Mongol Invasions of Japan
1274 CE – 1281 CE · 7 years
Kublai Khan launched two massive naval invasions of Japan, both repelled by fierce samurai resistance and devastating typhoons the Japanese called 'kamikaze' (divine wind). These were the largest seaborne invasions before D-Day.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Mongol Empire / Yuan Dynasty
- Kamakura Shogunate
Key moments
Defining events in the Mongol Invasions of Japan.
- 1274 Battle of Bun'ei / First Invasion
- 1281 Battle of Koan / Second Invasion
Elsewhere in East Asia at the time
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Polity · East Asia
Song Empire
960 CE – 1279 CE
Landmark · East Asia
Yakushima
3000 BCE – still standing
Trade route · East Asia
Silk Road
200 BCE – 1450 CE
Conflict · East Asia
Mongol Conquest of Song China
1235 CE – 1279 CE
Polity · East Asia
Aceh
Attested 1279 CE – 1600 CE
Landmark · East Asia
Great Wall of China
700 BCE – still standing
Trade route · East Asia
Maritime Silk Road
200 BCE – 1500 CEConflict · East Asia
Wars of the Khmer Empire
802 CE – 1431 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1274 CE and 1281 CE.
And in the rest of the world
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Image credits8 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Mongol invasions of JapanQiushufang · CC BY-SA 4.0
- China - Song Dynasty-enChina - Song Dynasty - cs.svg : User:Mozzan derivative work: Kanguole · CC BY-SA 3.0
- YakushimaNASA · Public domain
- Silk road KazakhstanUser:Kelvin Case User:Turkish Flame User:SmallJarsWithGreenLabels · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mongol conquest of the Song dynastySS · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aceh in IndonesiaTUBS · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Great Wall of ChinaSeverin.stalder · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maritime Silk RoadObsidian Soul · CC0
