Mongol invasions of Japan Puns

I was watching a video about The Failed Mongol Invasion of Japan and wondered what would have happened had it succeeded. Would Japan have ever developed into a separate power? Would the Japanese culture have become more Sinified? Just thought it was interesting as an idea.

Hey,

I just recently finished a fantastic video game called Ghost Of Tsushima. It has a focus on the first mongol invasion of Japan, specifically their invasion of Tsushima. Since playing the game I've become completely captivated by the time period of Feudal Japan, i've watched a bunch of classic Akira Kurosawa films but now I'm looking to learn a bit more about this actual history since the games and movies are fictional. So I guess what I'm asking, does anyone know of or have any sources available that are essentially the "for dummies" version for these time periods. I know it's pretty broad, but anything will help with my overall curiosity. I'm currently looking on wikipedia trying to follow links to other sources.

Also, if anyone else has played ghost of tsushima and is well educated in this time period, how accurate is the game in its depiction of the time period?

Thanks.

1. It's common to find the reason behind the failed invasions being typhoon destruction of Mongol fleets. Is this an accurate primary reason? Regardless, how successful was Japan in putting up a solid defense prior to the typhoon? Is there any indication they would have been able to fully repel the Mongol invasion without it?

2. What is the farthest geographical location that soldiers in the Mongol army could have been from while invading Japan? Do we have any contemporary sources describing what they did/saw, and how it may have affected them? What were the rough proportions of ethnic groups during the invasion?

3. Did the failure of the Mongols to successfully invade and take over invigorate rebellious efforts elsewhere in the Mongol efforts, or were reports of the failure largely unknown in the far off lands under Mongol control?

Just picked up the new game Ghost of Tsushima today, and that inspired me to start looking into this era. I'm a bit of a history nerd that likes studying ancient militaries and warriors, but I never really studied that part of the world in any depth and am just looking for a place to start.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Japan#First_invasion_(1274)

I've just finished playing a video game called "Ghost of Tsushima" set during the first Mongol invasion of Japan and it piqued my curiosity. We never really covered this period of history much in (British) school (the 13th century was just "dark ages") and I'm looking for a good primer / overview of the Mongol empire, and if possible a book with a sub section about the attempted invasions of Japan.

Many thanks in advance!

Watching the latest Ghost of Tsushima gameplay stream made me curious to know about what types of settlements there might be in the game.

I tried searching for more information on this but I couldn't find any. Did Tsushima Island have any cities/urban areas during the time period that the game is set on (The first Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274)?

The only information I could find about Tsushima Island during that time period was that it was an important trading center that traded with other Japanese islands and the Goryeo kingdom.

What if Kublai Khan just let Japan be. Does the Yuan Dynasty last longer? Would his war with Kaidu be larger in scale? Does he try to exert power on the other Khanates as "Great Khan"? Perhaps he tries to invade Vietnam again? The failed invasions of Japan has been argued to be the true beginning of the end of the Yuan Dynasty. How does history change if Kublai doesn't invade?

Hey guys! I have this lore theory about Noxus and Iona. With Noxus representing the Mongol Empire. And Iona representing Japan. Here are my supporting evidence;

Quick history: The Mongols invaded Japan (twice in 1274 and 1281) and failed because of bad weather at sea.

The Mongol empire was expanding during the 13th century and was very ruthless but they did have a rule of law and allowed freedom of religion. The Mongols failed, while they did capture a few islands off the Japanese coast for a bit until the Japanese cleaned up.

Similarities:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD3J57yFuas (Noxus Dev Diary)

Right from the start, there were parallels to real-life history (some easier to spot out than others).

"Noxus was a massive, massive, expansionist, aggressive empire." Which is exactly what the Mongols did

"So Noxus doesn't always conquer their territories violently. In many cases some of these cities tend to want to bend the knee to Noxus. Because they get great benefits in trade and protection." The Mongols did give the option for enemies to surrender and during their rule trade flourished along the silk road.

"He [Mordekeiser] was a Tyrant and all these different barbarian tribes that lived in the area actually combined their forces to overthrow him." - I believe Mordekeiser was supposed to represent the Jin dynasty who ruled in China and kept the small Nomadic Mongolian tribes at war to prevent an overthrow (spoiler, they unified and it failed). After Ghenghis Khan died, his children finally conquered the entirety of China.

"So in the North, it's expanded up towards the Frejlord pushing in the Frejlord up there. In the South, it's pushed to Shurima, it's actually taken over a whole bunch of northern Shuriman cities." - The Mongol empire has taken large parts of Siberia and eastern Europe. And as for Shurima, I believe it is meant to represent the Arabs and when they mentioned cities there I'm pretty sure it is hinting towards Mongols taking over Baghdad.

"To the east, they had an attack against Ionia but that did not go so well" - Like this whole post was suggesting about, the Mongols (Noxus) invasion of Japan (Ionia).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cwMFzp1Ou0 (Ionia Dev Diary)

"*The land itself always proved dangerous to invaders. Sweeping supplies away in sudden storms or scattered enemy troops in its dense soul altering

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This should be a movie (not staring Tom Cruise) that tells the story of the Mongol Invasion of Japan, focusing on the attack on the islands of Tsushima and Iki, as the samurai attempted to defend their kingdom against the the Yuan khan Kublai.

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