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Uluç Ali Reis

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1519–1587 Also known as 乌卢奇·阿里、Kılıç Ali Paşa、Kilij Ali Pasha、Giovanni Dionigi Galeni、乌卢奇·阿里·reis

Uluç Ali Reis (later Kılıç Ali Paşa) was an Italian-born convert to Islam, Ottoman naval commander and Barbary corsair leader who fought at Lepanto (…

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  1. c. 1530–1570Algiers · Ottoman Regency of AlgiersUluç Ali was captured by corsairs as a youth and taken to Tunis, later converting to Islam and rising on the Barbary Coast. Known for raiding Christian shipping and coastal strongholds, he gradually unified fleets and became one of the Ottoman Empire's most important maritime agents in North Africa.
  2. 1571–1580Lepanto (Naupactus) · GreeceAt the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, Uluç Ali led the Algiers squadron; despite the coalition's numerical advantage he organized a retreat and preserved his forces, winning the trust of the Ottoman court. After the battle he was titled Kılıç Ali Paşa, appointed Bey of Algiers, rebuilt the fleet, and strengthened control over western Mediterranean shipping.
  3. 1580–1587Istanbul · RumeliaIn the 1580s Uluç Ali rose to supreme command of the Ottoman navy, overseeing fleet reconstruction and shipbuilding in Istanbul and coordinating maritime operations of the Tunis and Algiers regencies until his death in 1587, making a major contribution to maintaining Ottoman military presence in the western Mediterranean.

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