Before Kamikaze: Diplomatic Negotiations among the Mongols, Japan, and Korea before 1274 Bun'ei Campaign

This Harvard talk revisits the Mongol invasions of Japan by focusing on the diplomatic negotiations that came before the 1274 Bun’ei Campaign. Drawing on Mongol, Korean, and Japanese sources, it explores how Japan, Korea, and the Mongol Empire navigated power and strategy in premodern East Asia.