battle, notable, medieval

Battle of Bun'ei

Name: Battle of Bun'ei
Location: Japan

Battle of Bun'ei was a battle fought in October 1274 at Japan. It was part of Mongol invasions of Japan. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: ~40,000 against ~10,000.

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FoughtOctober 1274

WhereJapan33.618N, 130.333E

OutcomeJapanese victory

BelligerentsYuan dynasty; GoryeoagainstKamakura shogunate

Casualties and lossesLight (before the typhoon)andLight

Part ofMongol invasions of Japan

Where it sits in Mongol invasions of Japan

3 placed engagements of Mongol invasions of Japan in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	October 1274 (month precision)
Place	Japan 33.618N, 130.333E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	~40,000	~10,000
Casualties and losses	Light (before the typhoon)	Light
Commanders	Kim Bang-gyeong	Kikuchi Takefusa Takezaki Suenaga

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kōan 1281, 0.8 km N
Battle of Tatarahama 1569, 10 km E
Battle of Tatarahama 1336, 10 km E
Siege of Tachibana 1569, 14 km NE
Siege of Tachibanayama Castle 1586, 14 km NE

In the same war

After: Battle of Iki (1274) 14 November 1274
All 3 engagements of Mongol invasions of Japan

Elsewhere in 1274

Battle of Bun'ei is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 604 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237386, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bun'ei, revision 1370435564, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.