Capture of Algiers (1516) 1516 AD

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Capture of Algiers (1516)

Capture of Algiers (1516)
1516 AD defeated

Ottoman brothers Oruç and Hayreddin Barbarossa defeated Sālim al-Tūmī, the ruler of the city of Algiers, to capture the city

Sālim al-Tūmī, invited the corsair brothers Oruç and Hayreddin Barbarossa to expel the Spaniards. Oruç, with the help of Ottoman troops, came to Algiers, ordered the assassination of Sālim, because Salim was conspiring with the Spaniards against the pirates and Arudj

Algiers
Lattitude: 36.7538° N
Longitude: 3.0588° E
Region: Africa
Africa
Modern Day Algeria
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