Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
The Battle of Legnica took place during the first Mongol invasion of Poland. The Mongol invasion in the 13th century led to construction of mighty stone castles, such as Spiš Castle in Slovakia. The Mongols invaded and destroyed Volga Bulgaria and Kievan Rus', before invading Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and other territories.
In the midst of the withdrawal, they were hit by a typhoon. Most of their ships sank and many soldiers drowned. [4] [better source needed] The first incident took place in autumn 1274 when a Mongol fleet of 500 to 900 ships carrying 30,000 to 40,000 men attacked Japan. While in Hakata Bay, Kyushu, a typhoon hit the fleet.
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]
First Mongol invasion of Burma: Yuan dynasty: Pagan Empire: Victory 1282–1284 The Mongol invasion of Champa Yuan dynasty: Champa: Defeat 1285 Dai Viet-Mongol War: Yuan dynasty: Tran dynasty: Defeat 1285–1286 Second Mongol invasion of Hungary: Golden Horde: Kingdom of Hungary: Defeat 1287–1288 Third Mongol invasion of Poland: Golden Horde ...
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 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.
The Mongols slaughtered the inhabitants of Tsushima and about 1000 Japanese soldiers were killed on Iki island. [32] When the Mongols arrived on Japan's mainland of Kyushu they encountered the first real Japanese army. [33] During the Battle of Akasaka the Japanese won with a surprise attack by the forces of Kikuchi Takefusa.