Kamikaze: The Typhoon That Sank Kublai Khan's Invasion
Medieval East Asia

Kamikaze: The Typhoon That Sank Kublai Khan's Invasion

The Mongol Empire's greatest naval invasion of 1281 was destroyed not by any army, but by a typhoon—and a monk who may have prayed it into existence.

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Medieval JapanMongol Empire13th CenturyNaval HistoryDivine WindKublai KhanMilitary DisastersJapanese Religion

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