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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 949,528 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Gwanghaegun of Joseon is the 1,467th most popular politician (up from 1,637th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 28th in 2019) and the 27th 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 1,467 out of 15,577. Before him are Ladislaus I of Hungary, Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Viktor Orbán, Meñli I Giray, Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, and John VI Kantakouzenos. After him are Manuel Noriega, Alcide De Gasperi, Isaac I Komnenos, Charles II of Navarre, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, and Sultan Cem.

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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, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Antoine de Montchrestien, Christoph Scheiner, John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Vittoria Aleotti, and Francesco Molin. 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, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Jan Janszoon, Jeremiah Horrocks, Johan Banér, and Hedwig of Denmark.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Gwanghaegun of Joseon ranks 29 out of 944. Before him are Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), and Kim Young-sam (1927). After him are Mas Oyama (1923), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Yun Posun (1897), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), and Munjong of Joseon (1414).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Gwanghaegun of Joseon ranks 27. Before him are Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), and Kim Young-sam (1927). After him are Danjong of Joseon (1441), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Yun Posun (1897), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Munjong of Joseon (1414), and Myeongjong of Joseon (1534).

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