Genghis Khan (Part 4), Weather Problems in Japan




This post is following the last 3 ones. Make sure to read Genghis Khan’s full history in part 1–3 of his adventures.


Japan would also be significantly affected. No Yuan dynasty means no invasion of the island country, which would fail due to typhoons—this is a very big deal. The reason why Japan during most of the Middle Ages and Renaissance era was an isolationist martial society defined by the samurai bushido code was due to the Yuan trying to invade them on two separate occasions. This means that without the Yuan, the Japanese people would be far more open to trade with other nations, mainly China and Korea. The Sengoku Jidai may not happen, or at least nowhere near the extent it did, as with a far less militaristic society the clan leaders would be less inclined to solve the succession disputes that caused the conflict on the battlefield. As such, the Tokugawa Shogunate would never be formed, alongside the era of hyper-isolation they enforced until the US stepped in and led to the Boshin War, which saw the end of the Shogunate era. Without the Sengoku Jidai creating Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Imjin War also either would have unfolded very differently or just never happened at all. Conflicts would rise between those nations, but not to the level the Imjin War had, and if they did, Korea would be screwed. Like, sure, the Japanese ground army would not be the terminator it was in our history, but they would also enjoy a far more capable navy, which was Korea’s one saving grace. Because as great as Yi Sun-sin was, I really don't think he would have handled a Japanese navy on equal footing technology-wise while outnumbered like he did.

India would most likely be unchanged—maybe some minor details here and there—but Genghis Khan had little impact on this region at all. Islam would have reached India no matter what, as the religion was built to be easily spread to other people. At most, its arrival would be delayed a bit.

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