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Gyeongjong of Goryeo

955 - 981

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Gyeongjong of Goryeo (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 487,672 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Gyeongjong of Goryeo is the 3,076th most popular politician (down from 2,403rd in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from North Korea (up from 48th in 2019) and the 19th 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 3,076 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Cheng of Han, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Oswald Pohl, Nobusuke Kishi, Margaret of York, and Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia. After him are John George III, Elector of Saxony, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Traian Băsescu, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Néstor Kirchner, and Abdurrahman Wahid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 955, Gyeongjong of Goryeo ranks 4. Before him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Adalbert of Prague, and Yaropolk I of Kiev. After him are Al-Aziz Billah, Arduin of Ivrea, 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 21 out of 146. Before him are Choe Yong-gon (1900), Hwang Jini (1506), Yeon Gaesomun (603), An Jung-geun (1879), U of Goryeo (1365), and Seongjong of Goryeo (960). After him are Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), Sun Myung Moon (1920), Chung Ju-yung (1915), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), and Daemusin of Goguryeo (4).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Gyeongjong of Goryeo ranks 19. Before him are Kim Jong-suk (1919), Kim Koo (1876), Choe Yong-gon (1900), Yeon Gaesomun (603), U of Goryeo (1365), and Seongjong of Goryeo (960). After him are Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), Mokjong of Goryeo (980), and Pak Pong-ju (1939).

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