POLITICIAN

Danjong of Joseon

1441 - 1457

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Danjong (Korean: 단종; Hanja: 端宗; 18 August 1441 – 17 November 1457), personal name Yi Hong-wi (이홍위; 李弘暐), was the sixth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Danjong of Joseon has received more than 358,069 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Danjong of Joseon is the 1,789th most popular politician (down from 1,648th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 31st in 2019) and the 30th most popular South Korean Politician.

Danjong of Joseon is most famous for being the last king of Joseon.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Danjong of Joseon ranks 1,789 out of 19,576Before him are Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Ish-bosheth, Amon of Judah, Ashurnasirpal II, Boris I of Bulgaria, and Abulfaz Elchibey. After him are Kęstutis, Jehoram of Judah, Antonia Minor, Charles II of Navarre, Mieszko I of Poland, and Xerxes II of Persia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1441, Danjong of Joseon ranks 2Before him is Ali-Shir Nava'i. After him are Charlotte of Savoy, Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Topa Inca Yupanqui, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Antonio de Nebrija, Francisco de Borja, and Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1457, Danjong of Joseon ranks 5Before him are Rita of Cascia, Ladislaus the Posthumous, Lorenzo Valla, and Jingtai Emperor. After him are Andrea del Castagno, Francesco Foscari, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Goharshad Begum, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Peter II, Duke of Brittany, and Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Danjong of Joseon ranks 33 out of 1,128Before him are Empress Myeongseong (1851), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Roh Tae-woo (1932), and Munjong of Joseon (1414). After him are Yun Posun (1897), Dangun (-333), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Yejong of Joseon (1450), Injong of Joseon (1515), and Myeongjong of Joseon (1534).

Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Danjong of Joseon ranks 30Before him are Empress Myeongseong (1851), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Roh Tae-woo (1932), and Munjong of Joseon (1414). After him are Yun Posun (1897), Dangun (-333), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Yejong of Joseon (1450), Injong of Joseon (1515), and Myeongjong of Joseon (1534).