1688 - 1724
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 609,522 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Gyeongjong of Joseon is the 1,162nd most popular politician (up from 1,480th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 23rd in 2019) and the 17th 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, Gyeongjong of Joseon ranks 1,162 out of 15,577. Before him are Andronikos III Palaiologos, William II of England, Jens Stoltenberg, Simeon I of Bulgaria, Napoléon, Prince Imperial, and Patrice de MacMahon. After him are Zog I of Albania, Algirdas, Frederick III of Denmark, Roh Moo-hyun, Ælla of Northumbria, and Al-Walid I.
1297 - 1341
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 1,156
1056 - 1100
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 1,157
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 1,158
864 - 927
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 1,159
1856 - 1879
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 1,160
1808 - 1893
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 1,161
1688 - 1724
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 1,162
1895 - 1961
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,163
1296 - 1377
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,164
1609 - 1670
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,165
1946 - 2009
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,166
800 - 867
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 1,167
668 - 715
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 1,168
Among people born in 1688, Gyeongjong of Joseon ranks 5. Before him are Nader Shah, Frederick William I of Prussia, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. After him are Maria Luisa of Savoy, Juraj Jánošík, Alexander Pope, James Francis Edward Stuart, Giuseppe Castiglione, Pierre de Marivaux, and Domenico Zipoli. 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.
1688 - 1747
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 1
1688 - 1740
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 2
1688 - 1772
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 3
1688 - 1741
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 4
1688 - 1724
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 5
1688 - 1714
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
1688 - 1713
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 7
1688 - 1744
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 8
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 9
1688 - 1766
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 10
1688 - 1763
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 11
1688 - 1726
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 12
1655 - 1724
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 1
1707 - 1724
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 2
1688 - 1724
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 3
1644 - 1724
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 4
1664 - 1724
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 5
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 6
1685 - 1724
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 7
1674 - 1724
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 8
1666 - 1724
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 9
1672 - 1724
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 10
1646 - 1724
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 11
1681 - 1724
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 12
Among people born in South Korea, Gyeongjong of Joseon ranks 19 out of 944. Before him are Empress Gi (1315), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Yi Sun-sin (1545), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), and Jungjong of Joseon (1488). After him are Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Empress Myeongseong (1851), and Seongjong of Joseon (1457).
1315 - 1369
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 13
1417 - 1468
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 14
1545 - 1598
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 15
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 16
1790 - 1834
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 17
1488 - 1544
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 18
1688 - 1724
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 19
1946 - 2009
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 20
1552 - 1608
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 21
1874 - 1926
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 22
1831 - 1864
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 23
1851 - 1895
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 24
1457 - 1495
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 25
Among politicians born in South Korea, Gyeongjong of Joseon ranks 17. Before him are Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), and Jungjong of Joseon (1488). After him are Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Empress Myeongseong (1851), and Seongjong of Joseon (1457).
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 11
1315 - 1369
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 12
1417 - 1468
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 13
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 14
1790 - 1834
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 15
1488 - 1544
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 16
1688 - 1724
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 17
1946 - 2009
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 18
1552 - 1608
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 19
1874 - 1926
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 20
1831 - 1864
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 21
1851 - 1895
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 22
1457 - 1495
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 23