Battle of Mongol invasions of Japan 1281

Kublai Khan's second invasion of Japan is wrecked by a typhoon in Hakata Bay, remembered in Japan as the kamikaze, the divine wind.

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Key facts

Date	1281
Type	Battle
Location	33.60° N, 130.40° E
Nearest city on the map	Nagasaki (about 107 km)
Territory of (map of 1200)	Imperial Japan (Fujiwara)

Rulers in 1281

Realm	Ruler	Reign
Rus' / Russia	Golden Horde overlordship	1240–1324
China	Kublai Khan (Yuan)	1271–1294
Japan (de facto ruler)	Hōjō Tokimune	1268–1284
Mongol Great Khans	Kublai	1260–1294

The world around 1281

Year	Event	Where
1279	Battle of Yamen: the end of the Southern Song	Battle of Yamen

Other battles and sites nearby

Battle of Hansando · 1592
Battle of Tsushima · 1905

Who was alive at the time

Lived	Person
1215 – 1294	Kublai Khan	Founder of the Yuan dynasty