Mongol Invasions of Japan and the Kamakura Defense (1274–1281)

1. Hōjō Tokimune becomes shikken (regent)

   Jan 1, 1268Labels: H j, Kamakura regency

   • Britannica

2. First Yuan diplomatic letter reaches Dazaifu

   Feb 8, 1268Labels: Dazaifu, Yuan envoys

   • Natl Archives JP

3. Kublai Khan proclaims the Yuan dynasty

   Jan 1, 1271Labels: Kublai Khan, Yuan dynasty

   • Britannica

4. Yuan-Goryeo force attacks Tsushima

   Oct 5, 1274Labels: Tsushima, Yuan-Goryeo forces

   • Britannica

5. Battle of Bun’ei at Hakata Bay

   Nov 4, 1274Labels: Hakata Bay, Battle of

   • Wiki Bun ei
   • Britannica

6. Yuan-Goryeo forces seize Iki Island

   Nov 13, 1274Labels: Iki Island, Yuan-Goryeo forces

   • Britannica
   • Wiki Iki

7. Typhoon forces 1274 invasion withdrawal

   Nov 19, 1274Labels: kamikaze, storm withdrawal

   • Britannica
   • Wiki Bun ei

8. Kamakura orders Genkō Bōrui coastal defenses

   Mar 1, 1276Labels: Genk B, Kamakura shogunate

   • Wiki Genk
   • Fukuoka City

9. Eastern Route Army sails for second invasion

   May 1, 1281Labels: Eastern Route, Goryeo

   • Wiki K an
   • Nippon com

10. Second invasion battle begins at Hakata Bay

    Jun 8, 1281Labels: K an, Hakata Bay

    • Wiki K an
    • Wiki Genk

11. Southern force arrives; fleets concentrate off Kyushu

    Jul 16, 1281Labels: Southern force, invasion fleet

    • Wiki K an

12. Typhoon devastates the 1281 invasion fleet

    Aug 15, 1281Labels: typhoon 1281, kamikaze

    • Wiki K an
    • Britannica

13. Takezaki Suenaga completes invasion scroll account

    Jan 1, 1293Labels: Takezaki Suenaga, M ko

    • Wiki Ekotoba