Mongol invasions of Japan

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The Mongol invasions of Japan were two failed 13th-century military campaigns by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty that were famously repelled in part by typhoons later termed "kamikaze" or divine winds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century conflict ⓘ
invasion ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
cause Kublai Khan’s demand for Japanese submission ⓘ
Mongol attempt to subjugate Japan ⓘ
commander Hōjō Tokimune ⓘ
Kublai Khan ⓘ
conflictIn East Asia ⓘ
countryAttacked Japan ⓘ
countryAttacking Goryeo ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ
Yuan dynasty ⓘ
culturalLegacy influence on Japanese national identity ⓘ
myth of divine protection of Japan ⓘ
term kamikaze ⓘ
describedBySource Japanese chronicles ⓘ
Yuan dynasty records ⓘ
endTime 1281 ⓘ
hasEffect construction of coastal defenses in Kyushu ⓘ
development of Japanese coastal stone walls ⓘ
financial strain on Kamakura shogunate ⓘ
strengthening of Kamakura shogunate authority ⓘ
hasPart first Mongol invasion of Japan ⓘ
second Mongol invasion of Japan ⓘ
location Hakata Bay ⓘ
Iki Island ⓘ
Kyushu ⓘ
Tsushima Island ⓘ
northern Kyushu coast ⓘ
notableFor early use of explosive bombs in Japan ⓘ
introduction of new tactics to Japanese warfare ⓘ
use of gunpowder weapons by Mongol forces ⓘ
opponent Kamakura shogunate ⓘ
linked to: Kamakura period

samurai forces ⓘ
partOf Kublai Khan’s campaigns against East Asian states ⓘ
Mongol expansion ⓘ
linked to: Mongol conquests

Yuan dynasty military campaigns ⓘ
relatedTo Mongol conquest of China ⓘ
Mongol invasions of Korea ⓘ
Yuan dynasty foreign relations ⓘ
religiousAspect Shinto belief in divine wind ⓘ
result Japanese victory ⓘ
Mongol–Yuan failure ⓘ
significantEvent kamikaze ⓘ
typhoon destruction of Mongol fleets ⓘ
startTime 1274 ⓘ
timePeriod 13th century ⓘ

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Mongol conquests → hasPart → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ
Kamakura period → significantEvent → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ
Kamakura period → militaryEvent → Mongol invasion of 1274 ⓘ
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Kamakura period → militaryEvent → Mongol invasion of 1281 ⓘ
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Mongol Empire → notableEvent → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ
Hakata Bay → knownFor → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ
Hakata Bay → historicalEventSite → First Mongol invasion of Japan (1274) ⓘ
linked to: Mongol invasions of Japan
Hakata Bay → historicalEventSite → Second Mongol invasion of Japan (1281) ⓘ
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Mongol invasion of the Korean Peninsula → relatedTo → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ
Mongol invasions of Japan → hasPart → first Mongol invasion of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Mongol invasions of Japan
Mongol invasions of Japan → hasPart → second Mongol invasion of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Mongol invasions of Japan
regency of the Hōjō clan → significantEvent → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ
Ghost of Tsushima → historicalEventDepicted → Mongol invasion of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Mongol invasions of Japan
Battle of Bun'ei → alsoKnownAs → First Mongol invasion of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Mongol invasions of Japan
Battle of Bun'ei → conflict → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ
Battle of Bun'ei → precededBy → Mongol diplomatic missions to Japan ⓘ
linked to: Mongol invasions of Japan
Battle of Bun'ei → followedBy → Second Mongol invasion of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Mongol invasions of Japan
Battle of Bun'ei → partOf → Mongol–Japanese conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Mongol invasions of Japan