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When Piri Reis was in his early teens, he accompanied Kemal on privateering expeditions in and around the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]].<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Piri Reis]]</ref> On one of the expeditions to [[Rhodes]], the pair lured many [[Knights Hospitalier|Hospitaliers]] from their palace posts and into the paths of caltrops only to see "them dancing in the street in a full suit of [[armor]]".<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Piri Reis: Caltrops]]</ref> | When Piri Reis was in his early teens, he accompanied Kemal on privateering expeditions in and around the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]].<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Piri Reis]]</ref> On one of the expeditions to [[Rhodes]], the pair lured many [[Knights Hospitalier|Hospitaliers]] from their palace posts and into the paths of caltrops only to see "them dancing in the street in a full suit of [[armor]]".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Piri Reis: Caltrops]]</ref> | ||
By the time Piri Reis was in his twenties, both men had joined the [[Ottoman Navy]].<ref name="DB"/> During the [[Ottoman–Venetian War]], Kemal was already a [[captain]] and favored the use of [[Sticky bomb casing|sticky resin bombs]] because they would stick to the hulls of large [[ship]]s.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Piri Reis: Sticky Situations]]</ref> | By the time Piri Reis was in his twenties, both men had joined the [[Ottoman Navy]].<ref name="DB"/> During the [[Ottoman–Venetian War]], Kemal was already a [[captain]] and favored the use of [[Sticky bomb casing|sticky resin bombs]] because they would stick to the hulls of large [[ship]]s.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Piri Reis: Sticky Situations]]</ref> | ||
After the war, Kemal continued to operate in the West Mediterranean. In September 1510, he sailed out from {{Wiki|Gelibolu|Gallipoli}} with cargo ships bound for [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]] to join an Ottoman supply fleet delivering wood and [[cannon]]s to aid the [[Mamluks]] in {{Wiki|Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts|their fight}} against the [[Portuguese Empire]] in the {{Wiki|Indian Ocean}}. Although his ships passed the {{Wiki|Duchy of Naxos}} and were spotted in December 1510,<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Kemal Reis}}</ref> Kemal suddenly died in early 1511<ref name="DB"/> when his ship and just over half the fleet were wrecked in a storm; news of his death did not reach [[Turkey]] until November 1511.<ref name="Wiki"/> | After the war, Kemal continued to operate in the West Mediterranean. In September 1510, he sailed out from {{Wiki|Gelibolu|Gallipoli}} with cargo ships bound for [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]] to join an Ottoman supply fleet delivering wood and [[cannon]]s to aid the [[Mamluks]] in {{Wiki|Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts|their fight}} against the [[Portuguese Empire]] in the {{Wiki|Indian Ocean}}. Although his ships passed the {{Wiki|Duchy of Naxos}} and were spotted in December 1510,<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Kemal Reis}}</ref> Kemal suddenly died in early 1511<ref name="DB"/> when his ship and just over half the fleet were wrecked in a storm; news of his death did not reach [[Turkey]] until November 1511.<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
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Kemal Reis (c. 1451 – 1511) was an Ottoman privateer and admiral, as well as the paternal uncle of the famous cartographer Piri Reis.
Biography[edit | edit source]
When Piri Reis was in his early teens, he accompanied Kemal on privateering expeditions in and around the Mediterranean.[1] On one of the expeditions to Rhodes, the pair lured many Hospitaliers from their palace posts and into the paths of caltrops only to see "them dancing in the street in a full suit of armor".[2]
By the time Piri Reis was in his twenties, both men had joined the Ottoman Navy.[1] During the Ottoman–Venetian War, Kemal was already a captain and favored the use of sticky resin bombs because they would stick to the hulls of large ships.[3]
After the war, Kemal continued to operate in the West Mediterranean. In September 1510, he sailed out from Gallipoli with cargo ships bound for Alexandria, Egypt to join an Ottoman supply fleet delivering wood and cannons to aid the Mamluks in their fight against the Portuguese Empire in the Indian Ocean. Although his ships passed the Duchy of Naxos and were spotted in December 1510,[4] Kemal suddenly died in early 1511[1] when his ship and just over half the fleet were wrecked in a storm; news of his death did not reach Turkey until November 1511.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
