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Recent Underwater Investigations at Takashima:Searching for the Lost Fleet of the Mongol Empire


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1 University of the Ryukyus, College of Law and Letters, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-town, Nakagami-District, Okinawa, Japan
2 Kyushu National Museum, Museum Science Division, 4-7-2 Ishizaka, Dazaifu-City, Fukuoka, Japan
3 Tokai University, School of Marine Science and Technology, 3-20-1 Orido, Shimizu, Shizuoka-City, Shizuoka, Japan
 

Two vessels originating in China, which are related to the 13th century CE Mongol invasion of Japan, were recently discovered at Takashima underwater site in Nagasaki Prefecture. These finds have shed new light on naval tactics and how the event took place. The finds are thought to be one of the most famous underwater archaeological discoveries in the country. Realizing the significance and potential of the underwater cultural heritage, the national government has initiated organized efforts in the field of maritime and underwater archaeology of Japan.

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Imari Bay, Khublai Khan, Mongol, Takashima, Quanzhou Ships.
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Authors

Ikeda Yoshifumi
University of the Ryukyus, College of Law and Letters, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-town, Nakagami-District, Okinawa, Japan
Randy Sasaki
Kyushu National Museum, Museum Science Division, 4-7-2 Ishizaka, Dazaifu-City, Fukuoka, Japan
Jun Kimura
Tokai University, School of Marine Science and Technology, 3-20-1 Orido, Shimizu, Shizuoka-City, Shizuoka, Japan

Abstract


Two vessels originating in China, which are related to the 13th century CE Mongol invasion of Japan, were recently discovered at Takashima underwater site in Nagasaki Prefecture. These finds have shed new light on naval tactics and how the event took place. The finds are thought to be one of the most famous underwater archaeological discoveries in the country. Realizing the significance and potential of the underwater cultural heritage, the national government has initiated organized efforts in the field of maritime and underwater archaeology of Japan.

Keywords


Imari Bay, Khublai Khan, Mongol, Takashima, Quanzhou Ships.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi10%2F1635-1639