Battle of Santolo

Battle of Santolo
Part of Rise of the Kano Sultanate
Date1349
Location
Santolo Hill, Kano State
Result Decisive Kanoan Victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Santolo Sultanate of Kano
Commanders and leaders
Magajin Santolo Ali Yaji Dan Tsamiya
Strength
1,000 archers,
25 Cavalry.
.[1]		 8 Thousand Infantry,
2,000 Cavalry.
[1]
Casualties and losses
1,000 Infantry,
25 Cavalry
[1]		 Unknown

The Battle of Santolo was a decisive battle between the newly declared Kano Sultanate and the Animist Hausa Kingdom of Santolo, it was the first recorded Islamic Jihad waged and fought in Sudanic Africa.[2]

  1. ^ a b c [Infaq al Maisur- Muhammad Bello]
  2. ^ Palmer, H. R (1908). Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1908. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)