The battle of Anfao was fought between the troops of rebel General
Muhammad Askia
Askia Muhammad I (b. 1443 – d. 1538), born Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Turi or Muhammad Ture, was the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire, reigning from 1493 to 1528. He is also known as Askia the Great, and his name in modern ...
and
Sonni Baru, the legitimate ruler of the
Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire (also transliterated as Songhay) was a state that dominated the western Sahel/Sudan in the 15th and 16th century. At its peak, it was one of the largest states in African history. The state is known by its historiographical ...
on April 12, 1493 at Anfao, outside the capital of Gao, on the upper Niger. The victory of
Muhammad Askia
Askia Muhammad I (b. 1443 – d. 1538), born Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Turi or Muhammad Ture, was the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire, reigning from 1493 to 1528. He is also known as Askia the Great, and his name in modern ...
ended the Sonni dynasty.
Sources
*''The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony'', Molefi Kete Asante
*''The Cinematic Griot: The Ethnography of Jean Rouch'', Paul Stoller
*''Battle of Anfao'', Encyclopedia Britannica
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