Ganghwa Island incident 1875
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 20 September 1875 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1875 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | South Korea | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | history of Japan–Korea relations | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 37.7305, 126.4984 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Ganghwa Island incident or the Japanese Battle of Ganghwa (Korean: 운요호 사건 [雲揚號事件] Unyo-ho sageon meaning "Un'yō incident"; Japanese: 江華島事件 Kōka-tō jiken) was an armed clash between the Joseon dynasty of Korea and Japan which occurred in the vicinity of Ganghwa Island on September 20, 1875.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Ganghwa Island incident (revision 1370620686), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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