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Podcast: Today In History with The Retrospectors
Episode: Kublai Khan's Kamikaze Climbdown
Description: The Mongols attempted to invade Japan on 5th November, 1274. Despite having a fleet of 900 ships, they failed - in part due to a ‘kamikaze’ typhoon that whooshed their boats back to Korea.
Then they tried again - and failed again.
In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider how a gunpowder-armed Army was defeated by the Samurai; reveal the brutal (yet unambiguous) response the Japanese gave to the Chinese diplomats who attempted to talk things through; and unearth the surprising connection between Kublai Khan and Lionel Blair…
Further Reading:
• ‘Kublai Khan - Biography...