The Sambyeolcho raid the coastlines of Jeolla Province, the southwestern province, but Jin Island had started to face food shortages in January 1271.
In February, the Mongol Court calls for the Sambyeolcho's surrender.
In response, its leader, Bae Jungson, asks Kublai Khan to secure Jeolla Province and put it under the direct rule of the empire, just as preceding rebels had, but his request is never fulfilled.
The Mongol Court decides in April to crush the rebels.
It only takes a month until Jindo Island falls to a combined Goryeo and Mongol army.
The puppet king is killed and the survivors, led by Kim Tongjeong, flee to …
