What the records say
- When
- 21 Apr 1493
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 16.27° N, 0.05° W
- Description
- 1493 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Anfao
1493 battle
The battle of Anfao was fought between the troops of rebel General Muhammad Askia and Sonni Baru, the legitimate ruler of the Songhai Empire on April 12, 1493, at Anfao, outside the capital of Gao, on the upper Niger. Despite being outnumbered, Askia's troops won the day. The victory of Muhammad Askia ended the Sonni dynasty.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Anfao: Askia Mohammad I defeats Sonni Baru in what becomes the African nation of Mali, and usurps the throne of the Songhai Empire”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page