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Ganghwa Island

Also known as Ganghwado

Ganghwa Island is an island at the mouth of the Han River on the west coast of Korea, now part of Incheon. From 1232 to 1270 it sheltered the Goryeo court from the Mongols, who could not cross its narrow straits. In the 1860s and 1870s it was attacked by French and American expeditions, and the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876 was signed there.

Ganghwa Island
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ganghwa Island. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ganghwa-island
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“Ganghwa Island.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ganghwa-island. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ganghwa Island.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ganghwa-island.
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