Battle of Bun'ei
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The Battle of Bun'ei was a 1274 Mongol-led invasion attempt against Japan that was repelled near Hakata Bay, marking the first of the famous failed Mongol invasions of Japan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Bun'ei canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Kōan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9165553 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Bun'ei Context triple: [Hakata Bay, historicalEventSite, Battle of Bun'ei]
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Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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Battle of Ichi-no-Tani
The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani was a pivotal 1184 clash in Japan’s Genpei War in which Minamoto forces routed the Taira clan by attacking their coastal fortress from both land and sea.
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Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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Battle of Ishibashiyama
The Battle of Ishibashiyama was an early and ultimately unsuccessful engagement in 1180 in which Minamoto no Yoritomo first raised arms against the Taira clan during Japan’s Genpei War.
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Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Bun'ei Target entity description: The Battle of Bun'ei was a 1274 Mongol-led invasion attempt against Japan that was repelled near Hakata Bay, marking the first of the famous failed Mongol invasions of Japan.
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A.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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B.
Battle of Ichi-no-Tani
The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani was a pivotal 1184 clash in Japan’s Genpei War in which Minamoto forces routed the Taira clan by attacking their coastal fortress from both land and sea.
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C.
Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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D.
Battle of Ishibashiyama
The Battle of Ishibashiyama was an early and ultimately unsuccessful engagement in 1180 in which Minamoto no Yoritomo first raised arms against the Taira clan during Japan’s Genpei War.
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E.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mongol invasion of Japan
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bun'ei no eki
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First Mongol invasion of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Mongol invasions of Japan
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| associatedWith | kamikaze (divine wind) legend ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Goryeo
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Japanese forces ⓘ Kamakura shogunate ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakura period
Mongol Empire ⓘ Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| cause | Kublai Khan's attempt to subjugate Japan ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Japanese forces several thousand samurai and retainers
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Mongol-led forces approximately 20,000–30,000 troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Adachi Kagemori
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Admiral Hong Dagu ⓘ Kublai Khan ⓘ Kusunoki Masashige ⓘ Liu Fuxiang ⓘ Shōni Kagesuke ⓘ |
| conflict | Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endDate | 1274-11-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Kōan
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Second Mongol invasion of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Mongol invasions of Japan
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| hasPart |
land fighting near Hakata
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naval engagement at Hakata Bay ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened Japanese military preparedness for later invasions
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prompted construction of stone defensive walls at Hakata Bay ⓘ |
| location |
Hakata Bay
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Japan ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense by samurai of the Kamakura shogunate
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early use of explosive bombs in Japan ⓘ first Mongol invasion attempt against Japan ⓘ use of gunpowder weapons by Mongol-led forces ⓘ |
| outcomeDetail | Mongol-led forces withdrew and many ships were lost in a storm ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mongol–Japanese conflicts
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linked to:
Mongol invasions of Japan
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| precededBy |
Mongol diplomatic missions to Japan
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linked to:
Mongol invasions of Japan
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| primaryTheater |
Hakata Bay and surrounding coastal areas
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linked to:
Hakata Bay coastal area
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| result |
Japanese defensive victory
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Mongol-led invasion repelled ⓘ |
| significance | marked the beginning of Japan's successful resistance to Mongol expansion ⓘ |
| startDate | 1274-11-19 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
Bun'ei era
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linked to:
Bun'ei
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| typeOfWarfare |
amphibious invasion
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land warfare ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1274 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Bun'ei Description of subject: The Battle of Bun'ei was a 1274 Mongol-led invasion attempt against Japan that was repelled near Hakata Bay, marking the first of the famous failed Mongol invasions of Japan.
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