Battle of Santolo
| Battle of Santolo | |||||||
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| Part of Rise of the Kano Sultanate | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Santolo | Sultanate of Kano | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Magajin Santolo | Ali Yaji Dan Tsamiya | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,000 archers, 25 Cavalry. . |
8 Thousand Infantry, 2,000 Cavalry. | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,000 Infantry, 25 Cavalry | 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.