E27 – The Mongol Invasion(s) of Japan!

“Nana korobi, ya oki – Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese proverb

Episode 27 – Erik teams up once again with the legendary Kory Torjussen (The World Is My Burrito) to talk about some Samurai lore! After conquering most of China and the Korean peninsula, Kublai Khan (the grandson of Genghis), set his sights on a small group of islands off the coast, assuming it would be a quick victory. The Mongol Invasions of Japan (of 1274 and 1281) would forever change the fates of both cultures… it would also go down in legend as one of the greatest epic fails in history – for both sides! 

Click here to check out Erik’s original Epik Fails article!

Also on this episode: 

  • Epik Wins of History: Nakano Takeko *and* Yasuke
  • The Bracket of Fails: Alexander the Great vs Qin Shi Huang (the First Emperor of China) / Genghis Khan vs Napoleon

Audio / Music Clips: “Ghost of Tsushima” (2020 – PS4/PS5), “Marco Polo” (2014, Netflix Series), “Mortal Kombat 11” (2019 – PS4, Xbox One, Switch)

Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound!

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Erik Slader

Erik Slader is the creator of “Epik Fails of History” a blog (and podcast) about the most epic fails… of history. With Ben Thompson, Erik is the co-author of the Epic Fails middle grade book series, including The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History and The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff. His latest book, “2299” is a sci-fi / noir novella. Erik is also an editor on Podcasters Assemble and a co-host on 2 Young 4 This Trek, as well as a contributor to Geek to Geek Media and ComicZombie.net! He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media, once managed a comic book shop, has a weakness for fancy coffee as well as retro video games, and currently lives in Green Cove Springs, Florida with too many cats.