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Gwanggaeto the Great

374 - 413

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Gwanggaeto the Great (374–413, r. 391–413) was the nineteenth monarch of Goguryeo. His full posthumous name means "Entombed in Gukgangsang, Broad Expander of Domain, Peacemaker, Supreme King", sometimes abbreviated to Hotaewang. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gwanggaeto the Great has received more than 473,865 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Gwanggaeto the Great is the 2,519th most popular politician (down from 2,222nd in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from China (down from 174th in 2019) and the 124th most popular Chinese Politician.

Gwanggaeto the great is most famous for unifying the Three Kingdoms of Korea and establishing the kingdom of Goguryeo.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 2,519 out of 19,576Before him are Jorge Sampaio, Auguste Beernaert, Fumimaro Konoe, Milovan Đilas, Agostinho Neto, and Lütfi Pasha. After him are Dagobert III, Muršili II, Muhammad I Tapar, Zimri, Sancho III of Pamplona, and Pupienus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 374, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 2Before him is Athaulf. After him is Galla. Among people deceased in 413, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 3Before him are Kumārajīva, and Synesius. After him are Prudentius, Jovinus, Sebastianus, and Heraclianus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 191 out of 1,610Before him are Kang Youwei (1858), Emperor Xuan of Han (-91), Empress Wanrong (1906), Longqing Emperor (1537), Emperor Ling of Han (156), and Seiji Ozawa (1935). After him are Jiang Wei (202), Jack Ma (1964), Jie of Xia (-1728), Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107), Xiahou Dun (155), and John Woo (1946).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 124Before him are Emperor Shenzong of Song (1048), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), Emperor Xuan of Han (-91), Empress Wanrong (1906), Longqing Emperor (1537), and Emperor Ling of Han (156). After him are Jie of Xia (-1728), Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107), Külüg Khan (1281), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), Lin Zexu (1785), and Zhang Zuolin (1875).