Note 96 — Journaal

“Tăi-Ma-To. Ile entre le Japon et la Corée, appelée Tsou-shima en japonais” (Dict. Cor. Franc. bl. 17**).—“Tsushima. Group of islands situated in the middle of the strait that separates Japan from Korea ... The group comprises one large island and 5 small ones ... Since the 12th century, the island was the fief of the Sõ daimyō, who frequently had to defend himself against Korean and Chinese pirates. It was completely devastated by the Mongols in 1274 and in 1281” (Papinot, Dict., bl. 706).