POLITICIAN

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 2,657,582 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Gwangjong of Goryeo is the 856th most popular politician (down from 683rd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from North Korea (up from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gwangjong of Goryeos by language

Over the past year Gwangjong of Goryeo has had the most page views in the with 115,152 views, followed by Russian (61,104), and Japanese (49,048). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (793.11%), Belarusian (168.32%), and French (140.42%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gwangjong of Goryeo ranks 856 out of 19,576. Before him are Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, George II of Greece, Amadeo I of Spain, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Jalal Talabani, and Gordian III. After him are Barbara of Cilli, Rudolf I of Germany, William III of England, Diane de Poitiers, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, and Julius Nepos.

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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, Judith, Duchess of Bavaria, 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, Theobald I, Count of Blois, and Adikavi Pampa.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Gwangjong of Goryeo ranks 3 out of 162. Before him are Taejo of Joseon (1335), and Taejong of Joseon (1367). After him are Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Jong-un (1983), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Choe Yong-gon (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Gwangjong of Goryeo ranks 3. Before him are Taejo of Joseon (1335), and Taejong of Joseon (1367). After him are Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Jong-un (1983), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Choe Yong-gon (1900).

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