In the 1200 era in Japan the Mongols would have found a culture that is close in structure to their own, and not as foreign as the Chinese culture. The Mongols were anti-monarchal revolutionaries, invaders who knew how to take control. Every Mongol army was, in effect, an expeditionary force. The Mongols would finally have run into a military force much like their own. The Mongols were expert cavalrymen, and the Japanese Samurai, even though they are the best sword fighters in the world, they were actually better as mounted archers, which is much what the Mongols were. However, the samurai class and feudal lord class would be obliterated and replaced by direct governors.
They would eliminate the imperial line, but as the Yuan dynasty faded,
…show more content…
The taste of defeat would have made Japan less cocky and not as irrationally over confident about a blessed existence under divine protection. The experience of their country being conquered could lead them to the conclusion 'If we don't want it to happen again we have to be stronger'. A successful Mongol occupation of Japan would have left Japan more cosmopolitan. Japan is going to be exposed to foreign religions much earlier. IIRC, Christianity was practiced among some of the Mongols at this point, and they had Muslim auxiliaries and advisors. Expect to see Christian and Muslim converts appearing in major trading hubs. A more culturally cosmpolitan Japan, one with improved ties to the Asian mainland, and one that could take an interest in expansionism at an earlier point. Obviously, the Kamikaze would have led to the Mongols taking control of the island of Japan and would have manipulated their laws to align with Mongol tradition and beliefs. Because of this, it could be possible Japan's constitution would have kept numerous laws previously set by the Mongol's. There is no denying these laws would be eradicated over time, but there is no doubt that they would have affected the path of Japan's