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The Mongols Are Gone… Or Are They?

June 6, 2022 justin-david-hebert Kamakura, Season 7 Comments Off on The Mongols Are Gone… Or Are They?
Season 7, Episode 13: The Mongols Are Gone… Or Are They?
A contemporary portrait of Kublai Khan created by an artist named Araniko. Public Domain
The Yuan Dynasty at its greatest extent under Kublai Khan, in 1294. Source: Yuen_Dynasty_1294.png: Ian Kiuderivative work: Idh0854, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A painting by Kikuchi Yosai of the Kamikaze Typhoon which laid waste to the Yuan Dynasty Fleet. Source: Public Domain
A portrait of Nichiren, the founder of Nichiren Buddhism, who died in 1282. Artist: Fujiwara-no Chikayasu. Public Domain
A portrait of Hojo Sadatoki drawn by artist Kurihara Nobumitsu. Public Domain
Konponji Temple, where Nichiren taught and worked during his exile on Sado Island. Source: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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