 1516, the brothers captured Algiers from Spain, with Oruç declaring himself Sultan. Following Oruç's death in 1518, Khizr inherited his brother's nickname, "Barbarossa" ("Redbeard" in Italian). He also received the honorary name Hayreddin (from Arabic Khayr ad-Din, "goodness of the faith" or "best of the faith"). In 1529, Barbarossa took the Peñón of Algiers from the Spaniards.