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After a series of Mongol invasions of Korea between 1231 and 1281, Goryeo signed a treaty in favor of the Mongols and became a vassal state. Kublai was declared Khagan of the Mongol Empire in 1260 (although that was not widely recognized by the Mongols in the west) and established his capital at Khanbaliq (within modern Beijing ) in 1264.
After the Toi invasion, private trade started between Goryeo, Tsushima, Iki Island, and Kyūshū, but halted during the Mongol invasions of Japan between 1274 and 1281. The Goryeosa , a history of the Goryeo dynasty, mentions that in 1274, Korean troops of the Mongol army led by Kim Bang-gyeong [ ko ] killed a great number of people on the islands.
On November 4, about 1,000 soldiers of the Mongol Army landed on Komoda Beach. [9] Sō Sukekuni (宗助国), Shugodai of Tsushima Island was killed in action. Mongolians slaughtered dwellers of Tsushima. [10]
The Mongols had defeated or annihilated the defenders on the small islands of Tsushima, Iki, Hirato, Taka and Nokono during their island hopping towards the Japanese mainland. Akasaka was the first battle with a real army.
In the first invasion, the Mongols successfully conquered the Japanese settlements on Tsushima and Iki islands. When they landed on Hakata Bay, however, they met fierce resistance by the armies of samurai clans. Despite conquering several miles inland, resistance and/or resupply caused them to withdraw to their ships.
Japan defeats the Mongol invasions. Genkō War (1331–1333) Emperor Go-Daigo's loyal forces Kamakura shogunate: Imperial victory. Rise of the Ashikaga shogunate; Muromachi period; Ōei Invasion (1419) Tsushima Province. Sō clan; Joseon: Victory [1] [2] Withdrawal of Korean armies from Tsushima [3] [4]
Sō Sukekuni (宗 助国, 1207 - November 4, 1274) was the Deputy Governor of Tsushima Province during the Kamakura period of Japan. During the first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274, Sukekuni led the defence of the island despite only having 80 men. He was killed during the battle on November 4, 1274.
The story follows a group of prisoners who are exiled to Tsushima Island to help form a first line of defense against the first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274.They first join the Sō clan who then join with the Toi Barai clan to fight the invaders consisting mainly of Mongolian and Goryeo forces, but also including Jurchen people.