The Mongol Invasions of Japan

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Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In the late 13th century, the Mongol Empire was at the peak of its power. It was at this time that the Mongol Emperor of China, Kubli Khan, set his eyes on the island of Japan. On two separate occasions, the Mongols assembled the world’s largest amphibious fleet in world history. Both times, they found the limits of their military conquests. Learn more about the Mongol invasions of Japan on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the
0:02.0	Mongol Empire was at the peak of its power.
0:04.0	It was at this time that the Mongol Emperor of China, Kubla Khan,
0:08.0	set his sights on the islands of Japan.
0:10.0	On two separate occasions, the Mongols assembled the largest amphibious fleet in world history
0:15.6	and both times they discovered the limits of their military conquests.
0:19.8	Learn more about the Mongol invasions of Japan on this episode late 13th century.
0:45.1	By this time, Gingis Khan, the guy who started it all, had been dead for almost 50 years.
0:50.1	His descendants, however, had continued conquering for decades.
0:54.0	The Mongol Empire at this time had become the largest contiguous land empire in human history
0:59.5	stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic Sea to the Persian Gulf.
1:04.6	These nomadic horse archers from the middle of nowhere were like an ancient version of
1:08.3	the Borg from Star Trek.
1:10.4	They knew nothing about Siege Warfare, for example, so they captured some Siege Warfare experts and became experts themselves.
1:17.0	They were the ultimate pragmatis, and they adopted whatever they could from whatever people that they conquered.
1:22.8	In 1264, the grandson of Gingus Khan, Kublai, was named the Khan of Kans.
1:29.6	By this time the empire had grown so large that one person couldn't really rule at all.
1:34.0	The distances were simply too vast.
1:36.0	Kublakan was the ruler of Northern China, which had originally been conquered by his grandfather.
1:42.0	He dubbed his reign the Yuan Dynasty to use the language and dynastic system of the Chinese.
1:48.0	He wanted to complete what his grandfather was unable to do, the complete subjugation of all of China, which at this point
1:56.1	meant the Song Dynasty in the South.
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