1281 CE

War & Conflict

Kamikaze Destroys The Mongol Fleet

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The kamikaze (Japanese: 神風, lit. 'divine wind') were winds or storms that are said to have saved Japan from two Mongol fleets under Kublai Khan. These fleets attacked Japan in 1274 and again in 1281. Due to the growth of Zen Buddhism among Samurai at the time, these were the first events where the typhoons were described as "divine wind" as much by their timing as by their force.

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Kikuchi Yoosai - Mongol Invasion (mōko shūrai) - Tokyo National MuseumKikuchi Yoosai / (of the reproduction) Tokyo National MuseumPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Man’s Jacket (Haori) with the Flight of the Kamikaze PlaneUnknownCC0The Met
Een zwaar beschadigde USS Nevada na te zijn getroffen door een kamikaze-aanval op 27 maart 1945 bij Okinawa, waarbij 11 doden en 41 gewonden vielenNational Archives of the NetherlandsPublic domainEuropeana

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