Daily Archives for 15 August 2012


August 15: A Divine Wind

On 15 August 1281 a 神風 (also known as a Kamikaze or Divine Wind) destroyed the invading Mongol fleet thus saving Japan from being taken over by China. For the 1281 invasion, the Mongols sent two fleets to Japan. The first was made up of 900 ships with 40,000 troops. The second fleet had 100,000 […]