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==Leadup==

==Leadup==

Envoys of Kublai Khan delivered a formal message from the Khan to the shogunate's regional Kyushu headquarters in [[Dazaifu]] in [[1268]], commanding Japan to submit or be invaded; the missive was passed on to [[Kamakura]] and [[Kyoto]], but was ultimately ignored. Following the reception of another message to the same effect in [[1271]], the [[Kamakura shogunate]] ordered Dazaifu, along with all the ''[[shugo]]'' and ''[[jito|jitô]]'', to begin strengthening defenses. Samurai from Kyushu who were residing in Kamakura were returned to the island, and a number of the shogun's own direct retainers (''[[kenin]]'') began journeying towards Kyushu as well, along with a sizeable army.

Envoys of Kublai Khan delivered a formal message from the Khan to the shogunate's regional Kyushu headquarters in [[Dazaifu (city)|Dazaifu]] in [[1268]], commanding Japan to submit or be invaded; the missive was passed on to [[Kamakura]] and [[Kyoto]], but was ultimately ignored. Following the reception of another message to the same effect in [[1271]], the [[Kamakura shogunate]] ordered Dazaifu, along with all the ''[[shugo]]'' and ''[[jito|jitô]]'', to begin strengthening defenses. Samurai from Kyushu who were residing in Kamakura were returned to the island, and a number of the shogun's own direct retainers (''[[kenin]]'') began journeying towards Kyushu as well, along with a sizeable army.

[[Image:蒙古襲来絵詞.jpg|center|600px|thumb|''Môko Shûrai Ekotoba'' (detail)]]

[[Image:蒙古襲来絵詞.jpg|center|600px|thumb|''Môko Shûrai Ekotoba'' (detail)]]