Battle of Tondibi

Battle of Tondibi
Date	13 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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