A Study Of The Pirates Policy Of The Ottoman Empire In North Africa In The 16th Century

In the 16th century,the Mediterranean region changes,the Ottoman Empire and the Spanish Empire became the protagonist of the Mediterranean corner.The Ottoman Empire defeated Venice to become the hegemony of the Eastern Mediterranean and pushed the sphere of influence to the Western Mediterranean,and the Maghre Pirates became the empire's choice because of the limited strength of the Navy.Spain experienced a new route to open up,the strength greatly increased,the West Mediterranean into their own rule circle.The Ottoman Empire and the Spanish Empire in the Mediterranean to form a confrontation between the situation,the North African pirates in the Ottoman hegemony play a key role in the process.North African pirates have a long history,in the long course of development or rampant or silence.The twentieth century,the rise of the Red Beard Family and the expansion of the Ottoman Empire policy to adapt to the Ottoman Empire to implement corsairs policy.Empire corsair policy began in 1481,Muhammad II intended to use the North African pirates to drive the Rhode Island St.John the Knights,ending in 1740 the Ottoman Empire signed a pirate ban.16th century,corsairs policy really be implemented.Corsairs policy before 1518 is in the preparatory stage;in 1518-1587,the Bellerbey period was the most effective period of the Maghreb region in the Ottoman Empire,which was both the leader of the corsairs group and the commander of the Ottoman Navy,the rule of the Empire to North Africa,and the Spanish Mediterranean The contention is based on the implementation of the corsairs policy;1587 to the end of the 16th century,the Governor of the era of piracy policy gradually embarked on the downhill.The Ottoman Empire Corsairs Policy is means of maintenance of the eastern Mediterranean and restriction Spain to expand to north African.The Ottoman Empire Corsairs Policy is based on both inside and outside factors,the inside included the need of expansion and defensive,nasty finance,and defective naval;the outside was that the parites was the key for champion between Ottoman and Spain,and the alliance between Ottoman and France relievedthe pressure on pirate regiment,most important of all,the corsairs was the best choice.The Ottoman empire westward expansion ambition was the ultimate cause of the corsairs policy implementation.Implementation Corsairs Policy was with the Ottoman and Spanish Mediterranean race.The Mediterranean was not the two huge empires' core interests area in 16th century,however,it was still important expanding important node of both.The corsairs of the Ottoman empire policy complete the intended target mainly,successfully resisted expansion of Spain in north Africa,on the basis,hit to the Christian nations,resulting in Christian countries several beat back.The 16th century,the Ottoman Empire and the Spanish Empire in the Mediterranean to start the hegemony activities,is in the "agent" under the confrontation of the completion of.The Ottoman implements North African corsairs policy against Spain's forces in the Mediterranean,Spain finishes the knights against Muslim countries.Agent war is the two emperors in the case of considerable strength,to take the best choice.In the course of the battle of the Mediterranean,all the participants regard the principle of selfishness as the only criterion,and the religious and cultural factors completely succumb to the principle of self-interest.In the 16th century,the agent war of the Mediterranean was both a manifestation of the struggle between Ottoman and Spain,and a glimpse of the epitome of the hegemony of modern powers.