Wokou Pirates of Japan: Their Last Ruinous Years
After 1551, the wokou pirates became a new, fearsome scourge along the Chinese coast, but their savagery hid a somber truth: their days were numbered.
Jun 3, 2011
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Brenda Ralph Lewis
Pirates of Japan: The Terrifying Wokou, 1369 - 1548
In 1369, the Chinese Emperor Zhu Huanzang, threatened invasion if the Japanese failed to halt attacks on China by the destructive wokou pirates.
May 30, 2011
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Brenda Ralph Lewis
Pirates of Japan: After the Mongol Invasions
Following their failure in 1281, the Mongols never again tried to invade Japan but Japan's own wokou pirates were prepared to return to business as usual.
May 27, 2011
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Brenda Ralph Lewis
Pirates of Japan: The Terrifying Wokou
The wokou pirates of 13th century Japan terrorized nearby Korea but also served as saviors of their own country in the fight against the Mongol invaders.
May 23, 2011
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Brenda Ralph Lewis
Piracy in Medieval Japan
The samurai warriors of Japan were formed in the 9th century AD to combat Korean pirates, but soon graduated to targeting their own corsairs, the kaizoku.
May 23, 2011
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Brenda Ralph Lewis
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