Ever since 1272, Khan wanted to strike Japan. Being the grandson of Khan, he already got handed down power of most of China, plus Mongolia ans Korea. But, that just wasn't enough for this greedy ruler. He wanted Japan to pay him tribute, which they obviously wouldn't do. So he sent messages to Japan saying there will be consequences if they don't. He went 5 messages over there and then they wouldn't even let his messangers onto their island land. In 1266, he wanted to subdue all of China. The power he had wasn't good enough. He always wanted more. The odds were against Japan in this situation against Khan. Japan could only gather up 10,000 men to fight on their side. While Khan had an army of 40,000 men. He ordered to have 300-600 vessels made to have an even bigger advantage. Then in 1271, he defeated the Song Dynasty and became Yuan Dynasty ruler. Now, he was happy. But not quite enough...
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