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Wokou
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Wokou, meaning "Japanese pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century to the 17th century. The wokou were made of various ethnicities of East Asian ancestr
An 18th-century Chinese painting depicting a naval battle between wokou pirates and the Chinese
An 18th-century Chinese painting depicting a naval battle between wokou pirates and the Chinese
One of the gates of the Chongwu Fortress on the Fujian coast, originally built c. 1384
One of the gates of the Chongwu Fortress on the Fujian coast, originally built c. 1384
A suit of wokou armour on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
A suit of wokou armour on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
Attacks by the wokou. Excerpt of the Wokou Tujuan, a 17th-century scroll
Attacks by the wokou. Excerpt of the Wokou Tujuan, a 17th-century scroll
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
Wokou
…to the 4th century, but among wokou's activities, which are divided into two academic periods, the pirates called "early wokou" were borne from the Mongol invasions of Japan. As a result of the war, the coastal defense capabilities of China and Korea were significantly reduced, and the people living in Tsushima, Iki, and…
Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281
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
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)
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
The Mongol fleet destroyed in a typhoon, ink and water on paper, by Kikuchi Yōsai, 1847