The Mongol Invasions of Japan, 1274 and 1281
From Xanadu, Kubla Khan plotted Japan’s invasion. Only after acquiring Korea did he gain the maritime resources needed for the operation.
From his throne in the opulent palace of Xanadu, the legendary Mongol Emperor of China, Kubla Khan, had been nursing a grand scheme: the invasion of Japan. But it wasn’t until he got his hands on Korea that he finally had the maritime muscle needed to pull off such a badass amphibious operation. Stephen Turnbull spills the bean in The Mongol Invasions of Japan, 1274 and 1281.
