1875 battle between Japan and Korea due to the Japanese illicit entry to the Ganghwa Island of Korea to stipulate a commercial treaty under the pretext of land surveying. It took place on 20 September 1875 in what is now the Republic of Korea. The setting was Ganghwa Island. It was part of history of Japan–Korea relations. Its causes included Seikanron and 1868 rejection of Japanese diplomatic documents by Joseon.
Before and after
- 26 July 1875Birth of Carl Jung
- 31 July 1875Death of Andrew Johnson
- 4 August 1875Death of Hans Christian Andersen
- 1 September 1875Birth of Edgar Rice Burroughs
- 20 September 1875Ganghwa Island incident
- 31 October 1875Birth of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- 4 December 1875Birth of Rainer Maria Rilke
- 1876Telephone
- 1876Founding of Johns Hopkins University
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