_ 43 _ With the total destruction of the fleet of 25 galleys, the Turks abandoned their attempts, to seize control of the Western Indian Ocean from us on a larger scale. It is clear that they never tried anything at any time in the Eastern Indian Ocean. Suleiman the Magnificent survived for 13 years after the destruction of this fleet, (which was courageously defended to the death by the palatine count Nicolau Zrinji), since he only died on 8 September 1566, "in harness" so to speak, despite suddenly falling ill during the siege of Sziget. During that period he enjoyed a great victory in the Mediterranean and suffered a great disaster. The victory was gained for him in 1560 by Admiral Piali against the combined Christian squadrons, mustering 200 keels, which were armed by the Pope, Genoa, Florence, Malta, Sicily, Naples and the principality of Monaco. These sailed to Jerba along the southern Tunisian coast and then to Tripoli, under the command of the Genoese Admiral Doria and the Spanish general D. Alvaro de Sande. Piali left the Dardanelles and en route collected the squadrons from Rhodes (captured in 1522 and already Turkish) and Mitelene. He attacked Doria in the waters of Jerba on 14May 1560, and routed him completely. Twenty galleys and twenty-seven transport ships were destroyed and seven
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