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Gyeongjong of Goryeo

955 - 981

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Gyeongjong (9 November 955 – 13 August 981), personal name Wang Ch'u, was the fifth ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Gwangjong and was confirmed as Crown Prince in the year of his birth. Upon rising to the throne, Gyeongjong established the Jeonsigwa (田柴科, land-allotment system) which established the economic basis for Goryeo's bureaucracy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gyeongjong of Goryeo has received more than 500,077 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Gyeongjong of Goryeo is the 3,171st most popular politician (down from 3,067th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 21st in 2019) and the 17th most popular North Korean Politician.

Gyeongjong of Goryeo is most famous for the construction of the fortress of Gaesong, which was the capital of Goryeo.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gyeongjong of Goryeo ranks 3,171 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Joseph Berchtold, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, Tetricus I, As-Salih Ayyub, and Jacobo Árbenz. After him are Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Muhammadu Buhari, Djedkare Isesi, Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, Demaratus, and Raymond of Poitiers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 955, Gyeongjong of Goryeo ranks 3. Before him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Adalbert of Prague. After him are Al-Aziz Billah, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Arduin of Ivrea, Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia, Lutgardis of Luxemburg, and Ælfric of Eynsham. Among people deceased in 981, Gyeongjong of Goryeo ranks 1. After him are Adalbert of Magdeburg, Pandulf Ironhead, and Amlaíb Cuarán.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Gyeongjong of Goryeo ranks 20 out of 162. Before him are Hwang Jini (1506), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Sun Myung Moon (1920), Kim Koo (1876), and U of Goryeo (1365). After him are An Jung-geun (1879), Yeon Gaesomun (603), Pak Pong-ju (1939), Choe Yong-rim (1930), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), and Gongyang of Goryeo (1345).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Gyeongjong of Goryeo ranks 17. Before him are Kim Jong-suk (1919), Choe Yong-gon (1900), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Kim Koo (1876), and U of Goryeo (1365). After him are Yeon Gaesomun (603), Pak Pong-ju (1939), Choe Yong-rim (1930), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), and Kim Kyong-hui (1946).

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