Person

Hasan Agha

d. 1545 · 16th century

Hasan Agha was a Sardinian-born convert and eunuch who rose in the service of Hayreddin Barbarossa and governed Algiers as his deputy from 1533. In October 1541 he led the defence of the city against the great expedition of Charles V, whose fleet was wrecked by a storm and whose army was forced to re-embark. He remained in charge of Algiers until shortly before his death in 1545.

Hasan Agha
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