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Mongolian shipwreck from 13th century invasion of Japan discovered

51 points by diodorus 11y ago

frinxor 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Japan pretty cool stuff!
staunch 11y ago
I do not like history stories on HN. They invariably lead to me going on an hour long Wikipedia safari.
ScottWhigham 11y ago
Awful page to link to since it features (a) an auto-play video ad, (b) click-text hidden ads, and (c) a full-page auto-popup after x seconds. Sheesh. Try this instead: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201507030010 http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ20... Page about the 1st shipwreck found: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410030034 http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ20...
- pwg 11y ago
  > Awful page to link to since it features (a) an auto-play video ad, (b) click-text hidden ads, and (c) a full-page auto-popup after x seconds. Sheesh. And yet, running NoScript, I saw no auto-play video ad, no click-text hidden ad, and no full-page auto-popup after x seconds. I just saw the text of the article, somewhat badly formatted (horizontal scroll), but readable.
- eropple 11y ago
  I kind of wish (kind of really wish) IBTimes was on the autokill list. They're a glorified repost site the overwhelming majority of times they show up here.
- mattdesl 11y ago
  Another major WTF - the OP's link is auto-playing audio about a solar powered flight from Japan. It is not clear which widget the audio is even coming from.
- dang 11y ago
  The ibtimes page linked to that one, but also to a Telegraph article which seems a bit better for a Western audience, so we picked that one.
dnqthao 11y ago
related https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Vietnam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Vietnam
dang 11y ago
Url changed from http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mongolian-shipwreck-kublai-khans-13th-century-invasion-japan-discovered-by-archaeologists-1509319 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mongolian-shipwreck-kublai-khans-13..., which points to this.
rangibaby 11y ago
One of Japan's most unfortunate characters in the war, Prince Fumimaro Konoe (Konoye), tried in vain to get the military to avoid attacking America in the first place; he then tried to convince him to negotiate peace in early 1945, but the emperor refused, believing that Japan would get divine assistance again. After the war, he refused to play along with the occupation's kangaroo court and killed himself.

51 points by diodorus 11y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Japan pretty cool stuff!

staunch 11y ago

I do not like history stories on HN. They invariably lead to me going on an hour long Wikipedia safari.

ScottWhigham 11y ago

Awful page to link to since it features (a) an auto-play video ad, (b) click-text hidden ads, and (c) a full-page auto-popup after x seconds. Sheesh. Try this instead: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201507030010 http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ20... Page about the 1st shipwreck found: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410030034 http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ20...

pwg 11y ago
> Awful page to link to since it features (a) an auto-play video ad, (b) click-text hidden ads, and (c) a full-page auto-popup after x seconds. Sheesh. And yet, running NoScript, I saw no auto-play video ad, no click-text hidden ad, and no full-page auto-popup after x seconds. I just saw the text of the article, somewhat badly formatted (horizontal scroll), but readable.
eropple 11y ago
I kind of wish (kind of really wish) IBTimes was on the autokill list. They're a glorified repost site the overwhelming majority of times they show up here.
mattdesl 11y ago
Another major WTF - the OP's link is auto-playing audio about a solar powered flight from Japan. It is not clear which widget the audio is even coming from.
dang 11y ago
The ibtimes page linked to that one, but also to a Telegraph article which seems a bit better for a Western audience, so we picked that one.

dnqthao 11y ago

related https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Vietnam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Vietnam

dang 11y ago

Url changed from http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mongolian-shipwreck-kublai-khans-13th-century-invasion-japan-discovered-by-archaeologists-1509319 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mongolian-shipwreck-kublai-khans-13..., which points to this.

rangibaby 11y ago

One of Japan's most unfortunate characters in the war, Prince Fumimaro Konoe (Konoye), tried in vain to get the military to avoid attacking America in the first place; he then tried to convince him to negotiate peace in early 1945, but the emperor refused, believing that Japan would get divine assistance again. After the war, he refused to play along with the occupation's kangaroo court and killed himself.