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Heungseon Daewongun

1820 - 1898

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Heungseon Daewongun (Korean: 흥선대원군; Hanja: 興宣大院君; 24 January 1821 – 22 February 1898) was the title of Yi Ha-eung, the regent of Joseon during the minority of Emperor Gojong in the 1860s. Until his death, he was a key political figure of late Joseon Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heungseon Daewongun has received more than 458,994 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Heungseon Daewongun is the 3,734th most popular politician (down from 2,813th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 50th in 2019) and the 48th most popular South Korean Politician.

The Heungseon Daewongun was the father of King Gojong, the last king of the Joseon Dynasty. He was instrumental in the modernization of Korea in the late 19th century. He is most famous for his role in the Gabo Reforms, which were a series of reforms that allowed for modernization and Westernization.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Heungseon Daewongun ranks 3,734 out of 19,576. Before him are Francisco Macías Nguema, Pedro Sánchez, Emperor Richū, Shapur III, Abu Yaqub Yusuf, and William II, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Antiochus XI Epiphanes, Michal, Empress Jitō, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Mohammed Alim Khan, and Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, Heungseon Daewongun ranks 19. Before him are Božena Němcová, Henri Vieuxtemps, William John Macquorn Rankine, Lewis A. Swift, Mathilde Bonaparte, and Edmond Becquerel. After him are Yaqub Beg, John Tyndall, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, William Tecumseh Sherman, John Tenniel, and Princess Alexandrine of Baden. Among people deceased in 1898, Heungseon Daewongun ranks 21. Before him are Félicien Rops, Theodor Fontane, John Newlands, Syed Ahmad Khan, Henry Bessemer, and Aubrey Beardsley. After him are William Ewart Gladstone, Edward Burne-Jones, Princess Francisca of Brazil, Zachris Topelius, Prince Gong, and Georges Rodenbach.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Heungseon Daewongun ranks 62 out of 1,128. Before him are Sin Saimdang (1504), Chang Myon (1899), Choe Yeong (1316), Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Dojeon (1342), and Song Hye-rim (1937). After him are Kim Tu-bong (1889), Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), Cha Bum-kun (1953), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Queen Cheorin (1837), and Queen Munjeong (1501).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Heungseon Daewongun ranks 48. Before him are Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Chang Myon (1899), Munmu of Silla (626), and Jeong Dojeon (1342). After him are Kim Tu-bong (1889), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Queen Munjeong (1501), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), and Han Duck-soo (1949).

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