About Japanese Resources on Mongol-Japan Relations During the Khublai Khan Period


The khanate, which passed to Ögeday lineage with Ögeday Khan’s accession after the death of the Mongolian Emperor Genghis Khan, later passed to Tuluy lineage with Mengü’s accession. After Mengü, Khublai, who sat on the khanate throne, shifted the empire’s expansion area to the territory of South China.The historical background of the Far East expeditionsthat would have taken place during the Khublai period was formed.Khublai Khan demanded that Japan, which was part of the plan to seize South China, be subject to him, but upon his failure, he decided to attack Japan, and thus, he became the first leader to invade Japan. Two major attacks took place in 1274 and 1281 for the dependence of Japan, which was part of the expansion strategy. Although they failed, the two attacks had serious impacts on the two countries. With two unsuccessful attempts at invasion in 1274 and 1281, the Mongol progress came to an end and The Eastern border of the nation, which dominated a large geography, was formed.The studies on the Mongolian period in Turkey generally encompass Ilkhanid and Golden Horde Empire. However,there are many works in the libraries of Far East and Western countries, especially Japan, on the Mongolian-Japanese realation that are not placed emphasis on in Turkey. Some of works are specific to this subject and some of them are written as a chapter in the works that tell about XIII. century Japan or Mongolian history. The current study discusses Japanese resources about Mongolian-Japanese relations during the Kublai Khan period. Japanese resources (in this study) are “Azuma Kagami” the historical chronicle of the period, “Kamakura Ibun”, collection of the historical material of the Kamakura period, “Moko Shurai Ekotoba (Mongol Invasions Scroll)”, which describes the attacks of Mongols on Japan and some works written about Mongolian-Japanese relations.


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History, Khublai, Mongol, Yuan, Japan, Azumakagami, Kamakura

Author : Emin KIRKIL -Huriye ŞEN
Number of pages: 317-329
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29228/TurkishStudies.40483
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