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Gwangjong of Goryeo

925 - 975

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Gwangjong of Goryeo (925 – 4 July 975), personal name Wang So, was the fourth monarch of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gwangjong of Goryeo has received more than 2,667,159 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Gwangjong of Goryeo is the 684th most popular politician (down from 660th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from North Korea and the 4th most popular North Korean Politician.

Gwangjong of Goryeo is most famous for his military prowess and his role in the unification of the three Korean kingdoms.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gwangjong of Goryeo ranks 684 out of 15,577. Before him are Maxentius, Ion Antonescu, Franjo Tuđman, Afonso I of Portugal, Augustus III of Poland, and Nebuchadnezzar I. After him are Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Louis the Stammerer, Albert I of Belgium, Yuan Shikai, Enver Pasha, and Edvard Beneš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 925, Gwangjong of Goryeo ranks 1. After him are John I Tzimiskes, Bruno the Great, Widukind of Corvey, Conrad I of Burgundy, and Basil Lekapenos. Among people deceased in 975, Gwangjong of Goryeo ranks 1. After him are Edgar the Peaceful, Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Hasdai ibn Shaprut, Olof Björnsson, Adikavi Pampa, and Theobald I, Count of Blois.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Gwangjong of Goryeo ranks 4 out of 146. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Taejo of Joseon (1335), and Taejo of Goryeo (877). After him are Taejong of Joseon (1367), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), and Jang Song-thaek (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Gwangjong of Goryeo ranks 4. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Taejo of Joseon (1335), and Taejo of Goryeo (877). After him are Taejong of Joseon (1367), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), and Jang Song-thaek (1946).

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