What the records say
- When
- Nov 1274
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.62° N, 130.33° E
- Description
- 1274 battle
Battle of Bun'ei
1274 Mongol attempted invasion of Japan
The Battle of Bun'ei also known as the First Battle of Hakata Bay was the first major attempt by the Mongol Empire to invade Japan. The Mongol-led force, including Mongols, Koreans, Chinese, and Jurchens, landed at Hakata Bay after raiding the nearby islands of Tsushima and Iki.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Bun'ei: Forces of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China invade Japan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mongolen unter Kublai Khan unternehmen den ersten Invasionsversuch in Japan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Первое монгольское вторжение в Японию”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page