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Goryeo-Mongol Wars

1231 CE – 1270 CE

Six Mongol invasions devastated the Korean peninsula. Goryeo's court fled to Ganghwa Island for decades before finally submitting to Mongol suzerainty.

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Conflict · East Asia

Goryeo-Mongol Wars

1231 CE – 1270 CE

Six Mongol invasions devastated the Korean peninsula. Goryeo's court fled to Ganghwa Island for decades before finally submitting to Mongol suzerainty.

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