Japan: Mongol invasion of Japan; Japanese samurai boarding Mongol ships in 1281. Painting from the illustrated handscroll 'Moko Shurai Ekotoba' ('Illustated Account of the Mongol Invasion'), c. 1293. The Mongol invasions of Japan of 1274 and 1281 were major military invasions undertaken by Kublai Khan to conquer the Japanese islands after the submission of Korea. Despite their ultimate failure, the invasion attempts are of historical importance, because they set a limit on Mongol expansion, and rank as nation-defining events in Japanese history.

Japan: Mongol invasion of Japan; Japanese samurai boarding Mongol ships in 1281. Painting from the illustrated handscroll 'Moko Shurai Ekotoba' ('Illustated Account of the Mongol Invasion'), c. 1293. The Mongol invasions of Japan of 1274 and 1281 were major military invasions undertaken by Kublai Khan to conquer the Japanese islands after the submission of Korea. Despite their ultimate failure, the invasion attempts are of historical importance, because they set a limit on Mongol expansion, and rank as nation-defining events in Japanese history. Stock Photo

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