Mongol invasions of Korea

Mongol invasions of Korea
Part of Mongol invasions and conquests

1235 Mongol invasion of Goryeo
Date1231, 1232, 1235–1239, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1257, 1259
Location
Result Mongol victory
Belligerents
Goryeo Mongol Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ch'oe U
Pak Seo
Kim Yun-hu
Lý Long Tường
Kim Gyeong-son
Choi Chunmyeong
Dae Jipseong
Lee Jaseong
Chae Song-nyeon
Kim Yun-hu
Lee Sehwa
Hyeon-Ryeo
Ögedei Khan
Möngke Khan
Subutai
Danqu
Putau
Yegü
Teke Qorči
Saritai 
Jalairtai
Mail shirt with attached metal plates, Goryeo, 14th c.

A series of campaigns were conducted between 1231 and 1270 by the Mongol Empire against the Korean kingdom of Goryeo. The last campaign concluded with a peace treaty with Goryeo becoming a vassal state of the Yuan dynasty, a relationship that lasted for approximately 80 years. A greater amount of "stubborn resistance" was put up by Korea and the Song Dynasty of China towards the Mongol invasions than many others in Eurasia who were swiftly crushed by the Mongols at a lightning pace.[1]

The Yuan dynasty exacted wealth and tributes from the Goryeo kings. Despite their submission to the Yuan dynasty, internal conflicts among Goryeo's royalty and rebellions against Yuan rule continued, with the most notable being the Sambyeolcho Rebellion.

  1. ^ van Derven, H. J. (1 January 2000). Warfare in Chinese History. BRILL. pp. 222–. ISBN 90-04-11774-1.

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