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Ultimately a failure, the invasion attempts are of macro-historical importance because they set a limit on Mongol expansion and rank as nation-defining events in the history of Japan. The invasions are referred to in many works of fiction and are the earliest events for which the word kamikaze (神風 "divine wind") is widely used, originating ...
It is one of the oldest surviving Gyōki-type maps of Japan. It reveals Japan's self-image and the understanding of neighboring countries after the Mongol invasions of 1274 and 1281 Shōmyōji, at Kanazawa-ku Yokohama Japan. It is 34.2 cm by 51.8 cm. Only the western half of the map is extant.
The Takashima Kōzaki Site (鷹島神崎遺跡, Takashima kōzaki iseki) is an underwater archaeological site containing artifacts from the Kamakura period Mongol invasions of Japan located offshore the east coast of the island of Takashima in the city of Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan.
Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan - Full digitized scans of the scrolls, multiple versions, including commentary, animated maps and translations. An annotated version is also accessible. Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba (蒙古襲来絵詞) - High resolution scans of the 18th century copy, digital archives of Kyushu University .
The Mongol fleet destroyed in a typhoon, ink and water on paper, by Kikuchi Yōsai, 1847. The kamikaze (Japanese: 神風, lit. ' divine wind ') were two winds or storms that are said to have saved Japan from two Mongol fleets under Kublai Khan. These fleets attacked Japan in 1274 and again in 1281. [1]
The Battle of Bun'ei (文永の役, Bun'ei no eki), [3] or Bun'ei Campaign, also known as the First Battle of Hakata Bay, was the first attempt by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China to invade Japan.
Expansion of the Mongol Empire 1206–1294 superimposed on a modern political map of Eurasia. ... First Mongol invasion of Japan. Battle of Bun'ei; Second Mongol ...
The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire, the Mongol Empire (1206–1368), which by 1260 covered large parts of Eurasia.