MONGOL INVASIONS OF JAPAN

BATTLE OF IKI ISLAND

After leaving Tsushima in flames, Kublai’s fleet moves on to Iki Island, to the south, as a stepping stone en route to Kyushu. Taira Kagetaka, the island’s governor, mounts another valiant but doomed defence of the island, which is sacked by the Khan’s forces. Meanwhile, the shogun’s samurai army gathers in preparation to resist the invasion.

RISE OF KUBLAI KHAN 01

After the Mongol Emperor Möngke Khan dies in battle, his brother Kublai eventually becomes the Great Khan after a brief civil