Kamikaze Destroys the Yuan Fleet (1280)

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1. 1281Waters off Hakata Bay · Fukuoka PrefectureAfter the northern and southern Yuan armies united, over four thousand warships anchored off Hakata Bay and near Takashima, facing Japanese forces holding stone fortifications, yet repeatedly failing to land and break through.
2. 1281Waters from the Tsushima Strait to Hakata Bay · KyushuA violent typhoon swept the Yuan fleet; warships collided, broke apart, and sank, drowning tens of thousands of soldiers. Survivors fled back to Goryeo and China in ruined ships, and Kublai Khan never again launched an invasion of Japan. Japan calls this the Kōan kamikaze.
3. 1281Kyushu, Japan · KyushuThe Kōan kamikaze completely ended the Yuan attempt to conquer Japan, greatly boosting the prestige of the Kamakura shogunate. The belief in the divine wind protecting the nation became deeply embedded in Japanese culture, and Yuan relics are still found on the seabed off Kyushu's coast and in museums.