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Battle of Tondibi
Date13 March 1591
Location
Tondibi, Mali
Result

Moroccan victory

  • Collapse of the Songhai Empire
Belligerents
Sultanate of Morocco Songhai Empire
Commanders and leaders
Judar Pasha Askia Ishaq II
Strength

1,500 infantry equipped with Arquebus
500 infantry equipped with bows, lances and swords
1,500 light cavalry

6 cannons

9,700 infantry
40.000 men and more

1,000 cattle
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown but reportedly heavy losses

The Battle of Tondibi was the decisive confrontation in the 16th-century invasion of the Songhai Empire by the army of the Saadi dynasty in Morocco. Though vastly outnumbered, the Moroccan forces under Judar Pasha defeated the Songhai Askia Ishaq II, guaranteeing the empire's downfall.

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