Battle of Kōan
naval battle · 1281 AD
Battle of Kōan, a naval battle recorded 1281 AD: its site mapped, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Kind
- naval battle
- Date
- June 1281 AD
- War
- Mongol invasions of Japan
- Side 1
- Shogun Japan (Kamakura) — led by Hōjō Tokimune
- Side 2
- Yuan dynasty and Goryeo — led by Hong Dagu, Fan Wenhu
- Result
- Japanese victory; the invasion fleet wrecked by a typhoon
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1281 AD | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century, (2007)