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Dragut

1485 - 1565

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Dragut (Turkish: Turgut Reis; 1485 – 23 June 1565) was an Ottoman corsair, naval commander, governor, and noble. Under his command, the Ottoman Empire's maritime power was extended across North Africa. Recognized for his military genius, and as being among "the most dangerous" of corsairs, Dragut has been referred to as "the greatest pirate warrior of all time", "undoubtedly the most able of all the Turkish leaders", and "the uncrowned king of the Mediterranean". He was nicknamed "the Drawn Sword of Islam". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dragut is the 160th most popular military personnel (up from 168th in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 208th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

Dragut was a Turkish pirate who raided the Mediterranean Sea and the North African coast in the 16th century. He is most famous for capturing the island of Malta in 1551.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Dragut ranks 160 out of 2,058. Before him are Zhang Fei, Hermann Fegelein, Michael Wittmann, Pancho Villa, Matilda of Tuscany, and Joseph Joffre. After him are Dong Zhuo, Jean Lannes, Alexander Selkirk, Robert Peary, Draža Mihailović, and Louis-Alexandre Berthier.

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Among people born in 1485, Dragut ranks 3. Before him are Hernán Cortés, and Catherine of Aragon. After him are Giovanni da Verrazzano, Thomas Cromwell, Pedro de Alvarado, Sebastiano del Piombo, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Clément Janequin, Sayyida al Hurra, Johannes Bugenhagen, and Balthasar Hubmaier. Among people deceased in 1565, Dragut ranks 3. Before him are Pope Pius IV, and Conrad Gessner. After him are Lodovico Ferrari, Queen Munjeong, Cipriano de Rore, William Farel, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ranuccio Farnese, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Semiz Ali Pasha, and Lucia Anguissola.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Dragut ranks 220 out of 1,347. Before him are Simeon Stylites (389), Pope John VI (655), Mehmet Ali Ağca (1958), Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Dorothea of Caesarea (279), and Michael II (770). After him are Henri Fayol (1841), Alexios V Doukas (1140), Constantine VIII (960), Xenocrates (-396), Şah Sultan (1509), and Memnon (null).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Türkiye

Among military personnels born in Türkiye, Dragut ranks 3. Before him are Stilicho (359), and Narses (478). After him are Eumenes (-362), Andranik (1865), Laskarina Bouboulina (1771), Thomas the Slav (800), Osman Nuri Pasha (1832), Mundus (450), Artabazos II (-400), Artaphernes (-600), and Heraclius the Elder (600).

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