Download or read book The Mongol Invasion of Japan (Illustrated Edition) written by Nakaba Yamada and published by Rōnin's Collection of Old. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mongol invasions of Japan, which took place in 1274 and 1281, were major military efforts undertaken by Kublai Khan to conquer Japan after the submission of Korea to vassaldom. Ultimately a failure, the invasion attempts are of historical importance because they set a limit on Mongol expansion and rank as nation-defining events in the history of Japan. With illustrations and maps