Mongol invasions of Japan

E358779

13th-century conflict invasion military campaign

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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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Mongol invasions of Japan canonical	6
First Mongol invasion of Japan (1274)	1
Mongol invasion of 1274	1
Mongol invasion of 1281	1
Second Mongol invasion of Japan (1281)	1
first Mongol invasion of Japan	1
second Mongol invasion of Japan	1

Statements (47)

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	Mongol invasions of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: first Mongol invasion of Japan Mongol invasions of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: second Mongol invasion of Japan
location	Hakata Bay ⓘ Iki Island NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 period ⓘ surface form: Kamakura shogunate samurai forces ⓘ
partOf	Kublai Khan’s campaigns against East Asian states ⓘ Mongol conquests ⓘ surface form: Mongol expansion Yuan dynasty military campaigns ⓘ
relatedTo	Mongol invasion of China ⓘ surface form: Mongol conquest of China Mongol invasion of the Korean Peninsula ⓘ surface form: 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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Subject: Mongol invasions of Japan
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mongol conquests → hasPart → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ

Kamakura period → significantEvent → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ

Kamakura period → militaryEvent → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol invasion of 1274

Kamakura period → militaryEvent → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol invasion of 1281

Mongol Empire → notableEvent → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ

Hakata Bay → knownFor → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ

Hakata Bay → historicalEventSite → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Mongol invasion of Japan (1274)

Hakata Bay → historicalEventSite → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Mongol invasion of Japan (1281)

Mongol invasion of the Korean Peninsula → relatedTo → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ

Mongol invasions of Japan → hasPart → Mongol invasions of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: first Mongol invasion of Japan

Mongol invasions of Japan → hasPart → Mongol invasions of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: second Mongol invasion of Japan

regency of the Hōjō clan → significantEvent → Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ