Battle of Jenné

Battle of Jenné
	; Map of the Pashalik of Timbuktu (striped) as part of Morocco, late 16th century
Date	April 26, 1599
Location	Djenné, Mali13°54′0.000″N 4°33′0.000″W / 13.90000000°N 4.55000000°W
Result	Moroccan Victory Collapse of Mali Empire;
Belligerents
Mali Empire	Sultanate of Morocco; Pashalik of Timbuktu;
Commanders and leaders
Mansa Mahmud IV	Governor Sayyid Mansur; Qa’id al-Mustafa al-Fil ; Qa’id Ali bin Abd Allah al-Tilimsani ; Jenne-koi Muhammad Kinba bin Isma’il
Strength
Mandinka infantry and cavalry armed with lance and bow; Bamana infantry and cavalry armed with lance and bow	Moroccan infantry armed with arquebus; Mandinka infantry and cavalry armed with lance and bow
Casualties and losses
Unknown but substantial	Unknown
	Location within Mali Battle of Jenné (Africa)

The Battle of Jenné was a military engagement between forces of the Mali Empire and the Moroccan Pashalik of Timbuktu. The battle marked the effective end of the great Mali Empire and set the stage for a plethora of smaller West African states to emerge.