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Hyeonjong of Goryeo

992 - 1031

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Hyeonjong of Goryeo (1 August 992 – 17 June 1031), personal name Wang Sun, was the 8th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of the dynastic founder King Taejo. He was appointed by the military leader Kang Cho, whom the previous King Mokjong had called upon to destroy a plot by Kim Ch'i-yang. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hyeonjong of Goryeo has received more than 194,317 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Hyeonjong of Goryeo is the 4,065th most popular politician (down from 3,270th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular North Korean Politician.

The Goryeo dynasty was a Korean dynasty that lasted from 918 to 1392. The Goryeo Dynasty was the longest-lived dynasty in Korean history. It was founded by Wang Geon, who was posthumously renamed King Taejo. The Goryeo Dynasty had been a kingdom since the founding of Goguryeo in 37 BCE by Jumong and thus achieved unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hyeonjong of Goryeo ranks 4,065 out of 15,577Before him are Perdiccas I of Macedon, Pyotr Krasnov, Borisav Jović, Mehmed I Giray, Abdou Diouf, and Henry Tingle Wilde. After him are Bahram III, Agis I, Berenice III of Egypt, Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, and Rumen Radev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 992, Hyeonjong of Goryeo ranks 1After him is Otto Orseolo. Among people deceased in 1031, Hyeonjong of Goryeo ranks 3Before him are Robert II of France and Saint Emeric of Hungary. After him are Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Al-Qadir, and Gunnor.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Hyeonjong of Goryeo ranks 28 out of 146Before 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). After him are Mokjong of Goryeo (980), Pak Pong-ju (1939), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Munjong of Goryeo (1019), and Choe Yong-rim (1930).

Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Hyeonjong of Goryeo ranks 23Before him are U of Goryeo (1365), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), and Daemusin of Goguryeo (4). After him are Mokjong of Goryeo (980), Pak Pong-ju (1939), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Munjong of Goryeo (1019), and Choe Yong-rim (1930).