Battle of Bun'ei
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The Battle of Bun'ei also known as the First Battle of Hakata Bay was the first major attempt by the Mongol Empire to invade Japan. The Mongol-led force, including Mongols, Koreans, Chinese, and Jurch
Japanese samurai defending the stone barrier at Hakata.
Mongol invasions of Japan
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Major military efforts were taken by Kublai Khan of the Yuan dynasty in 1274 and 1281 to conquer the Japanese archipelago after the submission of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo to vassaldom. Ultimately
Battle of Bun'ei
…Battle of Bun'ei Part of the Mongol invasions of Japan Japanese samurai defending the stone barrier at Hakata. Date November 4–19, 1274 Location Hakata Bay, near present-day Fukuoka, Kyūshū Result Japanese…
Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281
Letter from Kublai Khan of the "Great Mongol State" (大蒙古國) to the "King of Japan" (日本國王), written in Classical Chinese, the lingua franca in East Asia at the time, dated 8th Month, 1266. Now stored in Tōdai-ji, Nara, Japan.
Samurai Mitsui Sukenaga (right) defeating the Mongolian invasion army (left)
The Mongol fleet destroyed in a typhoon, ink and water on paper, by Kikuchi Yōsai, 1847