Talk:Ganghwa Island incident

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[edit] Naming of the article

In Korean, the incident is known as ko:운요호 사건 "Unyo-ho sageon" meaning "Unyo incident" while the Japanese article is called ja:江華島事件 "Kōkatō jiken" which is the "Ganghwa Island incident".

Since this incident took place in Korea, wouldn't it be appropriate to go with the Korean naming and moving the article to Unyo incident? --Himasaram 05:15, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

I just checked on Google. "Gangwa island incident" has 432 hits, "Unyo incident" 32, which might suggest "Gangwa island incident" is the most accepted naming in English pages. Similar articles use an English, rather than Korean, designation, at least on the English Wikipedia: "French Campaign against Korea, 1866", "United States expedition to Korea (1871)". We could make a redirect from Unyo incident. PHG 06:24, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Google is IMHO an imperfect way to measure what term is used academically, especially with so few hits. I don't say we should use a Korean designation over a widely accepted English one. However it doesn't make sense to favor a Japanese one in this case. --Himasaram 12:50, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Well, these hits come from the English-language Google, not the Japanese-language one. Although imperfect, they are an indication of English usage. Would you have more information about academic usage? PHG 13:33, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

I agree with PHG. As the Japanese woodblock print, "Gangwa island" in the western documents will let us and future generation to find this historical event more easily. Are there any pictures left in Korean name? - Brionis 20:12, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

The best way to measure the extent to which a name is the most used academically is to make a search in JSTOR. I don't have time to make the search myself, but very much doubt such a search would favor the Korean name.--Amban 22:45, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Although the Japanese article is also called 江華島事件, it says that it is also called 雲揚号事件 in Japan. Perhaps that should also be included in the initial naming description.