1939-11-10

Name-change order under colonial rule

창씨개명Name-change order under colonial rule is a wartime development record around 창씨개명, situated in the phase when independence military organization and Government-General mobilization both expanded during the Sino-Japanese War. It belongs to the wider reshaping of mobilization and independence politics in colonial Korea.

Other events in this phase

Colonial Korea and Liberation Transition397
  1. Labor volunteer recruitment in Korea
  2. National labor requisition applied in Korea
  3. Expansion of Korean labor mobilization
  4. Name-change order under colonial ruleCurrent record
  5. Name-change campaign enforced in Korea
  6. Name-change policy pressure begins
  7. Korean political forces consolidate in Chongqing
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Wartime Position

the phase when independence military organization, colonial economic mobilization, and language-education control overlapped

Name-change order under colonial rule is a wartime development record around 창씨개명, situated in the phase when independence military organization and Government-General mobilization both expanded during the Sino-Japanese War. It belongs to the wider reshaping of mobilization and independence politics in colonial Korea.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around 창씨개명 clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

Government-General Gazette on sōshi-kaimei and Wikimedia Commons · Government-General Gazette on sōshi-kaimei provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Government-General Gazette on sōshi-kaimeiVisual recordGovernment-General Gazette on sōshi-kaimeiThe 10 November 1939 Government-General of Korea gazette page proclaiming ordinances for sōshi-kaimei. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Name-change order under colonial rule.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Government-General Gazette on sōshi-kaimeiOpen source