Mind-Benders of Buddhist History
The monk and the Mongol invasions
The Japanese teacher Nichiren (1222-1282) lived through both Mongol invasions of Japan, in 1274 and 1281, launched by Kublai Khan (1215-1294), a grandson of Genghis Khan. Nichiren died in 1282, the year after the second fleet was scattered.
How we know
Nichiren 1222-1282; Mongol invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281; Kublai Khan 1215-1294 (grandson of Genghis Khan).
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