1963 Vajont Dam Landslide Flood | |
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Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 1921 |
1281 Hakata bay Typhoon | |
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Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 65000 |
The kamikaze (Japanese: 神風, lit. 'divine wind') were two winds or storms that are said to have saved Japan from two Mongol fleets under Kublai Khan. These fleets attacked Japan in 1274 and again in 1281. Due to the growth of Zen Buddhism among Samurai at the time, these were the first events where the typhoons were described as 'divine wind' as much by their timing as by their force. Since Man'yōshū, the word kamikaze has been used as a Makurakotoba of waka introducing Ise Grand Shrine.
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