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Mongol invasions of Japan Japan….. Nippon as the people who live here…. So 'Land of the Rising Sun !!'…. A land in the easternmost part of the world that has never been occupied… Japan, the country of honorable samurai with their unique life philosophies,
combat techniques, languages and cultures! This is the Mongol Empire founded by Genghis Khan on horseback. The arrows pierced through the shields, their speed struck with the wind, the land of steppe horses where their skills bring the world to their knees dize When the master and feared leader of the steppe Cengiz dies his sons and grandchildren took over the dream of dominating the world from their ancestors. The Mongolian state, which is constantly moving and expanding its territory,
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| Mongol İnvasion of Japan 1274/1281 |
Heir of Genghis in northern China was Kublai, grandson of Genghis. Kubilay, who ruled these regions since the mid-13th century, it had adopted a policy of expansion to the south and east. Mongols who try to dominate Korea on the eastern border of their country, They had attacked this country many times since 1231 and had raided raids. Kublai, who had an eye here, had the opportunity to deal with his opponent's internal confusion after a series of attacks. and sent his troops to this area.
In 1259, the Goryeo Dynasty, who could not resist this invasion of the Mongols, succumbed to Kublai's army. Thus Korea became part of the Mongolian country. At this time when his brother Mönkge died in 1260, Kubilay, was chosen as the great inn of Mongols. The new inn Kublai, the lord of Manchuria to Europe, He spent the first years of his reign struggling with relatives.
Then he immediately fought against his main enemy, the Song dynasty. Kublai, who had struggled with the Song, the dominant dynasty of China, had also made Japan stand out. There were the main reasons why he wanted Japan. The Japanese traded to the enemy dynasty, Song, a little.
The trade with his enemy, of course, did not like Han. In addition, some of his advisors told Han that Japan was rich in gold. Even the famous traveler Marco Polo mentions this in his travelogue. The main reason for the invasion to Japan was the desire to dominate. Even if there is no reason, Kubilay, he longed for Japan with a sense of domination all over the world. According to him, even the land where the sun rises should be his. In 1266, he sent an ambassador to Japan for this purpose.
MONGOL WAR Emperor Kameyama ruled Japan at the time. . The emperor lived in Kyoto. However, it was a puppet management. . He was the principal director of the shogun, the guardian of Kamakura. and the wandering tent sofa here was called Kamakura Bakufu. The country was dominated by military rule and the real rulers came from the Hojo dynasty. In those years Hojo Tokimune was the leader of the clan.
The envoys sent by Kublai Khan set foot in Japan with this message. Blessed by the ruler of the heavens, the Great Mongol Emperor sends this letter to the King of Japan. Goryeo is the easternmost land connected to me. Since its foundation, Japan has been allied with Goryeo and sometimes with China. However, Japan has not sent any ambassadors to my palace since I ascended the throne. It is terrifying that the kingdom knows this.
Mongol İnvasion of Japan 1274/1281
So I'm sending a delegation who will present a letter stating our wishes. After that, enter into friendly relations with us. We think that all countries belong to one big family. How can we find the right way if we can't detect this? Nobody wants to resort to weapons. ' In short, Kublai Khan wanted obedience from Japan. Shogun found the proposal dishonorable and turned it down. A few years after 1266 the Mongols sent similar letters and the Japanese did not respond to them.
It was obvious that it would turn into war. In 1271, Kublai Khan began to prepare for the expedition to Japan. Of course, the war with the Song dynasty continued at full speed. In 1274, when the Song state was weakened, Kublai Khan began the invasion of Japan. Mongols, the Korean administration of 900 ships of various sizes. Against scattered and outdated Japanese a Mongolian-Korean army large enough to cope, set out for Japan with this fleet. 25,000 of the army are from North Chinese, Manchurian and Mongolian horsemen; 15 thousand were Korean pedestrians and sailors. The target was the island of Kyushu,
Japan's closest region to Korea. For the first time, the Japanese were in danger from the outside. So far they have always fought among themselves and in their own way. Let's see what kind of a surprise he had prepared for them saldırı The Mongols first attacked the strategic islands of Tsushima and Iki. Japanese garrison of 100 people refusing to surrender in Tsushima He was completely slaughtered, except for two prisoners, the people were enslaved and the island was set on fire and ruined. The Japanese garrison at Iki shared the same fate.
The Japanese were stunned and frightened by this unexpected attack ... What Shogun Tokimune would do to the men was now a matter of curiosity.… On November 19, 1274, the Mongols led Kyushu's Fukuoka Bay under the command of Korean Lin Fok Heng. they made comfortable progress against the Japanese who welcomed them. Mongols, who are clearly superior to the Japanese in terms of weapons and organization,
They caused heavy losses in Hahozaki and pushed their rivals back. Thanks to horsemen archers and bomb throwing catapults, they repelled the opponent with long distance attacks. It was the first time the Japanese faced such a war. Samurai were one-on-one and skilled in close combat. The Mongols fight in the form of large groups, scare the Japanese horses with whistling arrows, they were battled in masses under the direction of flags and drums. The Japanese were confused…
The darkness of the samurai Worried about night attack, Mongols decided to board ships again. Indeed, the Japanese took advantage of the darkness and the advantage of the falling rain attacked. Samurai's one-on-one fighting was superior. Samurai, whose blood was pouring from their Katana, began to resist their enemies.
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When the wind and rain pressed down, the invader immediately headed for their ship. Korean sailors at night because of big storm exploding at a time they had to take the fleet out to the open sea to avoid hitting the rocks. 200 ships sank, hundreds of them came on top of each other and thousands of soldiers were killed. After the storm, Kublai's forces barely returned. The win was now Japanese and tornado ... In fact, the Mongols were the obvious superiority of the war,
but the storm had changed things. 40,000 people participated in this campaign against a total of 400,000 fighters present in Japan, even in dispersed form. the result of the hurricane could not be learned. This time he gave great lessons to the Japanese.
The leaders of the Hojo dynasty, the ruler of the Japanese who survived the first chance, Building a large wall urgently along Hakato Bay they tried to prevent a similar invasion attempt for the future. In addition, new garrisons were created and new soldiers were trained. Some arrangements were made in the exercises against the possible second occupation and the movements of the reserve units. HOLY POWER Frustrated with defeat, Kubilay said that the failure of the first expedition considering that it originated from nature rolled up the sleeves for the expedition.
The heads of the Mongol ambassadors sent were cut by the Japanese and Japan's self-confidence increased. Kublai was to cut Japan's sentence, but first he had to solve another problem. In 1279, the Mongol armies, which organized flights to China, defeated the Song dynasty it also dominated southern China. Now all the resources of China and all kinds of China belonged to Kublai. As of the moment the inn had 3 options.
Either the south will conquer Annam and Burma he would either turn to Tibet or turn his face to Japan. In order to get a rematch, he turned to the Japanese option. The Mongols built 900 ships for the Koreans, just like the first time. At the port of Ch'üan-chou in southern China,
A giant fleet of 3,500 ships was prepared and filled with Chinese soldiers. History would bring these 4 Asian peoples in the same square: It was time for war for the Mongols, the Chinese, the Koreans and the Japanese yaklaş. The fleets, which are stated to carry more than 150 thousand soldiers, were launched in 1281. Chinese fleet to join the war long after the Korean fleet due to failures and that was a problem that would cause headaches.
The first target was also the strategic islands of Tsushima and Iki. This time, the resistance was more difficult here. In the end, however, they could not bear the Mongols, who were quite powerful, and both fell. After the acquisition of the two, the Korean Fleet, On June 23,
he landed at Shiga Spit, at the end of the wall north of Hakata Bay. On the beach here, they faced the Japanese resistance. and only after a few days of combat did he succeed in gaining only one bridgehead. The Mongols faced a fierce Japanese resistance there. Japanese, with the help of the fortification wall in Hakato They managed to slow down the Mongols, preventing them from breaking their lines. The Japanese learned from the previous attack;
They prevent the Mongols from organizing on the coast and they were forcing them to withdraw. Meanwhile, Japanese coastal fishing vessels, which are small and highly mobile, They took advantage of the sheep's shallow waters to inflict heavy losses on the Korean Fleet with their striking tactics. Nevertheless, the upcoming Chinese Fleet was capable of determining the fate of the battles. and the Japanese seemed to have little to do with it. The fleet arrived in pieces. Up to two Chinese ships left for Hirado Jima They occupied the island of Hirado.
Because the Mongol commander Atahay ordered the next attack from the south. On August 12, Korean and Chinese fleets merged. They entered the Gulf of Imari and invaded Takashima Island at the mouth of the bay. The work for the Mongols was not bad, despite the losses. Towards the end of long-standing wars, the Japanese began to lose their power.
The Japanese priests asked for divine support from the Sun Goddess Amaterasu-O-mikami. A miracle was needed for the Japanese to survive… On the night of August 14-15, the typhoon was the turning point of the Kyushu Battles. Wind blowing for two days at a speed exceeding 190 kilometers per hour from sea to land, and sunk ships on top of each other.
While 4,000 of the 4,500 ships sank in the storm, up to 100,000 of the expeditioners drowned in the meantime. Almost all of the big group from China had disappeared in the storm. The rest went up to Iki Island and hoped not to. Because the Japanese killed them, captured them, or cut their heads in cold blood. This divine power that saved the Japanese island has gone down in history as kamikaze, the holy wind and in the Japanese culture that will be remembered again in the future. Few soldiers were able to return after the typhoon,
and Japan's book was closed for Kublai.… Japanese living in the storm zone by the ocean, Thanks to the advantage of their geography has been saved. This reminds us of a historical lesson: Remember that geography always draws the fate of nations… Just as the Japanese drew the fate of 1281…. .
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