battle, notable, medieval

Battle of Kōan

Name: Battle of Kōan
Location: Northern Kyushu, Japan

Battle of Kōan was a battle fought in 1281 at Northern Kyushu, in what is now Japan. It was part of Mongol invasions of Japan. The recorded result: Japanese victory.

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Fought1281

WhereNorthern Kyushu, Japan33.625N, 130.333E

OutcomeJapanese victory

BelligerentsKamakura JapanagainstYuan dynasty; Goryeo

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	1281 (year precision)
Place	Northern Kyushu, Japan 33.625N, 130.333E
Kind	Battle, medieval

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 Bun'ei 1274, 0.8 km S
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

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

Elsewhere in 1281

Second Battle of Homs Syria
Battle of the Tafna Algeria

Battle of Kōan 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 Q2237622, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kōan, revision 1380643051, 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.