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Yuan's Third Embassy to Japan Rejected

Type Event Region Japan Time 1287

In 1287, after two failed military expeditions, the Yuan again sent envoys to Japan demanding submission and tribute.…

Timeline

1287Dadu · ChinaAfter the failed 1281 expedition, Kublai still sought to force Japan's submission through diplomacy, sending envoys with an imperial letter to Japan in 1287.
1287Hakata · Fukuoka PrefectureThe shogunate refused entry to the Yuan envoys at Hakata and elsewhere or sent them back, reiterating that it would not accept Yuan investiture or demands for submission; official Yuan–Japan relations were again severed.

Sources

Mongol invasions of Japan https://www.britannica.com/event/Mongol-invasions-of-Japan
元日关系 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%83%E6%97%A5%E5%85%B3%E7%B3%BB