At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
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Summary
Khayr al-Din Barbarossa's taking of Tunis in 1534 and its annexation to the Ottoman dominions 1.
Context
Khayr al-Din had long fixed his attention on Tunis — for the Hafsids' weakness and internal strife, for its strategic overlook of the Sicilian strait, and for his ambition to unite the Maghreb under Ottoman rule 2.
The taking
His fleet touched at Annaba for supplies, advanced to Bizerte and reached La Goulette, taking it without difficulty; the khatibs and ulema came out to receive him while the Hafsid sultan al-Hasan b. Muhammad fled to Spain. Khayr al-Din installed his brother al-Amir al-Rashid over Tunis and proclaimed its annexation to the Ottoman dominions 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- خير الدين بربروسة
- Occurred at
- Tunis
People and things also explored
Charles V's conquest of Tunis (1535)· al-Zaytuna Mosque· Algiers enters Ottoman sovereignty (1519)· Capture of the Peñón of Algiers (1529)· Louis IX's siege of Tunis (the Eighth Crusade)· Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi's break with the Almohads· Abu al-Hasan al-Marini's entry into Ifriqiya· The Recovery of Tunis from the Spanish
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 218
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 215
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Khayr al-Din takes Tunis (1534)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/conquest-of-tunis-1534/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.