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==== Asia ====
* [[November 4]]&ndash;[[November 19|19]] &ndash; [[Battle of Bun'ei]]: Forces of the Mongol-led [[Yuan dynasty]] of [[China]] invade [[Japan]]. After conquering the Japanese settlements on [[Tsushima Island|Tsushima]] and [[Iki Island|Iki]] islands, [[Kublai Khan]]'s fleet moves on to Japan and lands at [[Hakata Bay]]. Their landing is not unopposed: an old sea wall runs along much of the bay, and behind it are stationed the warriors of [[Hōjō Tokimune]]. The Japanese open combat with whistling arrows (''[[kabura-ya]]''), designed to unnerve and intimidate their foes. The Mongols use bombs against the Japanese forces and manage to break through at a few places, burning down the nearby town of [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata]] (modern-day [[Fukuoka]]). The invaders are eventually repelled, and after inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese, a withdrawal is ordered. Credited to a great typhoon – called a [[Kamikaze (typhoon)|''kamikaze'']], or divine wind – the Mongol fleet is dashed on the rocks and destroyed. Some sources suggest that 200 warships are lost. Of the 30,000 strong invasion force, some 13,000 does not return.<ref>Stephen Turnbull (2010). Osprey: ''The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281'', pp. 48–50. {{ISBN|978-1-84603-456-5}}.</ref>
* [[Nichiren]], Japanese priest and philosopher, enters exile on [[Minobu, Yamanashi|Mount Minobu]]. He leads a widespread movement of followers in [[Kantō region|Kantō]] and [[Sado, Niigata|Sado]] mainly through his prolific letter-writing.