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1. Kamikaze

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   The Mongol Invasions (1274 and 1281)
   The two major Mongol attempts to invade Japan, under the authority of Kublai Khan, were decisively thwarted by severe storms in both 1274 (the Bun'ei War) and 1281 (the Kōan War). While the resilience of the samurai defense and the logistical strain on the Yuan forces contributed significantly to the failure, Japanese chroniclers attributed the turning point to celestial int…