Piyale Pasha Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Piyale Pasha, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Turkey.

3 records1560–15633 events2 places

Chronological biography

1560

Battle of Djerba14 May 1560

Warfare / Ottoman-Habsburg Wars · Ottoman Admiral · Djerba

Piyale Pasha defeats a Christian naval coalition near Djerba

Surrender of Djerba Fortress31 July 1560

Warfare / Ottoman-Habsburg Wars · Ottoman Admiral · Djerba

The Christian fortress on Djerba surrenders to Ottoman forces

1563

Siege of Mers el KebirApril 1563

Warfare / Ottoman Habsburg Wars · Ottoman Admiral · Mers el Kebir

Piyale Pasha supports the naval side of the Oran campaign

Titles and roles

Ottoman Admiral

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.