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Cheoljong of Joseon

1831 - 1864

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Cheoljong of Joseon (25 July 1831 – 16 January 1864) was the 25th king of the Joseon, reigning from 1849 to 1864. After Heonjong of Joseon died without issue in 1849, Queen Sunwon chose Cheoljong, aged 19, to be the next king, as the heir to late Sunjo of Joseon. Cheoljong was a great-great-grandson of Yeongjo of Joseon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cheoljong of Joseon has received more than 890,022 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Cheoljong of Joseon is the 2,371st most popular politician (up from 2,953rd in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 20th in 2019) and the 38th most popular South Korean Politician.

Cheoljong of Joseon is most famous for being the king of Joseon during the time of the Japanese invasion of Korea. Cheoljong was a weak king, and he was not able to stop the Japanese invasion.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 2,371 out of 15,710. Before him are John of Saxony, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Germaine of Foix, Maria Antonia of Austria, Mohammad Khatami, and Emperor Xuan of Han. After him are Carlos Kleiber, Léon Bourgeois, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Chryseis, Gustav Heinemann, and John, Elector of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 13. Before him are Richard Dedekind, Emperor Kōmei, Leo von Caprivi, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, John Stith Pemberton, and Johann Martin Schleyer. After him are Eduard Suess, Joseph Joachim, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Savitribai Phule, Nikolai Leskov, and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. Among people deceased in 1864, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 9. Before him are Giacomo Meyerbeer, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Maximilian II of Bavaria, Vuk Karadžić, Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, and Hong Xiuquan. After him are Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Leo von Klenze, William I of Württemberg, Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois, John Hanning Speke, and Princess Charlotte of Denmark.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 45 out of 774. Before him are Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Nam June Paik (1932), Injong of Joseon (1515), and Sin Saimdang (1504). After him are Crown Prince Sado (1735), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), Sung Jae-gi (1967), U of Goryeo (1365), and Yun Chi-ho (1864).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 38. Before him are Danjong of Joseon (1441), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), and Injong of Joseon (1515). After him are Crown Prince Sado (1735), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), U of Goryeo (1365), Heonjong of Joseon (1827), and Yejong of Joseon (1450).

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