Battle of Kōan

The Battle of Kōan , also known as the Second Battle of Hakata Bay, was the second attempt by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China to invade Japan after their failed attempt seven years earlier at the Battle of Bun'ei. In the summer of 1281, the Yuan invaded with two large armies. The Japanese defenders were aided by a major storm which sank a sizeable portion of the Yuan fleets. The invaders who reached the shore were repulsed shortly after landing. The Japanese called the opportune storm kamikaze, a name later used in the Second World War for pilots who carried out aerial suicide attacks.

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1281  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Yuan dynasty, Mongol Empire, Kamakura shogunate, Goryeo, Japan, 

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1281 Battle of Kōan

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740 Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellion

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1019 Toi invasion

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1274 Battle of Bun'ei

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1336 Battle of Tatarahama

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1569 Battle of Tatarahama

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1569 Siege of Tachibana

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1586 Siege of Iwaya Castle

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1586 Siege of Tachibanayama Castle

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1945 Bombing of Fukuoka

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1945 Chikushi Station Train Air Raid Incident

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Battle of Koan (Setoura, Ashibe-cho, Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region		Shima		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	740	Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellion	rebellion, Ōno no Azumabito, Fujiwara no Hirotsugu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1019	Toi invasion	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1274	Battle of Bun'ei	battle, Mongol Empire, Goryeo, Kamakura shogunate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1281	Battle of Kōan	Yuan dynasty, battle, Mongol Empire, Goryeo, Kamakura shogunate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1336	Battle of Tatarahama	Ashikaga Takauji, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1569	Battle of Tatarahama	Kobayakawa Takakage, Tachibana Dōsetsu, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1569	Siege of Tachibana	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1586	Siege of Iwaya Castle	Takahashi Shigetane, Shimazu Tadatake, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1586	Siege of Tachibanayama Castle	siege, Shimazu Tadatake, Tachibana Muneshige	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Bombing of Fukuoka	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Chikushi Station Train Air Raid Incident	airstrike	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1947	Fukuoka Shipbuilding	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	castle	665	Kii Castle	Korean-style fortress in Japan	Wikidata
site	castle	665	Ōno Castle	Korean-style fortress in Japan	Wikidata
site	castle	1600	Iwaya Castle	hill castle, Japanese castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1600	Najima Castle	umijiro, Japanese castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Genkō Historical Museum	history museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Koan (Setoura, Ashibe-cho, Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture)		Commons