Excerpt from Amoy and the Surrounding Districts: Compiled From Chinese and Other RecordsThat up to the date of the Sung 950-1280, there had been intercourse, under every dynasty, between China and Japan, and that the latter country had paid tribute uninterruptedly; but that after this period, it was discon tinned; whereupon the warrior founder of the Yuen, Kublai Khan, dispatched several envoys to demand this proof of allegiance. The proud and warlike Japanese, resenting with disdain the Mongols' attempts to induce them to pay homage, and smarting under slights andinjuries, slew a tribute seeking envoy, and his entire suite. To exact vengeance for this massacre, and to subjugate Japan, Kublai Khan, sent a large eet bearing a hundred thousand men, under the command of Fan Wan - h'u. It reached Wu - lung - shan, where it was wrecked in a storm, and most of the illfated troops, who escaped the fury of the sea, perished by the swords of the Japanese. Few, if any, ever returned to China. After this disaster intercourse between the two countries, was suspended until the close of the Yuen dynasty, 1366.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.

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