Jan Janszoon
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Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, commonly known as Reis Mourad the Younger, was a Dutch pirate who later became a Barbary corsair in the Regency of Algiers and the Republic of Salé. After being captured by A
Salé in the 1600s
The walls of Marrakesh and El Badi Palace, by Adriaen Matham, 1640
Ólafur Egilsson was captured by Murat Reis the Younger
Fort Saint Angelo in Valletta, Malta
Republic of Salé
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The Republic of Salé, also known as the Bou Regreg Republic and the Republic of the Two Banks, was a city-state maritime corsair republic based at Salé in Morocco during the 17th century, located at t
Jan Janszoon
…commonly known as Reis Mourad the Younger (c. 1570 – c. 1641), was a Dutch pirate who later became a Barbary corsair in the Regency of Algiers and the Republic of Salé. After being captured by Algerian corsairs off Lanzarote in 1618, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Mourad. He became one of the most famous…
Old Salé and New Salé in 1637
Port of Salé in the 1660s
Flags of Salé, from Carington Bowles' 1783 flag chart