Is it true that the Mongolian Empire conquered Korean peninsula around 13th century?

Question

Anybody know?

Answer 1

Yes, but when the Mongols attempted to cross the sea to Japan to conquer the islands, strong storms (the Japanese refer to them as kamikaze, the divine winds) forced them to abandon the effort.

Answer 2

In 1592 Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese military leader who had just reunified Japan, sent a large force to Korea in an alleged attempt to invade China. The Korean land forces suffered a series of defeats, but Korean naval forces, led by Admiral Yi Sun-shin, secured full control of the sea. Yi won the greatest naval victories in Korean history, over the Japanese squadrons off Korea's southern coast. The national crisis brought people of almost all ranks, including Buddhist monks, to volunteer in fighting the Japanese. Ming China also dispatched troops to aid Korea. After one year the Japanese were forced to retreat, although another invasion followed in 1597. After Toyotomi's sudden death in 1598 the Japanese withdrew. The war left most of Korea in ruins. Palaces, public buildings, and private homes were burned, and many cultural treasures were lost or destroyed. Scholars and artisans were kidnapped to Japan, where they were forced to teach Korea's advanced technology.

Answer 3

Yes. And China.