Jan Janszoon
Jan Janszoon van Haarlem , also known as Murad Reis or Murat Reis the Younger (* around 1570 in Haarlem , † after 1641 in Morocco ), was a North African pirate of Dutch origin. He was the first Grand Admiral of the corsairs of the barbarian republic of Bou-Regreg around the city of Salé , from 1623 briefly their governor and from 1635 governor of Oualidia in southern Morocco (north of Safi ). Jan Janszoon was considered one of the most notorious corsairs of the 17th century - the best known of the “Salé vagabonds”.
Janszoon was initially a pirate on his own account who hijacked Spanish and other ships. In 1619 he moved from his previous base in Algiers to Salé, where he was promoted to amīr al-bahr in the pirate fleet. In 1623 Sultan Mulai Ziden (r. 1608–1623) appointed him governor of Salé. Presumably it was not a real appointment of the Sultan, but only the confirmation of an accomplished fact in order to preserve the outward appearance of the sovereign. The Dutch who converted to Islam received a daughter of the sultan as his third wife in 1624 to consolidate the relationship. The sale of stolen goods, other commercial transactions and port duties helped Murad Reis and the city to great prosperity. The slave trade was also of economic importance. ( Robinson Crusoe , hero in the novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe , spent two years in fiction in Salé as a slave to pirates.)
From 1627, the political situation deteriorated for Murad Reis, as the leadership of the Kasbah of Salé proclaimed the independent Republic of Bou-Regreg. He then moved his base back to Algiers and strengthened his pirate platoons at sea.
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In 2009 the stage play “ Jan Janszoon, de blonde Arabier ” toured the Netherlands. It was written by Karim El Guennouni and is based on Janszoon's life as a pirate.
literature
- Peter Lamborn Wilson : Pirate Utopias: Moorish Corsairs & European Renegadoes. Autonomedia, Williamsburg (Brooklyn) 2004, ISBN 978-1-57027-024-6
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jan Janszoon Van Haarlem, aka Murad Reis - The Pirate King of the Barbary Coast. ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Peter Lamborn Wilson, pp. 97f
- ↑ Third chapter: From merchant to slave
- ^ William Henry Roll: Jan Janszoon Van Haarlem, aka Murad Reis. The Pirate King of the Barbary Coast. ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. rootsweb.ancestry.com
- ↑ Jan Janszoon knipoogt naar het heden - Jan Janszoon winks into the present.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Janszoon, Jan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Janszoon van Haarlem, Jan (full name); Reis, Murat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch pirate and President and Grand Admiral of the Corsairs of the Republic of Salé, Governor of Oualidia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1570 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haarlem |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1641 |
| Place of death | Morocco |