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Chungseon of Goryeo

1275 - 1325

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Chungseon (20 October 1275 – 23 June 1325), born Wang Wŏn (Korean: 왕원; Hanja: 王謜), later changed his name to Wang Chang (왕장; 王璋), also known by his Mongolian name Ijir Bukhqa (益知禮普花), was the 26th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He reigned in 1298, and again from 1308 to 1313. Adept at calligraphy and painting, rather than politics, he generally preferred the life in Dadu (the capital of the Yuan dynasty, present-day Beijing) to that in Gaegyeong (the capital of Goryeo, present-day Kaesong). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chungseon of Goryeo has received more than 194,813 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Chungseon of Goryeo is the 697th most popular nobleman, the 76th most popular biography from North Korea and the most popular North Korean Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Chungseon of Goryeo ranks 697 out of 1,415. Before him are Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, James II, Count of Urgell, Charlotte von Stein, Corbinian, Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. After him are Matthew, Count of Foix, Adalbert I of Ivrea, Princess Maria Anna of Saxony, Lambert I, Count of Louvain, Eleanor of Woodstock, and Ulf Jarl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1275, Chungseon of Goryeo ranks 8. Before him are Gediminas, Marsilius of Padua, Basarab I of Wallachia, Dnyaneshwar, John II, Duke of Brabant, and Mondino de Luzzi. After him are Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Musō Soseki, Edward Bruce, Abu Sa'id Uthman II, and Walter Burley. Among people deceased in 1325, Chungseon of Goryeo ranks 8. Before him are Amir Khusrow, Denis of Portugal, Yury of Moscow, Nizamuddin Auliya, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, and Ismail I of Granada. After him are Stefan Vladislav II, and Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Chungseon of Goryeo ranks 76 out of 162. Before him are Kim Tok-hun (1961), Sinjong of Goryeo (1144), Gogukcheon of Goguryeo (150), Kim Pyong-il (1954), Yang Kyoungjong (1920), and Mobon of Goguryeo (30). After him are Cho Man-sik (1883), Chunghye of Goryeo (1315), Huijong of Goryeo (1181), Chungsuk of Goryeo (1294), Francis Hong Yong-ho (1906), and Hong Song-nam (1929).

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Among NOBLEMEN In North Korea

Among noblemen born in North Korea, Chungseon of Goryeo ranks 1. 

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