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9781846034565

The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281

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    9781846034565

  • ISBN10:

    1846034566

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-01-26
  • Publisher: Osprey Publishing
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Summary

The two attempts by Khubilai Khan, the Mongol Emperor of China, to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281 represent unique events in the history of both countries. It pitted the samurai of Japan against the fierce warriors of the steppes who had conquered half the known world. The Mongol conquest of Korea left them with a considerable quantity of maritime resources, which enabled them to thin seriously for the first time about crossing the Tsushima strait between Korea and Japan with an army of invasion. The first invasion, which began with savage raiding on the islands of Tsushima and Iki, made a landfall at Hakata Bay and forced the samurai defenders back inland. Luckily for the Japanese defenders, a storm scattered the Mongol invasion fleet, leading them to abandon this attempt. In the intervening years the Japanese made defensive preparation, and the Mongol increased their fleet and army, so that the second invasion involved one of the largest seaborne expeditions in world history up to that time. This attempt was aimed at the same landing site, Hakata Bay, and met stiffer opposition form the new defences and the aggressive Japanese defenders. Forced buy a series of major Japanese raids to stay in their ships at anchor, the Mongol fleet was obliterated by a typhoon - the kami kaze (divine wind) - for the loss of as many as 90 per cent of the invaders. Although further preparations were made for an assault by the Mongols at the end of the 13ht and beginning of the 14th centuries, this proved to be the last realistic threat of an invasion of the home islands till 1945.

Author Biography

Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge University, and received a PhD from Leeds University for his work on Japanese religious history. He has traveled extensively in Europe and the Far East and also runs a well-used picture library. His work has been recognized by the awarding of the Canon Prize of the British Association for Japanese Studies and a Japan Festival Literary Award. He currently divides his time between lecturing in Japanese Religion at the University of Leeds and writing.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 5
Japan and the Mongol Empire
The Mongol conquest of China
The land of gold
Threats and preparation
Chronologyp. 17
Opposing Commandersp. 19
Khubilai Khan and the Mongol leaders
Hojo Tokimune
The shugo and the jito
Opposing Armies
Sources for the invasion
Tactical differences
Samurai arms and armour
Mongol arms and armour
The First Mongol Invasion of Japan, 1274p. 32
Opposing plans
Orders of battle
The invasion of Tsushima
The invasion of Iki
Landfall at Hakata
Between the Invasions, 1275-81p. 51
The Second Mongol Invasion of Japan, 1281p. 55
Opposing plans
Orders of battle
The Eastern Route Army
The battle of Hakata Bay
The battle of Takashima
The kamikaze
Aftermathp. 80
Rewards, religion and retribution
Japan's revenge
The fall of Kamakura
The myth of the Mongol invasions
The Battlefields Todayp. 91
Further Readingp. 94
Glossaryp. 94
Index 95
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