POLITICIAN

Gyeongjong of Joseon

1688 - 1724

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Gyeongjong (Korean: 경종; Hanja: 景宗; 20 November 1688 – 11 October 1724), personal name Yi Yun (이윤; 李昀), was the 20th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gyeongjong of Joseon has received more than 647,723 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Gyeongjong of Joseon is the 1,385th most popular politician (down from 1,160th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 19th in 2019) and the 21st most popular South Korean Politician.

Gyeongjong of Joseon is most famous for being the first king of Joseon. He was the son of King Sejong and Queen Soheon.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gyeongjong of Joseon ranks 1,385 out of 19,576. Before him are Amenemhat III, Emperor Kōkaku, Maria II of Portugal, Justinian II, Arghun, and Henry I, Duke of Guise. After him are Omar Bongo, An Lushan, Teti, Harold Wilson, Ezer Weizman, and Nuon Chea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1688, Gyeongjong of Joseon ranks 5. Before him are Frederick William I of Prussia, Nader Shah, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. After him are Juraj Jánošík, Maria Luisa of Savoy, Alexander Pope, James Francis Edward Stuart, Giuseppe Castiglione, Pierre de Marivaux, and Stede Bonnet. Among people deceased in 1724, Gyeongjong of Joseon ranks 3. Before him are Pope Innocent XIII, and Louis I of Spain. After him are Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Johann Homann, Edward Low, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Marie of Lorraine, Benedetto Luti, Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Glückel of Hameln, and Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Gyeongjong of Joseon ranks 23 out of 1,128. Before him are Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), and Seonjo of Joseon (1552). After him are Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Mas Oyama (1923), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), and Kim Young-sam (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Gyeongjong of Joseon ranks 21. Before him are Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), and Seonjo of Joseon (1552). After him are Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Kim Young-sam (1927), and Sunjo of Joseon (1790).

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