The Origins of the Lost Fleet of the Mongol Empire

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-62349-194-9
Verlag: Texas A&M University Press

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 541 g

Reihe: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series

In The Origins of the Lost Fleet of the Mongol Empire, Randall Sasaki provides a starting point for understanding the technology of the failed Mongol invasion of Japan in 1281 CE, as well as the history of shipbuilding in East Asia. He has created a timber category database, analyzed methods of joinery, and studied contemporary approaches to shipbuilding in order to ascertain the origins and types of vessels that composed the Mongol fleet.

Although no conclusive statements can be made regarding the origins of the vessels, it appears that historical documents and archaeological evidence correspond well to each other, and that many of the remains analyzed were from smaller vessels built in China's Yangtze River Valley. Large, V-shaped cargo ships and the Korean vessels probably represent a small portion of the timbers raised at the Takashima shipwreck site.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sasaki, Randall James

Über Autor(innen)

Randall J. Sasaki is a PhD candidate in nautical archaeology at Texas A&M University, USA. His previously published work has focused on the Battle of Bach Dang near Hai Phong, in northern Vietnam.