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Gwanghaegun of Joseon

1575 - 1641

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Gwanghaegun or Prince Gwanghae (Korean: 광해군; Hanja: 光海君; 4 June 1575 – 7 August 1641), personal name Yi Hon (이혼; 李琿), was the 15th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gwanghaegun of Joseon has received more than 977,537 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Gwanghaegun of Joseon is the 1,195th most popular politician (up from 1,463rd in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 29th in 2019) and the 16th most popular South Korean Politician.

Gwanghaegun of Joseon is most famous for the Gyeongbokgung Palace.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gwanghaegun of Joseon ranks 1,195 out of 19,576. Before him are Julius Streicher, Kwame Nkrumah, Astyages, Marwan II, Frederick I of Denmark, and Wanli Emperor. After him are Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Michel Temer, Georgy Lvov, Elizabeth of Luxembourg, Bessus, and Jean Monnet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1575, Gwanghaegun of Joseon ranks 4. Before him are Marie de' Medici, Guido Reni, and Jakob Böhme. After him are Concino Concini, Christoph Scheiner, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Diego, Prince of Asturias, John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Vittoria Aleotti, Antoine de Montchrestien, and Christina of Salm. Among people deceased in 1641, Gwanghaegun of Joseon ranks 2. Before him is Anthony van Dyck. After him are Domenichino, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Thomas Mun, Jane Frances de Chantal, Jan Janszoon, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Johan Banér, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Jeremiah Horrocks, and Hedwig of Denmark.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Gwanghaegun of Joseon ranks 18 out of 1,128. Before him are Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Park Geun-hye (1952), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), and Chun Doo-hwan (1931). After him are Sunjong of Korea (1874), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), and Jungjong of Joseon (1488).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Gwanghaegun of Joseon ranks 16. Before him are Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Park Geun-hye (1952), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), and Chun Doo-hwan (1931). After him are Sunjong of Korea (1874), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), and Jungjong of Joseon (1488).

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