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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 1,282,774 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Crown Prince Sado is the 3,085th most popular politician (down from 1,680th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 44th 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 3,085 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Ibn Tumart, Philip the Tetrarch, Ivan II of Moscow, and John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer. After him are Anastasia Romanovna, Gülbahar Hatun, Spitamenes, Demetrius I Soter, Fuad II of Egypt, and Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1735, Crown Prince Sado ranks 5. Before him are John Adams, Johann Christian Bach, François Christophe de Kellermann, and Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. After him are Paul Revere, Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, August Ludwig von Schlözer, Caspar Friedrich Wolff, Torbern Bergman, Ahmad al-Tijani, and Ibrahim Bey. Among people deceased in 1762, Crown Prince Sado ranks 6. Before him are Peter III of Russia, Elizabeth of Russia, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. After him are James Bradley, Emperor Momozono, Francesco Geminiani, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Crown Prince Sado ranks 52 out of 1,128. Before him are Pak Hon-yong (1900), Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang (1659), Gim Yu-sin (595), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), and Queen Inhyeon (1667). After him are Kim Ki-duk (1960), Yun Chi-ho (1864), Nam June Paik (1932), Sin Saimdang (1504), Chang Myon (1899), and Choe Yeong (1316).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Crown Prince Sado ranks 44. Before him are Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Heonjong of Joseon (1827), Pak Hon-yong (1900), Gim Yu-sin (595), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), and Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69). After him are Chang Myon (1899), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Tu-bong (1889), and Kim Jae-gyu (1926).

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