Murat Reis the Elder

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Murat Reis the Elder
Died1609 (1610)
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Branch Ottoman Navy
RankAdmiral
ConflictsBattle of Preveza
Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Battle of the Strait of Hormuz (1553)
Sack of Lanzarote (1586)
Action of 17 June 1595
Battle of Paphos †

Murat Reis the Elder (Turkish: Koca Murat Reis; Albanian: Murat Reis Plaku fl. 1534 – 1609) was an Ottoman privateer and admiral, who served in the Ottoman Navy. He is regarded as one of the most important Barbary corsairs.

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