When Kublai Khan founded the Chinese Yuan Dynasty in 1271, the vast Mongol Empire already stretched across Asia and into parts of Europe. Kublai, who was keen to secure Japan’s support in his campaign ...

Historians have long searched for evidence of the typhoons legend says devastated the invading Yuan forces. Recent geological research has turned up hints of violent storms along the Kyūshū coast ...

A shipwreck dating to roughly 745 years ago has been identified off the coast of Takashima island in Nagasaki prefecture, Japan, adding to a small but growing collection of vessels tied to the Mongol ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Excavations in Japan’s Imari Bay near Takashima Island found a ship tied to the 1281 Mongol invasion of Japan, the third such ...