Real Ghost of Tsushima - Mongol Invasion of Japan DOCUMENTARY

In the new Kings and Generals animated historical documentary, we will tell the story of the Mongol Invasion of Japan and will focus on the attack on the islands of Tsushima and Iki, as the samurai attempt to defend their realm against the forces of the Yuan khan Kublai.

Sources:
- Conlan, Thomas D.. In Little Need of Divine Intervention: Takezaki Suenaga’s Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan. Translated by Thomas D. Conlan. East Asia Program Cornell University: Ithaca, New York, 2001.
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- Turnbull, Stephen. The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2010.

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[fishnujish]

"The Emperor ignores the Khan's letters"

The Ghosting of Tsushima

[gomiko]

"Help! Mongols have killed my family and are invading my village!"

Jin: As much as I want to help, good sir, climbing this mountain and reaching that small shrine is something that is essentially needed for such a task.

[KhmerH]

historically accurate or not, can we agree that without the game, we would never have this discussion. it's amazing how something like video games can ignite a curiosity in us like school never has (speaking for myself).

[dastemplar]

Even the developers of Ghost of Tsushima said this game wasn’t meant to be historically accurate. Every character was fictional and they focused more on just presenting a authentic Feudal Japanese experience. The only accurate part was the beginning battle of the Mongol Invasion in which a cavalry charge of 80 samurai attempted to cut down the Mongol invaders. Even Mongol records revealed that the Samurai of Tsushima fought with a determination and ferocity the Mongols never saw from an enemy before. Even one source stating a witness of how one samurai downed 25 Mongols before he was finally overwhelmed.

[furioussherman]

Fun fact: The Mongol invasions of Japan would remain the largest amphibious assaults ever launched until the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

[seanskre]

its kinda amazing how the mongols were able to fight both the samurai and the knights of europe

[nicholasdennis]

This would have to be the most drastic response to a left unread message I’ve ever seen.

[iHaveAimAssists]

This is incorrect. Jin killed all the mongols

[skullkid]

Those few samurai that stood their ground against impossible odds had the biggest pair of all time

[jackjacl]

Mongols: We have an undefeated Empire
Japanese: We have typhoons

[tateparker]

I already want a Ghost of Tsushima 2...I don’t know how they would do it, if at all, but I want them to because that game was DAMN GOOD.

[garciaper]

So Jin sakai was the typhoon all this time.

[tetsu]

Some of Tsushima clan members live in Aomori, the northernmost place on the mainland Japan.
They are the descendants of the refugees from Tsushima when Mongols attacked the island.
They even have a folk song called “Mokko lullaby”.
The lyrics go like this: “If you cry Mokko (Mongols) will come and take you. Now stop crying and sleep”

[VirtualnomadVirtualnomad]

Ruler of Tsushima: " Mongolian envoys? ... just ignore them..."
Armada appears on the horizon
" Hey there??!!! let's talk first.."

[yungag]

It’s amazing to imagine that Samurai warriors and European Hussars fought the same empire without even knowing each other existed

[TouchMeh]

Npc: Help! Our village got attacked by mongols


Jin: Wish I could but this bird really needs my attention

[arpitarunmishra]

" *We've invaded China* "
" *Please respect us, or we might invade you as well* ".

[abdirashidwarsame]

It really takes months to research and get such kind of information, and here we are getting it at almost no cost, thank you so much Kings and generals Team, we really appreciate your efforts.

[PepperKatLancer]

In the game your Katana is called Storm... I see what you did there Devs.

[RogueSeraph]

In Wikipedia it says that Sukesada killed 25 Mongols before he got shot with 3 arrows and fell in Komoda Beach...didn't Jin Sakai got shot with 3 arrows in the back when him and Shimura stormed Komoda beach?

I gotta rewatch the intro of Ghost of Tsushima. Cause if that's the case, that's a nice reference to Sukesada.