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Barbarossa
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(‘Redbeard’), nickname of Khair-ed-Din
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[bah(r)barosa]
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| Barbary pirate, born in Mitilini, Greece. With his brothers he became a Turkish corsair, attacking shipping in the Mediterranean. After the execution of his brother Horuk (1518), he captured Algiers (1529) and was made admiral of the Ottoman fleet (1533), conquering Tunisia, and defeating the Holy Roman Emperor (Charles V) at Preveza (1538). He became one of the great figures at the Court of Constantinople until his death. |
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