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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 dynasty 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 308,849 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Hyeonjong of Joseon is the 1,923rd most popular politician (up from 2,297th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from China (up from 187th in 2019) and the 97th 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 1,923 out of 15,577. Before him are Abdelmadjid Tebboune, William Longsword, Heonjong of Joseon, Marie François Sadi Carnot, Sahure, and Abbas II of Persia. After him are Ahaziah of Judah, Lothair II, Wen Jiabao, Sancho I of Portugal, Muwatalli II, and Klaus Iohannis.

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Contemporaries

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

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In China

Among people born in China, Hyeonjong of Joseon ranks 150 out of 1,392. Before him are Luo Guanzhong (1330), Zhang Yimou (1950), Zhengde Emperor (1491), Wang Wei (699), Faxian (340), and Mo Yan (1955). After him are Wen Jiabao (1942), Pang Tong (179), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), Emperor Shenzong of Song (1048), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), and Li Zicheng (1606).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Hyeonjong of Joseon ranks 97. Before him are Hong Xiuquan (1814), Songtsen Gampo (604), Emperor Hui of Han (-210), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), Li Keqiang (1955), and Zhengde Emperor (1491). After him are Wen Jiabao (1942), Pang Tong (179), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), Emperor Shenzong of Song (1048), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), and Li Zicheng (1606).

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