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| MONGOL INVASION |
| This is NOT an official site of the Nichiren Shoshu Shoshin-kai |
| Abbreviated Chronological Of the Mongol Empire's Encounter with Japan |
| 1259 |
| Korea surrenders to the Mongols |
| 1260 |
| 1268 |
| 1271 |
| 1272 |
| Kublai, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes Khan, or Great Ruler |
| Korean emissaries bring letters from Kublai Khan to Dazaifu on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, demanding that Japan submit to the Mongol Empire |
| Japanese Emperor orders all temples to pray for victoryover the Mongols |
| Nichiren Daishonin writes Postscript to the Rissho Ankoku-ron, appends it to the original Rissho Ankoku-ron and submits it Hei no Saemon. This is the second remonstration with Hei no Saemon |
| Kublai Khan adopts the Chinese dynastic name Yuan for his empire |
| Tatsunokuchi persecution - Shogunate's failed attempt to execute Nichiren Daishonin |
| Nichiren Daisonin is exiled to Sado Island |
| Nichiren Daishonin submits The Rationale for the Rissho Ankoku-ron to Regent Hojo Tokimune, Hei no Saemon, priests Ryokan and Doryu and 7 other high-ranking officials of he Kamakura Shogunate. |
| 1269 |
| Mongul emissaries return to Daizafu with another official letter |
| Emissaries from Yuan Dynasty arrive in Dazaifu |
| The Yuan subdues Sambestusho - a small Japanese island south of Korea |
| THE MONGOL EMPIRE Yuan Dynasty During the Kamakura Era |
| Mongol emissaries visit Japan again |
| 1273 |
| 1274 |
| Nichiren Daishonin meets with Hei no Saemon in Kamakura and issues his third warning. When it is ignored Daishonin retires to Mt. Minobu |
| 1275 |
| 1276 |
| 1279 |
| 1280 |
| Bun'ei War commences when 40,000 Yuanl forces invade the Japanese islands of Iki and Tsushima, and the city of Hakata on Kyushu |
| Kamakura Shogunate orders all provincial administrators and governors to defend and guard their territories |
| The Yuan emissaries are executed at Tatsunokuchi by Shogunate |
| Shoguante orders the entire country, especially Kyushu, to build stone fortresses to protect their castles and domains |
| The Yuan captures the capital of the Sung Dynasty in southern China and unifies China |
| Japanese Imperial Court orders all temples to pray for victory over The Yuan |
| Koan War commences when 140,000 Mongol forces invade Kyushu for the second time |
| Nichiren Daishonin dies |
| 1281 |
| 1282 |
| 1284 |
| 1291 |
| 1292 |
| 1294 |
| Regent Hojo Tokimuni dies |
| Yuan emissaries are executed by Shogunate at Tsushima |
| Shogunate orders all temples to pray for The Yuan's surrender |
| Korean emissaries arrive in Dazaifu demanding Japan's surrender |
| Kublai Khan dies |
| Cruel execution of Yuan emissaries at Hakata, Kyushu by Shogunate officials |
| Nichiren Daishonin submits the Rissho Ankoku Ron to retired regent hojo Tokiyori |
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