al-Hajj Bashir

الحاج بشير

The commander whose exploits stood out in Algiers' 948/1541 defence against Charles V's expedition — al-Salabi credits him with cutting down the attackers 'with supreme courage and rare gallantry' 1.

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Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Maghreb
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Summary

A commander whose exploits shone in Algiers' defence against Charles V's 948/1541 expedition 1.

In the battle

Al-Salabi names him among those whose supreme courage and rare gallantry reaped the attackers, listing wise leadership and the tribesmen flooding to the field among the causes of the emperor's defeat 1.

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Participated in
Charles V's Algiers expedition (1541)

People and things also explored

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor· Hasan Agha al-Tushi· Algiers· Charles V's Algiers expedition (1541)

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 225
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles V — 'Sharl Kant' in al-Salabi — Holy Roman Emperor in Süleyman's reign; his great war with Francis I of France is listed among the factors enabling the Rhodes campaign, he granted the departing Knights of St John rule over Malta, and his reconciliation with Francis freed him to fight the Ottomans and save Vienna in 1529.