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Hyeonjong of Joseon

1641 - 1674

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Hyeonjong (Korean: 현종; Hanja: 顯宗; 14 March 1641 – 17 September 1674), personal name Yi Yeon (이연; 李棩), was the 18th monarch of the Joseon of Korea. His reign was mostly marked by heavy conflict among the nation's political factions on various issues, particularly on funeral rites. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hyeonjong of Joseon has received more than 333,984 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Hyeonjong of Joseon is the 1,751st most popular politician (up from 1,917th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from China (up from 149th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Hyonjong of Joseon is most famous for the reforms he instituted during his reign. He instituted a series of reforms that helped to bring about the end of the Joseon Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hyeonjong of Joseon ranks 1,751 out of 19,576. Before him are Songtsen Gampo, Sergey Bubka, Desiderius, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Fulk, King of Jerusalem, and Juan Antonio Samaranch. After him are Theophanu, Chester A. Arthur, Philip V of Macedon, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Sahure, and Rastislav of Moravia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1641, Hyeonjong of Joseon ranks 1. After him are Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Tokugawa Ietsuna, Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, Regnier de Graaf, Titus van Rijn, Nehemiah Grew, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Nicolaes Witsen, Menno van Coehoorn, and Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg. Among people deceased in 1674, Hyeonjong of Joseon ranks 2. Before him is John Milton. After him are Philippe de Champaigne, Nicolaes Tulp, Giacomo Carissimi, Jan Lievens, Jean Chapelain, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Graunt, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Leonaert Bramer, and Karel Škréta.

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In China

Among people born in China, Hyeonjong of Joseon ranks 124 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Zicheng (1606), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Bao Zheng (999), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Milarepa (1052), and Songtsen Gampo (604). After him are Kaidu (1230), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Kumārajīva (343), Hong Xiuquan (1814), Bai Qi (-250), and Jiang Ziya (-1090).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Hyeonjong of Joseon ranks 82. Before him are Empress Lü (-241), Li Zicheng (1606), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Bao Zheng (999), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), and Songtsen Gampo (604). After him are Kaidu (1230), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Hong Xiuquan (1814), Jiang Ziya (-1090), Chenghua Emperor (1447), and Hongzhi Emperor (1470).

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