Tsushima incident

When

13 Mar 1861

Kind

Event

Coordinates

34.32° N, 129.27° E

Description

Tsushima incident: The Russian corvette Posadnik arrives at Tsushima Island in the Korea Strait, Japan, provoking a reaction from the Japanese Shogunate.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Tsushima incident.

Tsushima incident: The Russian corvette Posadnik arrives at Tsushima Island in the Korea Strait, Japan, provoking a reaction from the Japanese Shogunate

Diplomatic incident

The Tsushima incident occurred in 1861 when the Russians attempted to establish a year-round anchorage on the coast of the island of Tsushima, a Japanese territory located between Kyushu and Korea.

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