battle, medieval

Battle of Santolo

Name: Battle of Santolo
Location: Kano State, Nigeria

Battle of Santolo was a battle fought in 1349 at Kano State, in what is now Nigeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kano State. The recorded result: Decisive Kanoan Victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 archers,; 25 Cavalry.;. against 8 Thousand Infantry,; 2,000 Cavalry..

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Fought1349

WhereKano State, Nigeria11.500N, 8.500E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDecisive Kanoan Victory

BelligerentsKingdom of SantoloagainstSultanate of Kano

Casualties and losses1,000 Infantry,; 25 CavalryandUnknown

Record

Date	1349 (year precision)
Place	Kano State, Nigeria 11.500N, 8.500E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	1,000 archers,; 25 Cavalry.;.	8 Thousand Infantry,; 2,000 Cavalry.
Casualties and losses	1,000 Infantry,; 25 Cavalry	Unknown
Commanders	Magajin Santolo	Yaji I

Placed at Kano State; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Tsuntua 1804, 338 km NW
Battle of Sokoto 1903, 395 km NW
Alwassa–Gwandu campaign 1805, 434 km W
Tabkin Kwatto 1804, 463 km NW
Battle of Ogbomosho 1830, 508 km SW

Elsewhere in 1349

Battle of Santolo is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 27 in present-day Nigeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17125508, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Santolo, revision 1370588635, 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.