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Bun'ei Campaign — The Mongol Invasion and the Swords of Kamakura Warriors

Name: Bun'ei Campaign — The Mongol Invasion and the Swords of Kamakura Warriors
Start: 1274
Location: Hakata Bay, Tsushima, and Iki (present-day Fukuoka and Nagasaki Prefectures)

October 1274 (11th year of Bun'ei)

Hakata Bay, Tsushima, and Iki (present-day Fukuoka and Nagasaki Prefectures)

Date: October 1274 (11th year of Bun'ei)
Location: Hakata Bay, Tsushima, and Iki (present-day Fukuoka and Nagasaki Prefectures)
Result: Yuan-Goryeo forces withdrew due to a violent storm. Japan successfully defended. The Kamakura shogunate urgently fortified Kyushu (building stone walls), preparing for the second invasion in 1281.

Forces

Yuan-Goryeo Combined Forces

CommanderKhudun / Hong Dagu / Kim Bang-gyeong

Strengthapprox. 30,000 troops (approx. 900 vessels)

Kamakura Shogunate Forces (Kyushu Warriors)

CommanderShōni Kagasuke / Ōtomo Yoriyasu / Shimazu Hisatsune and others

Strengthestimated 10,000–12,000

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