Tag: Kublai Khan

The Mongol Invasions of Japan

June 2, 2022 justin-david-hebert Kamakura, Season 7 Comments Off on The Mongol Invasions of Japan
Season 7, Episode 12: The Mongol Invasions of Japan
A copy of the original letter sent to Japan by Kublai Khan. Remember that Japanese is read from the top down and right-to-left. Public Domain
A portrait of Hojo Tokimune, who was the Shikken (Shogun’s Regent) during both Mongol Invasions. Public Domain
A map illustrating both invasions. Source: Qiushufang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stoneware bombs from the invasions. The lumpy bits on the outside are barnacles. Source: 震天動地, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
An illustration of Samurai boarding a Mongol vessel. Public Domain
Another such illustration of Japanese ships hunting for unobservant Mongol craft. Public Domain
A map of Sakhalin Island, which is the central body of land. Directly west is northern Manchuria. Public Domain

The Reign of the Mongols

May 30, 2022 justin-david-hebert Kamakura, Season 7 Comments Off on The Reign of the Mongols
Season 7, Episode 11: The Reign of the Mongols
A statue of Ogedei Khan in Gachuurt, Mongolia. Source: Enerelt at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
One of the early Mongol invasions of Korea. Source: Qiushufang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A map of the Mongol Empire’s war against the Song Dynasty. Source: SS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The division of the Mongol Empire. The Yuan Dynasty, Chagatai Khanate, Golden Horde, and Ilkhanate were all successor states to the largest empire ever made. Source: derivative work: Wengier (talk)Asia_in_1345.svg: Teaandcrumpets, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Kublai Khan, the Yuan Dynasty Emperor of China who tried to conquer Japan. Source: Public Domain
A time-lapse of the Mongol Empire, overlaid upon modern national borders. Source: User:Astrokey44, modified by Sting, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons