Mongol invasions of Japan

The Mongol fleet destroyed in a typhoon, ink and water on paper, by Kikuchi Yōsai, 1847

Mongol invasions of Japan (元寇, Genkō) in 1274 and in 1281 were major military events in Japanese history.[1] Kublai Khan twice tried to conquer the Japanese islands; and his armies failed both times.

The two failed invasion attempts are important because they were defining events in Japanese history.[2]

The attempts show the limits of Mongol (Yuan Dynasty) ability to expand the Chinese empire.[3]

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Genkō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 238.
  2. Web Chronology Project, "Early Japan: 552-1281"; retrieved 2012-4-29.
  3. Cultural China (Shanghai News and Press Bureau), "Mongol invasions of Japan - Major Military Invasions Undertaken by Kublai Khan" Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-29.

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