battle, early modern

Battle of Jenné

Name: Battle of Jenné
Start: 1599-04-26
Location: Djenné, Mali

Battle of Jenné was a battle fought on 26 April 1599 at Djenné, in what is now Mali. The recorded result: Moroccan Victory.

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Fought26 April 1599

WhereDjenné, Mali13.900N, 4.550W

OutcomeMoroccan Victory

BelligerentsMali EmpireagainstSultanate of Morocco; Pashalik of Timbuktu

Casualties and lossesUnknown but substantialandUnknown

Record

Date	26 April 1599
Place	Djenné, Mali 13.900N, 4.550W
Kind	Battle, early modern
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
Commanders	Mahmud IV (mansa)	Al-Mustafa al-Fil Ali bin Abd Allah al-Tilimsani Muhammad Kinba bin Isma’il

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kirina 1235, 428 km SW
Adibo dali 1896, 713 km SE
Siege of Medina Fort 1857, 737 km W
Battle of Bafilo 1914, 811 km SE
Battle of Ordashu 1874, 871 km S

Elsewhere in 1599

Battle of Jenné is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 11 in present-day Mali.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871323, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jenné, revision 1381056631, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.