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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Choe Yeong

1316 - 1388

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Ch'oe Yŏng (Korean: 최영; 1316–1388), also romanized as Choi Young, was a Korean general born in Hongseong or Cheorwon during the Goryeo period. He became a national hero after he put down Cho Il-sin's Rebellion (Korean: 조일신의 난). He also participated in the Red Turban Rebellions and later allied with the Ming dynasty to overthrow the Mongol Yuan dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choe Yeong has received more than 292,251 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Choe Yeong is the 371st most popular military personnel, the 55th most popular biography from South Korea and the 2nd most popular South Korean Military Personnel.

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  • 290k

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  • 61.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Choe Yeong ranks 371 out of 1,468. Before him are Georg von Frundsberg, Vasily Arkhipov, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Datis, and Henri Giraud. After him are Luigi Cadorna, Viktor Lutze, Thomas the Slav, Bronislav Kaminski, Alexander Samsonov, and Erich Kempka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1316, Choe Yeong ranks 5. Before him are Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, John I of France, Robert II of Scotland, and Magnus IV of Sweden. After him are Simeon of Moscow, Blanche of Valois, Fa Ngum, Albert of Saxony, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, and John Barbour. Among people deceased in 1388, Choe Yeong ranks 1. After him are Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, and Karl Thopia.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Choe Yeong ranks 55 out of 944. Before him are Pak Hon-yong (1900), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Yi I (1536), Kim Ki-duk (1960), Nam June Paik (1932), and Yun Chi-ho (1864). After him are Chang Myon (1899), Toyo Ito (1941), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Heo Jun (1546), Princess Deokhye (1912), and Andrew Kim Taegon (1821).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In South Korea

Among military personnels born in South Korea, Choe Yeong ranks 2. Before him are Yi Sun-sin (1545). After him are Won Gyun (1540).

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