Jan Janszoon

Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, also known as Murad Reis or Murat Reis the Younger (c. 1570 in Haarlem; † after 1641 in Morocco ) was a North African pirate Dutch origin. He was the first Admiral of the Corsairs of the Barbary Republic of Bou- Regreg around the city of Salé, from 1623 briefly their governor and in 1635 Governor of Oualidia in southern Morocco (north of Safi ). Jan Janszoon was considered one of the most notorious pirates of the 17th century - the most famous of the " Salé Rovers ".

Janszoon was first pirate on his own account, who seized on Spanish and other vessels. 1619 took him from his previous base Algiers to Salé, where he rose to Amir al- bahr the pirate fleet. 1623 appointed him Sultan Moulay cides (reigned 1608-1623 ) Governor of Salé. It was probably no real appointment of the Sultan, but only the confirmation of an accomplished fact in order to maintain the outward appearance of the sovereign. The Islam übergetretende Dutchman received in 1624 to strengthen the relationship a daughter of the Sultan as his third wife. The sale of stolen goods, other shops and harbor duties helped Murad Reis and the city to great prosperity. Also, the slave trade was of economic importance. ( Robinson Crusoe, the hero in the novel by Daniel Defoe, spent in fiction two years in Salé as a slave by pirates. )

From 1627 the political conditions for Murad Reis deteriorated since the leadership of the Kasbah of Salé, the independent Republic of Bou- Regreg exclaimed. He then moved his base back to Algiers and reinforced his pirate trains at sea.

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In 2009, the stage play toured " Jan Janszoon de blonde Arabier " by the Netherlands. It was written by Karim El Guennouni and is based on Janszoons life as a pirate.

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