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Posted on 11/10/2026 7:55:12 AM PST by SunkenCiv
The Mainichi reports that another thirteenth-century shipwreck has been discovered off Takashima Island, after two others had previously been identified in 2011 and 2015. It is believed that all three vessels went down during the 1281 Battle of Koan, when the Mongol-led Chinese Yuan Dynasty attempted to invade Japan. The recently investigated ship originally measured around 100 feet long and was equipped with living quarters, likely serving as the mother ship of the fleet. Among the items recovered by archaeologists were five dice and 29 small cards used to play koppai, a game that originated in China. "The koppai cards, which are considered precursors to mahjong tiles, were likely used for recreation," said Yoshifumi Ikeda, an archaeology professor at Kokugakuin University who conducted the investigation jointly with the Matsuura Municipal Government. "The discoveries offer a glimpse into life during wartime." To read about the Mongol naval invasions of Japan, go to "History's 10 Greatest Wrecks: Khubilai Khan Fleet."
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Die uncovered in a Mongol shipwreck off Takashima Island, JapanMatsuura Municipal Board of Education, Nagasaki Prefecture
Thanks ‘civ. Looks like dominos but they could have been playing WAR. Fun card game. Even the kids like it.
Amazing history BUMP!
Probably were playing Go Fish.
In Mongolian: “I can’t believe it. I picked up a straight flush. NOTHING beats a straight flush!”
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[snip] The largest naval invasions in history were the seaborne assaults of 1274 and 1281 on Japan by Mongol, Chinese, and Korean soldiers, marines, and sailors under orders from Emperor Khubilai Khan. According to legend, the ships numbered in the thousands and more than 100,000 men participated in the 1281 attack. Both invasions were part of the Khan’s plan to assimilate Japan into the Mongol Empire—and both failed. Japanese legend and an account by Marco Polo blame the defeat on a heavenly sent wind, or storm, in response to prayers for deliverance. The legend of that wind, the “kamikaze,” would later inspire Japanese World War II pilots... [/snip]
https://archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/khubilai-khan-fleet-2/historys-10-greatest-wrecks/
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