Pax Mongolica: Genghis Khan & Kublai Khan
Conflicted: A History Podcast
Kublai Khan and the Great Khan
Mongol empire stretched far and wide, but there was one blank space on the map that piqued kublai's immense curiosity more than any of the others. Kublai had actually attempted an invasion of japan earlier, about seven years prior, but poor weather and storms off the japanese coast had killed that expedition in the crib. The mongols start landing their troops, and almost immediately they're attacked by the samurai. But before long, the mongol soldiers passing the time on these ships start to notice some interesting weather patterns. They didn't know it, but they'd picked a fight with the most powerful man in the world, and if history
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