Piri Reis

Also known as Hadji Muhammad, Muhiddin Piri

Turkish admiral and cartographer

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Piri Reis was a Turkish admiral and cartographer who lived in the Ottoman Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries. He is historically significant for creating detailed maps and nautical charts that reflected Ottoman geographical knowledge of his era.

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Died: 1554?
Works: 6

Top works

Bu harita büyük Türk Amirali Piri Reis'in 1513 yilinda derlediği ve Topkapi Müzesinde bulunan aslindan reprodüksiyon yapilmiştir
Piri re'is bahrije
Piri reis Kitabi bahriye
Pirı̂ Reis haritası =
Kitab-ı bahriye

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ahmed
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ottoman Empire
Place of birth: Gelibolu
Place of death: Cairo
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Arabic
Religion: Islam
Notable work: Kitab-ı Bahriye
Field of work: geography
Conflict: Capture of Muscat
Military branch: Ottoman Navy
Military rank: admiral
Image: Piri reis.jpg

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Commons category: Piri Reis
topic's main category: Category:Piri Reis
date of birth: 1470-01-01
date of death: 1553-00-00
Commons Creator page: Piri Reis
manner of death: capital punishment
cause of death: decapitation
name in native language: پیری رئیس‎
birth name: احمد مُحیی‌الدین پیری
honorific prefix: Hajji
interested in: cartography
has works in the collection: Topkapı Palace
described by source: Bilim ve Teknik
writing language: Ottoman Turkish

Sources (6)

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Piri Reis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Kitabı bahriye

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Encyclopedic overview

Piri Reis (Turkish: Pîrî Reis; born Muhiddin Piri; c. 1470–1553) was an Ottoman Turkish cartographer, admiral, navigator, and corsair. He is best known for his 1513 world map and his nautical atlas, the Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of the Sea). His maps combined classical sources, firsthand seafaring experience, and new European discoveries, engaging more directly with the Age of Discovery than other Ottoman works from the period.

Piri Reis began his maritime career sailing with his uncle, the corsair Kemal Reis, with whom he entered Ottoman naval service. He later commanded his own ship in the Ottoman–Venetian wars and after his uncle's death, began the cartographic work for which he became best known. After taking part in the 1517 conquest of Egypt, Piri Reis presented his world map and later his atlases as gifts to the Ottoman Sultans. After promotion to grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet in the Indian Ocean, he led successful campaigns in the Red Sea, but was executed following his retreat from the siege of Hormuz Island at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.

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