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Crown Prince Sado

1735 - 1762

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Crown Prince Sado (Korean: 사도세자; Hanja: 思悼 世子; 13 February 1735 – 12 July 1762), personal name Yi Seon (이선; 李愃), was the second son of King Yeongjo of Joseon. His biological mother was Royal Noble Consort Yeong of the Jeonui Yi clan. Due to the prior death of Sado's older half-brother, Crown Prince Hyojang, the new prince was the probable future monarch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Crown Prince Sado has received more than 1,221,923 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Crown Prince Sado is the 1,685th most popular politician (up from 2,387th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from South Korea (up from 46th in 2019) and the 29th most popular South Korean Politician.

Prince Sado was most famous for his extreme cruelty and violence. He killed many people, including his own wife, and his father's concubines. He also had a habit of torturing animals.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Crown Prince Sado ranks 1,685 out of 15,577. Before him are Jehoram of Judah, Pachacuti, Harald Hardrada, Jehoash of Judah, Koxinga, and Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales. After him are Talaat Pasha, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Pasquale Paoli, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Charles Edward Stuart, and Charles Albert of Sardinia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1735, Crown Prince Sado ranks 3. Before him are John Adams and Johann Christian Bach. After him are François Christophe de Kellermann, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Torbern Bergman, Paul Revere, Caspar Friedrich Wolff, Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, August Ludwig von Schlözer, and Johann Karl August Musäus. Among people deceased in 1762, Crown Prince Sado ranks 4. Before him are Elizabeth of Russia, Peter III of Russia, and Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten. After him are James Bradley, Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Emperor Momozono, Francesco Geminiani, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Crown Prince Sado ranks 32 out of 944. Before him are Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Kim Young-sam (1927), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Mas Oyama (1923), and Danjong of Joseon (1441). After him are Yun Posun (1897), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Yejong of Joseon (1450), and Heonjong of Joseon (1827).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Crown Prince Sado ranks 29. Before him are Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Kim Young-sam (1927), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), and Danjong of Joseon (1441). After him are Yun Posun (1897), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Yejong of Joseon (1450), and Heonjong of Joseon (1827).

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