Piri reis

PIRI REIS

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  • Piri Reis began engaging in government-supported privateering.
    May 6, 1481

    Piri Reis began engaging in government-supported privateering.

    He began engaging in government-supported privateering when he was young, in 1481, following his uncle Kemal Reis,
  • he took part in many naval wars .
    Feb 9, 1499

    he took part in many naval wars .

    he took part in many naval wars of the Ottoman Empire against Spain, the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice, including the First Battle of Lepanto (Battle of Zonchio).
  • He took part in the Second Battle of Lepanto (Battle of Modon).
    Jul 16, 1500

    He took part in the Second Battle of Lepanto (Battle of Modon).

  • Piri returned to Gelibolu.
    Apr 5, 1511

    Piri returned to Gelibolu.

    When his uncle Kemal Reis died in 1511, Piri returned to Gelibolu, where he started working on his studies about navigation.
  • On his first World Map of 1513, he imprinted the description "these lands and islands are drawn from the map of Columbus.
    Sep 27, 1513

    On his first World Map of 1513, he imprinted the description "these lands and islands are drawn from the map of Columbus.

  • He was again at sea as a ship's captain in the Ottoman fleet.
    Jun 2, 1516

    He was again at sea as a ship's captain in the Ottoman fleet.

  • He took part in the Ottoman conquest of Egypt.
    Oct 19, 1517

    He took part in the Ottoman conquest of Egypt.

  • He participated in the Siege of Rhodes against the Knights of St. John
    Nov 15, 1522

    He participated in the Siege of Rhodes against the Knights of St. John

    He participated in the Siege of Rhodes against the Knights of St. John, which ended with the island's surrender to the Ottomans on 25 December 1522
  • He participated in the the permanent departure of the Knights from Rhodes
    Jan 1, 1523

    He participated in the the permanent departure of the Knights from Rhodes

  • He captained the ship that took the Ottoman Grand Vizier Pargalı İbrahim Pasha to Egypt
    Apr 5, 1524

    He captained the ship that took the Ottoman Grand Vizier Pargalı İbrahim Pasha to Egypt

  • The second book has a total of 210 portolan charts.
    Feb 9, 1525

    The second book has a total of 210 portolan charts.

    The second book (1525) has a total of 210 portolan charts. he second section starts with the description of the Dardanelles Strait and continues with the islands and coastlines of the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ligurian Sea, the French Riviera, the Balearic Islands, the coasts of Spain, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Canary Islands, the coasts of North Africa, Egypt and the River Nile, the Levant and the coastline of Anatolia.
  • Piri had risen to the rank of Reis (admiral) as the Commander of the Ottoman Fleet in the Indian Ocea
    Jul 12, 1547

    Piri had risen to the rank of Reis (admiral) as the Commander of the Ottoman Fleet in the Indian Ocea

  • He recaptured Aden from the Portuguese.
    Feb 26, 1548

    He recaptured Aden from the Portuguese.

  • He captured Muscat, which Portugal had occupied since 1507.
    Oct 18, 1552

    He captured Muscat, which Portugal had occupied since 1507.

  • He returned to Egypt, an old man approaching the age of 90.
    Aug 26, 1554

    He returned to Egypt, an old man approaching the age of 90.

  • Piri Reis was publicly beheaded.
    Mar 7, 1555

    Piri Reis was publicly beheaded.

    When he refused to support the Ottoman Vali (Governor) of Basra, Kubad Pasha, in another campaign against the Portuguese in the northern Persian Gulf, Piri Reis was publicly beheaded in 1554 or 1555.