| Dragute | |
|---|---|
 האנדרטה לזכר טורגוט רייס באיסטנבול | |
| Nascimento | 1485 Karatoprak |
| Morte | 23 de junho de 1565 Ilha de Malta |
| Sepultamento | Trípoli |
| Cidadania | Império Otomano |
| Ocupação | corsário, oficial |
| Cargo(s) | Beylerbey of Tripolitania |
| Religião | sunismo |
Dragute, também chamado Dragute Arrais (em turco: Turgut Reis; Karatoprak, 1485 — Malta, 23 de junho de 1565) foi um corsário e almirante otomano.
Foi um muçulmano comandante naval otomano, governador e nobre turco ou de ascendência grega. Sob seu comando, o poder marítimo do Império Otomano foi estendido pelo norte da África. Reconhecido por seu gênio militar, e como um dos "mais perigosos" dos corsários, Dragute foi referido como "o maior guerreiro pirata de todos os tempos", "sem dúvida o mais capaz de todos os líderes turcos" e "o rei sem coroa do Mediterrâneo". Ele foi descrito por um almirante francês como "Um mapa vivo do Mediterrâneo, hábil o suficiente em terra para ser comparado aos melhores generais da época. Ninguém era mais digno do que ele de levar o nome de rei".
Além de servir como Almirante e Corsário na Marinha do Império Otomano sob Solimão, o Magnífico, Dragute também foi nomeado bei de Argel e Jerba, beilerbei do Mediterrâneo, bem como bei, e posteriormente paxá de Trípoli. Enquanto servia como Paxá de Trípoli, Dragute construiu grandes feitos na cidade, tornando-a uma das mais impressionantes de se ver em toda a costa norte da África.
Brantome, that Dragut was born at a small village in Asia Minor called Charabulac, opposite to the island of Rhodes, and that his parents were Mahommedans.
Ordinarily Dragut Reis – who was dubbed by the Faithful "The Drawn Sword of Islam"
Born in 1485, he was eighty years old when he came to Malta for the siege. He had been a lieutenant under the famous Barbarossa and, on the latter's death, Dragut became the uncrowned king of the Mediterranean. He was known to his fellow Moslems as 'The Drawn Sword of Islam'. Although in his earlier career he had been at variance with the Sultan Suleiman, the latter had recently recognized Dragut's abilities by confirming him Governor of Tripoli. He knew the Maltese archipelago very well, having raided both islands on several occasions. Among his many successes against the Christians was his capture of Bastia in Corsica (when he had carried off seven thousand captives) and of Reggio in Italy (when he enslaved the whole population of the city). It was Dragut who had captured Tripoli from the Knights of St John in 1551. An old adversary of La Valette, he was undoubtedly the most able of all the Turkish leaders. He was described by a French admiral as 'A living chart of the Mediterranean, skillful enough on land to be compared to the finest generals of the time. No one was more worthy than he to bear the name of king'.
Desperate to find some explanation for the sudden resurgence of Muslim sea power in the Mediterranean after centuries of Christian dominance, Christian commentators in the sixth century (and later) pointed to the supposed Christian roots of the greatest Barbary corsair commanders. It was a strange kind of comfort. The Barbarossas certainly had a Greek Christian mother, but it now seems certain their father was a Muslim Turk. Attempts were made to give Greek Christian parents to Turgut Reis, but all the indications are that he came from a Muslim Turkish peasant family.
Ottomans extended their western maritime frontier across North Africa under the naval command of another Greek Moslem, Torghoud (or Dragut), who succeeded Barbarossa upon the latter's death in 1546.
One of the most famous corsairs was Turghut (Dragut) (?–1565), who was of Greek ancestry and a protégé of Khayr al-Din. He participated in the successful Ottoman assault on Tripoli in 1551 against the Knights of St. John of Malta.
Dragut Reis was respected as the best Moslem seaman of his era, a true pirate, Governor of Tripoli and a military genius. Many historians believe that, had he lived, the siege would have succeeded. His death, however, prompted squabbling between the two senior Ottoman military officers, which led, in turn, to a series of disastrous decisions that helped save the knights. It was on this point... that Dragut was mortally wounded before the fall of St. Elmo when a fragment of rock thrown up by a cannonball struck his head. He would have died instantly had it not been for his thick turban. Death came days later in his tent, shortly after he received news from a messenger that St. Elmo had fallen at last.
Of all the corsairs who preyed on Sicilian wheat, Dragut (Turghut) was the most dangerous. A Greek by birth, he was now about fifty years old and behind him lay a long and adventurous career including four years in the Genoese galleys.
One of the most famous corsairs was Turghut (Dragut) (?–1565), who was of Greek ancestry and a protégé of Khayr al-Din. ... While pasha, he built up Tripoli and adorned it, making it one of the most impressive cities along the North African littoral.
