Battle of Tondibi

BelligerentsSaadi SultanateSonghai EmpireCommanders and leadersJudar PashaAskia Ishaq IIStrength 1,500 infantry equipped with Arquebus
500 infantry equipped with bows, lances and swords
1,500 light cavalry
6 cannons 9,700–30,000 infantry (estimates)
12,500–18,000 cavalry (estimates)
80,000 soldiers in total (estimates)
1,000 cattleCasualties and losses Unknown Unknown

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. The Moroccan forces under Judar Pasha defeated the Songhai under Askia Ishaq II, guaranteeing the empire's downfall.