Hasan Agha
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Hasan Agha or Hadim Hassan Agha, also Hassan the eunuch ("Agha" means "Officer"), was a Sardinian
renegade
and effective ruler of the Regency of Algiers from 1533 to 1545. He was the deputy (khalifa
) of Hayreddin Barbarossa, who left him in command when he had to leave for Istanbul
in 1533.
In 1534 also, Hasan Agha continued to be left in command of Algiers when Barbarossa waged his campaigns in Tunisia
. Hasan Agha ruled Algiers until 1545, as Barbarossa continued to be based in Istanbul as Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman fleet.
Hasan Agha was the commander of Algiers during the Algiers expedition (1541)
, in which Barbarossa was absent, and which ended with catastrophic results for Charles V
.
In 1542, he massacred the tribe of the Zaouaoua, who had supplied Charles V
with 2,000 troops.
Upon the retirement of Barbarossa in 1544, the son of Barbarossa Hasan Pasha
was appointed Governor of Algiers to replace his father, and thus also replace Hasan Agha in the position of effective ruler.
Sardinian people
The Sardinian people or Sardinians are the people from or with origins in the island of Sardinia , in the Mediterranean sea, which forms part of southern Europe.-Origin and influences:...
renegade
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and effective ruler of the Regency of Algiers from 1533 to 1545. He was the deputy (khalifa
Caliph
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) of Hayreddin Barbarossa, who left him in command when he had to leave for Istanbul
Istanbul
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in 1533.
In 1534 also, Hasan Agha continued to be left in command of Algiers when Barbarossa waged his campaigns in Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
. Hasan Agha ruled Algiers until 1545, as Barbarossa continued to be based in Istanbul as Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman fleet.
Hasan Agha was the commander of Algiers during the Algiers expedition (1541)
Algiers expedition (1541)
The Algiers expedition of 1541 occurred when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor attempted to lead a fleet against the Ottoman Empire stronghold of Algiers in modern Algeria...
, in which Barbarossa was absent, and which ended with catastrophic results for Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
.
In 1542, he massacred the tribe of the Zaouaoua, who had supplied Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
with 2,000 troops.
Upon the retirement of Barbarossa in 1544, the son of Barbarossa Hasan Pasha
Hasan Pasha
Hasan Pasha was the first Mamluk ruler of Iraq.-References:...
was appointed Governor of Algiers to replace his father, and thus also replace Hasan Agha in the position of effective ruler.